all - Opinion Summaries

98-1973, 99-2110

ERISA, Insurance Law
Plaintiff's suit for claims paid as subrogree was time barred under the "one-year back" rule under Michigan's No-Fault Insurance Act, and where...

GOLDEN EAGLE REFINERY v. ASSOC. INTL. INS.

Insurance Law
In an action for indemnity under a third party general liability insurance policy, proof of causation and the amount of damages incurred during each...

GAROFALO v. PRINCESS CRUISES

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C. 761 et seq, preempts an employer-s state law claim in a subrogation action to recover from a third party...

SPANISH SPEAKING CITIZENS- v. LOW

Insurance Law
Current regulations on charging car insurance premiums comply with Insurance Code section 1861.02, subdivision (a).

TOSCO CORP. v. GEN. INS. CO. OF AMERICA

Insurance Law
A comprehensive general liability insurer may not be required to defend or indemnify an insured with respect to liabilities arising from property that...

TOMASSI v. SCARFF

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Since an insurer of defendant in wrongful death lawsuit is not an "aggrieved party" under Code of Civil Procedure section 663, it lacks standing to...

PROVIDENT BANK OF MARYLAND v. TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CORP.

Insurance Law
A "Check Stop Payment Liability" endorsement to "Commercial General Liability" insurance policy imposes duty on insurance company to defend insured...

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY v. AUTO-OWNERS INS. CO.

Insurance Law
Insurer of railroad with indemnity provision against a contractor may claim subrogation damages against contractor's insurer.

ISREAL v. STATE FARM MUTUAL

Insurance Law
Connecticut Supreme Court certified to answer whether an umbrella insurance policy providing uninsured motorist coverage states that coverage will not...