http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Plunkett & Cooney Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/132819 Ruling that Old Republic National Title Insurance Co. failed to establish diversity jurisdiction in its suit accusing Bell Title Co. of breaching a policy issuance agreement, a federal judge has dismissed the case with leave to amend by Dec. 2. http://www.law360.com/articles/132819 http://www.law360.com/articles/131901 GeoStar Corp., which came under fire from investors over its side business in thoroughbred horse breeding, asked a federal court Monday to require Axis Reinsurance Co. to immediately advance the company defense costs for numerous investment fraud suits while a coverage dispute between the two parties plays out. http://www.law360.com/articles/131901 http://www.law360.com/articles/131456 An Indiana appeals court has upheld a summary judgment ruling for several insurers in a dispute with Cinergy Corp. and Duke Energy Corp. over coverage for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. http://www.law360.com/articles/131456 http://www.law360.com/articles/126983 A federal appeals court has vacated and remanded most of a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan that had favored Amway's parent company, Alticor Inc., against National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh in a breach of settlement spat over the insurer's duty to defend. http://www.law360.com/articles/126983 http://www.law360.com/articles/125051 A federal judge has dismissed several defendants and monetary damages claims from two ambulance service companies' suits challenging a Michigan county's ordinance dividing the region into two zones with exclusive emergency transport providers, but kept federal antitrust allegations in the cases. http://www.law360.com/articles/125051 http://www.law360.com/articles/123504 Pella Corp. has asked a federal judge to reconsider an order denying its counterclaims that Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. acted in bad faith by denying defense costs in underlying litigation that accused Pella of manufacturing defective windows. http://www.law360.com/articles/123504 http://www.law360.com/articles/113485 Dealing a resounding blow to Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and One Beacon Insurance Co., a federal judge has determined that Pilkington North America Inc. bears its predecessor-in-interest’s right to sue the carriers for the cost of cleaning up sites contaminated decades ago and for defense against any related asbestos claims. http://www.law360.com/articles/113485 http://www.law360.com/articles/112936 A jury in a Michigan state court has awarded $300 million to Valassis Communications Inc. in a lawsuit against News Corp. unit News America Marketing Inc. alleging unfair competition in the markets for newspaper coupon inserts and in-store product advertising notices. http://www.law360.com/articles/112936 http://www.law360.com/articles/109636 Adding to GeoStar Corp.’s ample woes, Axis Reinsurance Corp. has filed suit claiming its excess directors and officers liability insurance policies are void and off-limits for GeoStar personnel accused of operating a fraudulent and ostensibly tax-deductible thoroughbred-horse breeding scheme. http://www.law360.com/articles/109636 http://www.law360.com/articles/109548 A federal judge has ruled that two putative class action lawsuits claiming Pella Corp. manufactured and sold defective windows allege property damage that was potentially covered under policies issued by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., triggering the insurer's duty to reimburse the company for defense costs. http://www.law360.com/articles/109548 http://www.law360.com/articles/98112 A magistrate judge has denied Travelers Indemnity Co.'s motion to compel discovery-related documents from Kuhlman Electric Corp., in the insurer's suit seeking to avoid defending the transformer company in connection with millions of dollars in toxic liability claims. http://www.law360.com/articles/98112 http://www.law360.com/articles/90362 A judge has signed off on the stipulated dismissal of a suit by Land Rover against its insurer American Insurance Group Inc. over claims related to an AIG subrogation suit against the automaker to recover $12 million paid in a settlement over a wreck involving a Land Rover vehicle. http://www.law360.com/articles/90362 http://www.law360.com/articles/89345 In a dispute over a steel worker's multimillion-dollar negligence award, National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh has asked a judge to rule that it is exempt from a bad faith claim filed by United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co., which claimed the other insurer squandered a chance to settle the negligence suit for a lower amount. http://www.law360.com/articles/89345 http://www.law360.com/articles/88684 A federal appeals court has breathed new life into a case brought by three former employees of a Michigan state trial court who claim their constitutional rights were violated when they were fired after being caught up in a power struggle between two judges. http://www.law360.com/articles/88684 http://www.law360.com/articles/77922 The Michigan law regulating ship discharges that could potentially introduce non-native species into the Great Lakes isn't preempted by federal law, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed. http://www.law360.com/articles/77922 http://www.law360.com/articles/33301 An federal appeals court agreed with a district court Thursday that Moody's Investors Services, Inc. did not defame Compuware Corp. when it lowered its stock value because of copyright suit with IBM. http://www.law360.com/articles/33301 http://www.law360.com/articles/25642 With a June 5 confirmation hearing looming, objections to bankrupt Collins & Aikman's reorganization plan continue to trickle into bankruptcy court. http://www.law360.com/articles/25642