Summary Judgment

The reality is, at least according to one analysis of the stock market, most returns come from dividends, and over long periods stocks do not perform better than inflation (see "How to get...

A court of appeals found in favor of an insurance agent regarding an insured's claim that the agent and his agency failed to properly advise the insured regarding replacement-cost coverage for improvements to...

A Colorado law firm's sad tale reemphasizes why it's important to strictly observe the notice requirements of a professional liability insurance policy. The hard lesson was handed down Tuesday by a federal judge...

Local governments are going to go broke if they're exposed to liability for minor defects in road surfaces. That's probably the best way to sum up yesterday's decision by the New Jersey Supreme...

A hospital is not liable for failing to ensure that a woman who planned to become a mother received test results showing that she was a carrier of cystic fibrosis, the California Court...

SAN DIEGO -- The following statement is being issued by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP pursuant to an order of the United States District Court, Northern District of California: UNITED STATES DISTRICT...

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court appear poised to issue a split decision in a case considering what notice non-union state workers must receive before being assessed a special fee that will...

SAN DIEGO -- The following statement is being issued by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP pursuant to an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York:...

When Tyler Block stood before the Nebraska Supreme Court to argue against a district court ruling that barred his client from pursuing custody and visitation rights with the child she had raised with...

It was about 1 p.m. on a Friday afternoon when Cleveland, Ohio sole practitioner David E. Mills realized he had just a few hours to keep a case alive. A colleague told him...

45% of Small Businesses Don't Enforce Security Policies SAN FRANCISCO -- nCircle, the leading provider of automated security and compliance auditing solutions, today announced the results of a security survey of 145 professionals...

With acquisition, Humana expands Medicare footprint in California LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of MD Care, a California-based Medicare Advantage HMO....

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia granted summary judgment in favor of two designated beneficiaries of a life insurance policy in an interpleader action brought by the life...

The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's summary judgment in favor of a commercial general liability (CGL) insurer in an action brought by a professional liability insurer seeking contribution...

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California granted judgment on the pleadings in favor of a liability insured that sued its insurer for wrongful denial of a claim, and seeking...

The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that a successor company is not entitled to coverage for asbestos and related worker injuries under insurance policies signed by corporate predecessors before 1986....

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted summary judgment in favor of a liability insurer that sued its general contractor insured seeking a declaration of non-coverage for an...

The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a marine liability insurer in an action against its insured and the insured's senior partner. The insurer...