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NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO. v. HOME INS. CO.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
In a dispute over a re-insurance contract, an arbitration panel exceeded its authority in ordering payment to a non-party to the contract and...

CARE CHOICES HMO v. ENGSTROM

Government Benefits, Health Law, Insurance Law
42 U.S.C. section 1395mm(e)(4), which provides that Medicare-substitute HMOs are permitted to seek reimbursement when an insured receives benefits...

CINCINNATI INS. CO. v. ZEN DESIGN GROUP, LTD.

Commercial Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property
An insurer had a duty to defend where a complaint of infringement of a slogan "arguably" stated a claim for liability for an advertising injury under...

U.E. TEXAS ONE-BARRINGTON, LTD. v. GEN. STAR INDEM. CO.

Insurance Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
District court properly found that (1) defendant is not liable for access costs because the damage caused by long-term water leaks are not covered...

LEE-LIPSTREU v. CHUBB GROUP OF INS. COS.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under Ohio law, a commercial general liability policy did not provide automobile liability insurance coverage to plaintiff's employer, and did not...

US v. HICKMAN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law
Three counts charged in a health care fraud indictment alleging fraudulent acts that occurred before the effective date of 18 U.S.C. section 1347,...

PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUT. INS. CO. v. SINK

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
There was no liability coverage under a standard Texas Personal Auto Policy where the car the driver took from his employer did not constitute a...

STEPHENSON v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law
An insurance company did not breach an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing under Michigan law, in denying an agent's request to purchase...

EVANS v. SELECT PRODS. CO.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
When Medi-Cal has provided medical services to an indigent beneficiary, the California Department of Health Services can obtain reimbursement from the...

KAVRUCK v. BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA

Class Actions, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
Denial of class certification as to the causes of action for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and unfair competition is affirmed. Triable issues of...