UMB Financial Services and individual defendants appeal a series of orders in which the district court declined to compel Bank of America (BOA) to submit to arbitration and declined to stay litigation pending the outcome of such arbitration. We affirm.

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Sheryl Bolsilevac, Elizabeth Br...   MORE>>

This case arises from failed negotiations for the acquisition and management of H&W Motor Express, Inc. (“H&W”), a financially struggling trucking company in Dubuque, Iowa. Roger Waldner appeals the district court’s adverse grant of summary judgment on his various state law tort and contract c...   MORE>>

Executive Risk Specialty Insurance Company (ERSIC) appeals the district court's ruling, resolving cross-motions for summary judgment and declaring that ERSIC owed a duty to defend its insured, Capella University (Capella), against a federal lawsuit brought by one of Capella's former students. ERSIC ...   MORE>>

The dispute in this case involves the scope of coverage afforded by an Educator's Liability Policy.

Plaintiff-Appellant School Union 37 (SU 37)2 appeals the district court's dismissal on summary judgment of its claim asserting that Defendant-Appellee, United National Insurance Company (United Na...   MORE>>

This diversity case involves the interpretation of the language in a commercial general liability insurance policy. We must address two principal issues: (1) the applicability to the accident at issue of an endorsement to the insurance policy that purports to exclude "any and all claims arising from...   MORE>>

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Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C. (“MHM”), a professional corporation organized in Missouri, is a national certified public accounting (CPA) firm. MHM sued its former employees and shareholders—Thomas L. Barton, Anthony W. Krier, James N. Stelzer, and John C. Walter (collectively, “appellants”), ...   MORE>>

This case arises out of the sinking of the M/V Charles B. Holman (“Holman”), a tugboat operated by the appellee, Ingram Barge Company (“Ingram”). Ingram and the appellant, Fitzgerald Marine & Repair, Inc. (“Fitzgerald”), have a longstanding contractual relationship, pursuant to which Fit...   MORE>>