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EMCASCO Ins. Co. v. Am. Int'l Specialty Lines Ins. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant in a subrogation suit to recover under a commercial general liability policy for monies plaintiff paid in defense and...

Steinlage v. Mayo Clinic Rochester

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
A Minnesota wrongful death trustee is a representative of a decedent's surviving spouse, next of kin, and certain enumerated creditors, but not a...

Stewart v. W. Heritage Ins. Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Order staying a breach of insurance contract and bad faith case involving a default judgment in an underlying wrongful death case pending the...

Hebert v. Wirick

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Dismissal of claims in an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act for reimbursement against the government for a settlement paid in an underlying...

Johnson v. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Jury verdict and award for false imprisonment are affirmed.

Canal Ins. Co. v. Underwriters at Lloyd's London

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant in an insurance coverage dispute between insurers, arising out of a motor vehicle accident, is affirmed where the...

Pavlovich v. Nat'l City Bank

Banking Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
Summary judgment for defendant-bank on claims including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, and negligence regarding its role in...

Pixton v. Scotsman

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
Dismissal of plaintiffs' negligence action for failure to timely serve process is reversed where the trial court erred in failing to conduct a...

Knudsen v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A novel claim tacked on to an existing case commences new litigation for purposes of the Class Action Fairness Act.

Olaes v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of defendant-employer's motion to strike plaintiff's complaint alleging defamation during defendant's sexual harassment investigation of him is...