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Insurance: Health Insurance-Breach of Contract-Fraud
Select Specialty Hospital – Sioux Falls, Inc. v. Brentwood Hutterian, Brethren, Inc. (MLW No. 80467/Case No. 22-3121 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kobes, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, Schreier, J. (Alex M. Hagen, of Sioux Falls, SD for appellant) (Matthew D. Murphy, of Sioux Falls, SD and Reed Alan Rasmussen, of Aberdeen, SD for appellees; R[...]
Insurance: Municipal Liability-Tort Claim-Extent of Coverage
Prisk v. Travelers Indemnity Company of America (MLW No. 80442/Case No. 22-2769 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Wright, J. (Charles E. Spevacek, of Minneapolis, MN for appellant; Julia J. Nierengarten, of Minneapolis, MN; Dale O. Thornsjo, of Minneapolis, MN; and Lance D. Meyer, of Minneapolis, MN on the brie[...]
Insurance Law: Lost Business Income-COVID-19 Pandemic
K.C. Hopps, Ltd. v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company, Inc. (MLW No. 80412/Case No. 22-1356 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kobes, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Bough, J. (Patrick Joseph Stueve, John J. Schirger, Bradley Wilders, Matthew W. Lytle and Yasmin Zainulbhai, Kansas City, MO for appellant) (Daniel G. Litchfield, Chicago, IL; Michael[...]
Insurance: Uninsured Motorist Coverage-Ability to Contest Liability
Brommelhorst v. Automobile Club Inter-Insurance Exchange (MLW No. 80283/Case No. ED110912 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Montgomery County, Lamb, J. (David P. Bub and Robert L. Devereux, Jr., for appellant) (Andrea D. McNairy and Lisa A. Tsacoumangos, for respondent)
Insurance: Liability Insurance-Bad Faith-Policy Exclusion
Scaglione v. Acceptance Indemnity Insurance Company (MLW No. 80298/Case Nos. 22-2496 & 22-2497 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Mensah, J. (Edward D. Robertson, III, of Leawood, KS and John Matthew Simon, of St. Louis, MO for appellants; Kelly Clare Frickelton, of Leawood, KS; John G. Simon, of St.[...]
Insurance: Title Policy Coverage-Ordinance Violation-Actual Notice
Sachtleben v. Alliant National Title Insurance Co. (MLW No. 80242/Case No. ED110612 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clark II, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis County, Dueker, J. (Theodore D. Dearing and Daniel T. Batten for appellants) (Shawn T. Briner and Erin R. Hergenrother for respondent).
Insurance: Long-Term Disability Insurance-Termination of Benefits-Residual Functionality
McIntyre v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (MLW No. 80228/Case Nos. 21-3063 & 22-1296 – 20 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Tunheim, J. (Daniel John Supalla, of Minneapolis, MN for appellant; William Daniel Hittler, of Minneapolis, MN on the brief) (Katherine L. MacKinnon, of St. Paul, MN for appelle[...]
Insurance: Insurance Agent-Negligence Procurement of Insurance-Breach of Contract
Boulevard RE Holdings, LLC v. Mixon Insurance Agency, Inc. (MLW No. 80218/Case No. 22-1895 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Pitlyk, J. (Justin Summary, of St. Louis, MO for appellant) (Corey L. Kraushaar, of St. Louis, MO for appellee; Tyler A. McElroy, of St. Louis, MO on the brief)
Insurance: General Liability Insurance-Breach of Contract-Failure to Cooperate
Concord Baptist Church of Jefferson City, Inc. v. Church Mutual Insurance Company (MLW No. 80187/Case No. 22-1109 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Epps, J. (Benjamin Paul Barmore, of Houston, TX for appellant; Scott G. Hunziker, of Houston, TX on the brief) (Ryan T. Knopf, of St. Louis, MO for appellee;[...]
Insurance Law: Set Off Defense-Collateral Source Rule
Thomas v. Ramushi (MLW No. 80070/Case No. ED111064 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis City, Perkins, J. (Michael D. Stokes, Paul J. Tahan and Anthony G. Simon for appellant) (Lauren C. Collins for respondent).
Insurance Law: Underinsured Motorist-Non-Economic Damages-Iowa Law
Geerdes v. West Bend Mutual Insurance Company (MLW No. 80078/Case No. 22-3305 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Erickson, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Locher, J. (Molly M. Parker, Cedar Rapids, IA argued for appellant) (John F. Lorentzen, Des Moines, IA argued for appellee).
Insurance Law: Health Insurance-ERISA-Benefits Claim
Shafer v. Zimmerman Transfer, Inc. (MLW No. 80017/Case No. 22-2275 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Pratt, J. (John Q. Stoltze, of Des Moines, IA for appellant) (Catherine Dowie, of Hingham, MA for appellee; Zackary Anthony Martin, of Sioux City, IA; Ryan L. Woody, of Hartford, WI; and Jeff William Wright,[...]
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