In this diversity case, HealthEast Bethesda Hospital (“HealthEast”) sued United Commercial Travelers of America (“UCT”) for breach of an insurance settlement contract. The district court granted summary judgment to HealthEast. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms. ...   MORE>>

George’s Inc. brought this diversity lawsuit against its insurer, Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Co., arguing that Allianz failed to indemnify George’s for business expenses and personal property losses as required under the terms of its insurance policy. The district court denied Allianz’s...   MORE>>

In this appeal, based on diversity jurisdiction, appellant Federal Insurance Company ("Federal"), the insurer of Berkshire Retirement Community, Inc. ("Berkshire Retirement"), challenges the district court's decision to grant summary judgment on its subrogation claim in favor of defendants Commerce ...   MORE>>

Carol Jones filed a claim for long term benefits under the group disability insurance policy issued to her employer by an affiliate of Unum Provident Corporation (“Unum”). After Unum denied the claim and Jones’s appeal, she commenced this action for wrongful denial of benefits under the Employ...   MORE>>

Appellant Versai Management Corporation (Versai) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellees Clarendon America Insurance Company (Clarendon) and Employers Fire Insurance Co. (EFIC) on (1) Versai’s contract claims for unpaid insurance proceeds for property damage,...   MORE>>

Brenda C. Roberts appeals the district court’s decision that barred her garnishment action against Shelter Mutual Insurance Company (“Shelter”), which sought collection of a judgment in excess of policy limits. We reverse.

On April 21, 2000, Patrick Printup, Jr., Ms. Robert’s sixteen-yea...   MORE>>

Bluehaven Funding, LLC and Kanich Development, LLC (collectively, “appellants”) lost approximately $2.4 million in real estate loan proceeds as a result of doing business with Robert Hartmann d/b/a DHP Investments LLC (“Hartmann”) and Capital Title Company (“Capital Title”). In an effort...   MORE>>

This case arises out of a car accident on December 17, 2002, in Boston, Massachusetts. On that day, Heidi M. Baker, the plaintiff-appellant and a resident of Rhode Island, was driving a vehicle owned by her employer, Safet Source Northeast ("Safety"), as part of her job duties. Baker was seriously i...   MORE>>

Havensure, L.L.C. (Havensure), an insurance broker, sued Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential), an insurer, for tortious interference with Havensure’s business relationship with York International Corp. (York). Havensure claimed that Prudential offered York a better rate quote throu...   MORE>>

Petitioner Gloria Zabala appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (William H. Pauley III, J.) rejecting her petition to set aside the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying her claim for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”)...   MORE>>