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American States Insurance Co. v. Travelers Property Casualty Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In a dispute between insurers over coverage for an injury incurred by an operator of a leased food truck when she was burned inside the truck by oil...

Transport Insurance Company v. Superior Court

Insurance Law
For purposes of determining whether an additional insured to an excess and umbrella general liability insurance policy is entitled to a defense by the...

US v. Great American Insurance

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Insurance Law, International Trade
In an action by the government in the Court of International Trade seeking payment of anti-dumping duties covered by surety bonds that...

Ruiz v. CSAA Inter-Insurance Bureau

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
The trial court's approval the parties' Settlement Agreement is affirmed, and the fee order awarding attorney fees and an incentive payment in amounts...

Gyabaah v. Rivlab Transportation Corp.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
This action was not settled because the general release and the hold harmless agreement were never delivered to defendant, nor was the acceptance of...

Ragins v. Hospitals Insurance Company, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
The Appellate Division's determination that defendant was entitled to dismissal of plaintiff's breach of contract claim, which alleged that...

Perini/Tompkins Joint Venture v. ACE American Insurance Company

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurer in an action in which plaintiff sought coverage under primary and excess insurance policies with regard...

Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of a petition for review of an ERISA plan administrator's denial of long-term disability benefits claim is affirmed, where: 1) the plan...

Kolbe v. Tibbetts

Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Appellate Division's grant of summary judgment to defendants in a breach of contract action, in which plaintiffs allege that by increasing their...

Western Reserve Life Assurance v. ADM Associates, LLC

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
The following questions are certified to the Rhode Island Supreme Court: 1) if the owner and beneficiary of an annuity with a death benefit is a...