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Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania v. American Safety Indemnity Co.

Insurance Law
In a dispute between insurance companies, held that one insurer was entitled to be compensated by another insurer in connection with a dispute between...

Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Petroleum Solutions Inc.

Oil and Gas Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute arising from a leak in an underground fuel storage tank, affirmed in part and reversed in part. The insurer sought a...

Deere and Co. v. Allstate Insurance Co.

Product Liability, Insurance Law
In a coverage dispute between an insured and its insurers, held that the trial court erred in ruling in favor of the insurers on certain issues. The...

United Farmers Agents Association Inc. v. Farmers Group Inc.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
Held that a professional trade association whose members are insurance agents was not entitled to declaratory relief in its action challenging certain...

Westport Insurance Corp. v. California Casualty Management Co.

Insurance Law, Education Law
In an insurance coverage dispute, affirmed that one insurer must compensate another insurer for a portion of the monies paid to settle claims against...

Yee v. Superior Court (Thrivent Financial for Lutherans)

Government Law, Insurance Law
Held that the Controller of the State of California had immunity under the Government Tort Claims Act from an insurer's lawsuit. The suit alleged that...

Strawn v. Morris, Polich and Purdy, LLP

Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice, Elder Law
Held that owners of a home and vehicle that were damaged in a fire stated a claim against their insurance company's attorneys for invasion of privacy...

Luxor Cabs, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Co.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
Held that an insurance company could not force an insured taxi cab company to arbitrate a workers' compensation insurance dispute. Affirmed the denial...

Ironshore Europe DAC v. Schiff Hardin, L.L.P.

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Held that an excess insurer could not sue an insured's lawyers for negligent misrepresentation. The insurer claimed that the lawyers led it to believe...

High Point Design, LLC v. LM Insurance Corp.

Insurance Law, Trade Dress
Affirmed that insurance companies had a duty to provide a defense to a footwear wholesaler that was being sued in an intellectual property case for...