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Simkins v. Navadacare Inc.
Health insurance covering chemotherapy and blood transfusions includes coverage for high-dose chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell rescue for recurrence of breast cancer. 		Insurance Jan. 3, 2001
Rattan v. United Services Automobile Association
Punitive damages award not appropriate when based on insurer's collateral obligations as guarantor of workmanship instead of its obligations as insurer. 		Insurance Jan. 3, 2001
Neufeld v. Balboa Insurance Co.
Insurance company that fails to disclose statute of limitations may not assert insured party's untimeliness as defense. 		Insurance Jan. 3, 2001
Warren-Guthrie v. Health Net
Court erred in relying on California law to deny motion to compel arbitration because Federal Arbitration Act pre-empts state statute. 		Insurance Jan. 3, 2001
American National Insurance Co. v. Low
Claims of insurance-company policyholder against insolvent insurer fall within category of covered claim for purpose of determining priority obligations owed by insolvent insurer. 		Insurance Jan. 3, 2001
Morris v. Employers Reinsurance Corp.
Court erred in holding that ownership exclusion of real estate broker's liability insurance policy applied where broker never completed purchase of property. 		Insurance Jan. 3, 2001
Keggi v. Northbrook Property
Insurance policy that excludes coverage for pollution-related injuries does not preclude claim for illness caused by bacteria-infested water. 		Insurance Dec. 11, 2000
Baxter Healthcare Corp. v. California Insurance Guarantee Assn.
California Insurance Guarantee Association is not required to indemnify company that is not original insured. 		Insurance Dec. 7, 2000
Adams v. American Guarantee
Insurance company not liable for policyholder's lapse in coverage. 		Insurance Dec. 7, 2000
Plut v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
Court does not err in reducing insured's damages award by amount of insurer's prior payments to insured and settlement proceeds. 		Insurance Dec. 3, 2000
Norcal Mutual Insurance Company v. newton.
Party voluntarily seeking and accepting benefits of insurer accepts all terms of policy from which protection is sought, including mandatory submission to arbitration. 		Insurance Nov. 30, 2000
Thompson v. Mercury Casualty Co.
Liability provision placed on last page of auto insurance policy is not sufficiently conspicuous to be enforceable. 		Insurance Nov. 30, 2000
Commercial Underwriters Insurance Co. v. Superior Court (Gulf Underwriters Insurance Co.)
In consolidated petition, one insurance company found to have duty to defend insured, while others are excepted. 		Insurance Nov. 30, 2000
People v. Moloy
Insurance company is 'direct' victim of defendant's fraud and thus is entitled to restitution. 		Insurance Nov. 30, 2000
Reliance Insurance Co. v. Superior Court (In re Wells)
Insurance company is entitled to intervene in lawsuit against insured whose corporate status has been suspended. 		Insurance Nov. 30, 2000
Huizar v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Insured entitled to recover attorney fees in uninsured motorist claim. 		Insurance Nov. 28, 2000
Dean v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Order 		Insurance Nov. 12, 2000
Signature Development Co. v. Royal Insurance Co.
Court remands for calculation of insured's contribution as to attorney fees and costs of defense. 		Insurance Nov. 12, 2000
Pirkheim v. First Unum Life Insurance
Plan administrator did not err when he based denial of benefits on unambiguous language in policy. 		Insurance Nov. 6, 2000
Tento International Inc. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty JSL Co.
Insurer is liable for rain-damage to insured's property when damage is proximately caused by contractor's failure to install temporary roof covering. 		Insurance Nov. 3, 2000
Wetzel v. Lou Ehlers Cadillac Group Long Term Disability Insurance Program
State law governs limitations period while federal law determines when claims for benefits accrue under ERISA plans. 		Insurance Nov. 3, 2000
K F Dairies Inc. & Affiliates v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
Company's comprehensive general liability insurance must provide coverage because damage occurred within policy period and before state made its claim. 		Insurance Nov. 2, 2000
Quigg Brothers-Schermer Inc., v. Commercial Union Insurance
Claims for damage to barge that are payable under hull policy as 'sue and labor' expenses are excepted from 'protection and indemnity' policy. 		Insurance Nov. 2, 2000
Guidant Specialty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Overley
Order 		Insurance Oct. 15, 2000
Galanty v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Co.
Incontestability clause in disability insurance policy doesn't override coverage limitation in policy. 		Insurance Oct. 9, 2000
Pershing Park Villas v. United Pacific Insurance Co.
Homeowners cannot recover directly from insurer without establishing that their claim was covered under the policy. 		Insurance Oct. 5, 2000
Pershing Park Villas Homeowners Assoc. v. United Pacific Insurance Co.
Homeowners cannot recover directly from insurer without establishing that their claim was covered under the policy. 		Insurance Oct. 4, 2000
Coregis Insurance Co. v. Law Offices of Phillip S. Decaro
Order 		Insurance Oct. 3, 2000
San Gabriel Valley Water Co. v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co.
Liability insurer's obligation to pay fees of independent counsel under pre-1988 policy is limited by statute when action is commenced after 1988. 		Insurance Sep. 28, 2000
United Services Automobile Assoc. v. Superior Court (Riley)
Consolidation of personal injury claim and action for spoliation of evidence doesn't prejudice insurance company. 		Insurance Sep. 26, 2000
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