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LAS VEGAS - A Nevada federal judge on Sept. 11 granted an insurer's motion for summary judgment in favor of an insurer after determining that an insured's claims for breach of contract, bad faith and unfair claims practices cannot proceed because...

MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin federal judge on Sept. 13 denied an insured's request to substitute itself for one of its insurers as a third-party defendant after determining that the insurer is the real party in interest and that a settlement between the...

DALLAS - Because insurance policies are not "unconscionable adhesion contracts" and an insured's due process rights were not violated, an insurer argues in a Sept. 11 reply to a Texas federal court that it is entitled to summary judgment...

AKRON, Ohio - An Ohio federal judge on Sept. 11 reinstated a disability claimant's long-term disability (LTD) benefits after determining that the termination of her benefits was arbitrary and capricious because the insurer selectively reviewed the...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A Montana federal judge on Sept. 12 determined that issues of fact preclude summary judgment in favor of an insurer because it is not clear whether two underlying suits filed against the insureds allege a pollution condition for which...

CHICAGO - An insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its insureds against a breach of contract case over defects in a refrigeration system, a federal judge in Illinois held Sept. 12, because several exclusions apply, including one for contractual liability...

UTICA, N.Y. - Before a jury trial, a New York federal judge on Sept. 13 addressed a reinsurer and an insurer's various motions in limine seeking rulings on the admissibility of certain matters in their dispute over the insurer's breach of contract...

BALTIMORE - A federal judge in Maryland on Sept. 11 dismissed a lawsuit by a former president of an insolvent insurer seeking "injunctive relief to restrict public officers to their lawful and ethical obligations" in a criminal case against...

SEATTLE - An insured's breach of contract and bad faith suit against an auto insurer must be remanded to state court because it is clear that the amount in controversy does not exceed the federal jurisdictional minimum of $75,000, a Washington federal...

SEATTLE - A Washington federal judge on Sept. 10 dismissed an employer's complaint seeking a finding that its short-term disability (STD) plan is not governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act because the issue already was decided by...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A California appeals panel on Sept. 12 upheld a lower court judge's ruling granting a motion by a legal services owner to prematurely terminate his sentence for three years of probation after he pleaded guilty for his role in a...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania trial court did not err in granting an insurer's summary judgment motion in an insurance bad faith lawsuit because it properly held that a life insurance policy was not in effect when its named insured died, a Pennsylvania...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An insured failed to demonstrate any economic loss from entering into a reinsurance participation agreement (RPA) and, thus, lacks standing to sue under California unfair competition law (UCL), a California federal judge ruled Sept...

CINCINNATI - A district court erred in denying a disability claimant's motion to remand because the amount in controversy did not exceed the federal jurisdictional minimum amount of $75,000, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Sept. 11 in...

SAN FRANCISCO - PG&E Corp. and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced in a Sept. 13 news release issued on PG&E's website that they have agreed in principle to settle approximately 85 percent of insurance subrogation claims arising from the...