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CONTINENTAL CAS. CO. v. DOWNS

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Under Texas Labor Code sections 409.021 and 409.022, a carrier that fails to begin benefit payments as required by the Texas Workers' Compensation...

SWAIN v. CALIFORNIA CAS. INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Landlord Tenant Law
Events underlying a claim of wrongful eviction against plaintiffs were not an "occurrence" as defined in a comprehensive general liability insurance...

WATTS v. FARMERS INS. EXCH.

Contracts, Family Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Where one spouse violated an insurance policy's fraud provision, the innocent spouse's ability to recover insurance benefits for property damage...

MARCELLA v. CAPITAL DIST. PHYSICIANS' HEALTH PLAN, INC.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
A group or association that contains non-employers cannot be an "employer" within the meaning of ERISA, thus plaintiff's claims did not relate to an...

WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. RLI INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Product Liability
Indemnity agreement between chain store and vendor established that vendor intended to indemnify store for any claims related to the sale of a...

GAFCON, INC. v. PONSOR & ASSOC.

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law
In a corporation's suit against its insurance company and the insurer's in-house law firm, under the facts, the insurer did not engage in the...

DAIRY FARMERS OF AM., INC. v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment to a liability insurer is improper, on a claim of breach of fiduciary duty, where a liability insurer defended insureds with...

ROSEN v. STATE FARM GEN. INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A homeowner's policy that expressly defines the term "collapse" as "actually fallen down or fallen into pieces" provides coverage for imminent...

NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO. v. POWELL

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Insurer was not entitled to summary judgment in its action for a declaration that an automobile policy did not provide underinsured motorist (UIM)...

KING v. DALLAS FIRE INS. CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
An employer's alleged negligent hiring, training, and supervision constitute an "occurrence" under the terms of a commercial liability policy,...