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ATHRIDGE v. AETNA CAS. & SUR. CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action arising out of an automobile accident brought against insurers alleging indemnification, bad-faith, and misrepresentation, summary...

HENRY v. WAUSAU BUS. INS. CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance claims action arising out of a fatal auto accident, the district court's decision granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff...

LOEWENSON v. LONDON MKT. CO.

Banking Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
District Court did not err in rejecting the defendant underwriters' claim for reformation; although the calculation of the amount of the unearned...

NAT'L CROP INS. v. FED. CROP INS.

Agriculture, Insurance Law
District court erred in determining it did not have jurisdiction to hear insurance companies' claim that defendant had improperly expanded coverage...

CALLON PETROLEUM CO. v. FRONTIER INS. CO.

Insurance Law, Oil and Gas Law
Defendant's appeal to have adverse summary judgment vacated under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)is affirmed as defendant offers no plausible excuse for...

LIERBOE v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

Class Actions, Insurance Law
In this class action suit concerning "anti-stacking" provisions in insurance policies, the class certification is vacated and remanded with...

GARAMENDI v. GOLDEN EAGLE INS. CO.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
The liquidation court's order allowing claimants to collect under defendant's policies is modified insofar as it reduced the recoverable amount of the...

MERCURY CAS. CO. v. MALONEY

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Where an automobile passenger was injured in an accident and received payment of medical bills under the medical payment provision of an automobile...

DEHOYOS v. ALLSTATE CORP.

Civil Rights, Insurance Law
Application of civil rights statutes are not precluded by the McCarran-Ferguson Act, 15 U.S.C. - 1012(b).

FIRST FIN. INS. CO. v. JETCO CONTRACTING CORP.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Once an insurer has sufficient knowledge of facts entitling it to disclaim, or knows that it will disclaim coverage, it must notify the policyholder...