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McGair v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Florida

Government Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute over the scope of a flood insurance policy issued pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a federal program under which...

Fluor Corp. v. Superior Court of Orange County

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute concerning whether one corporation can assign its rights under several liability insurance policies to another...

Santaliz-Rios v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

ERISA, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's ERISA claim for reinstatement of disability benefits, district court's dismissal of the complaint as time-barred is affirmed, as the...

Doe v. Doe 1

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's suit against four Catholic Church entitles for childhood sexual abuse by a parish priest in the 1980's, trial court's order sustaining...

Ryan v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh PA.

Insurance Law, Remedies, Securities Law
In an insurer's challenge to the district court's decision awarding plaintiffs consequential damages for the defendant's breach of its duty to defend...

Entin v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, Remedies
Plaintiff's petition for writ of mandate seeking an order directing the superior court to grant his request for a jury trial in his claims for...

Universal City Studios Credit Union v. Cumis Soc'y, Inc.

Banking Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a credit union's suit to recover a loss, arising from a fraudulent wire transfer request, under a credit bond issued by defendant, trial court's...

Dowling v. Farmers Ins. Exch.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
In a class action against Farmers Insurance Exchange for violation of the unfair competition law, trial court's dismissal of the action in holding...

In Re Am. Int'l Group, Inc. Sec. Sys.

Class Actions, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In a securities class action alleging, inter alia, that defendants violated Rule 10b-5(a) and (c) by entering into a sham $500 million reinsurance...

In re: Joan A. Tober

Bankruptcy Law, Insurance Law
The judgment of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, holding that the debtor is not entitled to claim exemption the proceeds from her life insurance...