14 Cited authorities

  1. Hurst v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co.

    266 Ga. 712 (Ga. 1996)   Cited 102 times
    Holding "it was error granting summary judgment to the insurer . . . when there was undisputed evidence that the non-owner user had the express permission of the owner to use the vehicle"
  2. Ga. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Smith

    298 Ga. 716 (Ga. 2016)   Cited 51 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Finding that CGL policy exclusion that defined “pollutant” broadly eliminated coverage for lessor of rental house that contained lead-based paint for lawsuit relating to lessee's child's ingestion of the paint
  3. Benjamin Moore Co. v. Aetna Casualty Surety

    179 N.J. 87 (N.J. 2004)   Cited 64 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that deductibles in each triggered policy must be paid before insured can access insurance funds under Owens–Illinois allocation scheme
  4. General Tel. Co. v. Trimm

    252 Ga. 95 (Ga. 1984)   Cited 103 times
    Holding that under Georgia's choice of law rules, insurance contracts are governed by the law of the state in which the contract was made
  5. Bartholomew v. AGL Resources, Inc.

    361 F.3d 1333 (11th Cir. 2004)   Cited 49 times
    Holding that claims "based upon statements made prior to their termination or during the grievance process" were preempted by the LMRA because these claims require consideration of the terms of the collective bargaining agreement
  6. Boim v. Fulton County School District

    494 F.3d 978 (11th Cir. 2007)   Cited 35 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that ten-day suspension of student who made threats of violence directed at her teacher in a notebook that she shared with a classmate was justified under Tinker as the threats were reasonably likely to cause a material and substantial disruption to the school
  7. Pappas v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of America

    2004 Pa. Super. 310 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2004)   Cited 16 times

    No. 3579 EDA 2003. Argued: April 22, 2004. Filed: August 9, 2004. Appeal from the Order dated October 27, 2003, Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, Civil Division at No. 02-23963. Steven Kapustin, Blue Bell, for appellant. Edward T. Henefer, Reading, for appellee. Before: JOYCE, BOWES, and JOHNSON, JJ. OPINION BY JOHNSON, J. ¶ 1 Charles E. Pappas, M.D., appeals the trial court's order granting summary judgment for defendant UNUM Life Insurance Company of America on Pappas's claim for cost of

  8. Rentrite, Inc. v. Sentry Select Ins. Co.

    293 Ga. App. 643 (Ga. Ct. App. 2008)   Cited 11 times
    Affirming grant of summary judgment on bad-faith claim as to claim for loss that was excluded from policy coverage
  9. First Financial Insurance Co. v. Am. Sandblasting

    223 Ga. App. 232 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996)   Cited 18 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that trial court properly awarded bad-faith damages to plaintiff when insurance company had been put on notice, through correspondence, that policy contained an ambiguity and that ambiguous language in insurance contracts is to be construed in favor of the insured
  10. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Tomlin

    181 Ga. App. 413 (Ga. Ct. App. 1986)   Cited 24 times
    Holding that cracking caused by a settling foundation constituted a collapse because it seriously impaired the building
  11. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 328,775 times   158 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit