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TILLERY v. HOFFMAN ENCLOSURES, INC.

Health Law, Insurance Law
A health benefit plan's administrator acted reasonably in denying coverage for an experimental bowel replacement surgery because a reasonable person...

NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO. v. UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW COMM.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law
Whether Texas law prohibits an insurance company from employing staff attorneys to represent its insureds in policy-related cases is not a question...

WILES v. CAPITOL INDEMNITY CORP.

Insurance Law
Court did not err in dismissing non-diverse defendants, as plaintiff failed to state a claim against them under Missouri law, and court did not abuse...

BILLS v. US FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Worker, who relied upon a front-loader for safety while directing traffic, raised a genuine issue of material fact regarding whether his injuries,...

ANANDA CHURCH OF SELF-REALIZATION v. MASS. BAY INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law
Suits arising out of the alleged wrongful taking of documents from third-party claimant's attorney's trash can did not raise a potential claim for...

HOME INS. CO. v. ZURICH INS. CO.

Evidence, Insurance Law
In an appeal of a judgment dismissing plaintiff's action for fraud and indemnity, an alleged false statement, made by defense counsel to induce...

YU v. ALBANY INS. CO.

Admiralty, Insurance Law
Grant of summary judgment in favor of insurance company affirmed where vessel owner failed to comply with policy's "Captain Warranty" clause, which...

ANANDA CHURCH OF SELF-REALIZATION v. MASS. BAY INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law
Suits arising out of the alleged wrongful taking of documents from third-party claimant's attorney's trash can did not raise a potential claim for...

LEONARDS v. S. FARM BUREAU CAS. INS. CO.

Insurance Law
Because plaintiff purchased coverage for farmland but did not purchase coverage for injuries to farm workers, its claim was not covered by defendant's...

HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO. v. ST. PAUL SURPLUS LINES, INS. CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Where insured acquired the assets of pill manufacturer after pills had been sold to injured consumer, vendor endorsement in insured's liability policy...