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United States Third Circuit, 05/26/2011
Meyer v. CUNA Mutual Insurance Society, No. 09-4040
In a class-action dispute involving the proper interpretation of a credit disability insurance policy, judgment of the district court is affirmed in part and reversed in part where district court properly granted summary judgment with respect to the interpretation of the policy’s use of the phrase Total Disability, but erred in its order of a Permanent Injunction and Final Judgment. Read more...

United States Ninth Circuit, 05/25/2011
Jeff D. v. Otter, No. 07-36009
In a dispute arising from an order vacating a consent degree involving an action against state officails to improve the care of a class of indigent children who suffer from severe emotional and mental disabilities, judgment of the district court is reversed where the court’s application of a civil contempt standard with the imposition of the burden of proof on the plaintiffs was in error. Read more...

California Court of Appeal, 05/24/2011
Doan v. State Farm Gen. Ins., No. H034426
In a class-action dispute concerning the proper interpretation of Insurance Code section 2071, judgment of the trial court dismissing complaint upon defendant's demurrer is reversed in part and affirmed in part where trial court had discretion to defer an appraisal pending a judicial declaration of the parties’ rights under insurance policies and statutes Read more...







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