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STRAWSER v. ATKINS

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Suits to obtain a share of tobacco litigation settlement funds, brought by state residents who have received Medicaid assistance for medical problems...

AMADEO v. PRINCIPAL MUT. LIFE INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Insurer's bad faith interpretation of "unemployed" status in a disability income insurance policy, and inadequate investigation into the insured's...

U.S. FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF WALTON TECH., INC. v. WESTSTAR ENG'G, INC.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a subcontractor's claim against contractor for equipment rental fees, 1) an unjust enrichment claim under Washington law is improper where based on...

BAUHAUS USA, INC. v. COPELAND

ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
ERISA does not authorize an employer's action seeking a declaratory judgment that it was entitled, under the terms of an employee benefit plan, to...

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

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Under Connecticut law, failure to maintain underlying insurance will not preclude an umbrella policy claim, where conflicting provisions in that...

HOOVER v. PROVIDENT LIFE & ACCIDENT INS. CO.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Where language in disability insurance policies does not grant discretion to the insurer in making residual disability determinations, denial of ERISA...

STEELE v. BARNHART

Administrative Law, Evidence, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of a firefighter's application for supplemental security income was improper, where the administrative law judge misconstrued medical evidence...

LIGGETT GROUP INC. v. ACE PROP. & CAS. INS. CO.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit against insurers seeking coverage for tobacco product liability lawsuits, various policy exclusions precluded coverage for the underlying...

PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AM. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY (DUNNIWAY)

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Where plaintiff at the time of her accident was not registered at an academic institution and was not taking any classes, she was not "enrolled as a...

SANTOS v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MGMT.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Circuit court lacked jurisdiction to hear appeal of Merit Systems Protection Board's refusal to review a regulation of the Office of Personnel...