Boston Gas Co. v. Century Indemnity Co.

Decided July 24, 2009. Robert J. Cordy wrote the opinion for the court.

454 Mass. 337 · Cited 77 times

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• Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance of America · 44 Mass. App. Ct. 842
• Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. United Insurance · 650 A.2d 974
• Woogmaster v. Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance · 312 Mass. 479
• EnergyNorth Natural Gas, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters · 934 A.2d 517
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance · 774 N.E.2d 687
• Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Wallis & Companies · 986 P.2d 924
• Trustees of Tufts University v. Commercial Union Insurance · 616 N.E.2d 68
• A.W. Chesterton Co. v. Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund · 445 Mass. 502
• Towns v. Northern Security Insurance · 2008 VT 98
• Mission Insurance v. United States Fire Insurance · 517 N.E.2d 463
• Security Insurance v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. · 264 Conn. 688
• Hakim v. Massachusetts Insurers' Insolvency Fund · 424 Mass. 275
• Northern States Power Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York · 523 N.W.2d 657
• Domtar, Inc. v. Niagara Fire Insurance Co. · 563 N.W.2d 724
• Allmerica Financial Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's · 449 Mass. 621
• Plastics Engineering Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 2009 WI 13
• Hercules, Inc. v. AIU Insurance · 784 A.2d 481
• Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America · 429 Mass. 355
• Hazen Paper Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 555 N.E.2d 576
• Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 95 Ohio St. 3d 512
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Gilbane Building Co. · 461 N.E.2d 209
• Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Offices Unlimited, Inc. · 419 Mass. 462
• J.H. France Refractories Co. v. Allstate Insurance · 626 A.2d 502
• American National Fire Insurance v. B&L Trucking & Construction Co. · 134 Wash. 2d 413
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Commonwealth · 179 S.W.3d 830

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• Boston Gas Co. v. Century Indemnity Co. · 793 F. Supp. 2d 511
• Deutsche Bank National Ass'n v. First American Title Insurance · 465 Mass. 741
• State of Cal. v. Continental Insurance · 55 Cal. 4th 186
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Cotter · 464 Mass. 623
• Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance v. St. John · 106 A.3d 1
• Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Morrison · 460 Mass. 352
• Crossmann Communities of North Carolina, Inc. v. Harleysville Mutual Insurance · 717 S.E.2d 589
• Desert Mountain Properties Ltd. Partnership v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance · 236 P.3d 421
• Warrantech Consumer Products Services, Inc. v. Reliance Insurance Co. in Liquidation · 96 A.3d 346
• Lennar Corp. v. Markel American Insurance Co. · 413 S.W.3d 750
• Southern Healthcare Services, Inc. v. Lloyd's of London · 110 So. 3d 735
• Thomson Inc. n/k/a Technicolor USA, Inc. v. Insurance Company of North America n/k/a Century Indemnity Company, and XL Insurance America · 11 N.E.3d 982
• Harleysville Group Insurance v. Heritage Communities, Inc. · 420 S.C. 321
• Nucor Corp. v. Employers Insurance · 231 Ariz. 411
• New England Environmental Technologies v. American Safety Risk Retention Group, Inc. · 738 F. Supp. 2d 249
• Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania v. Great Northern Insurance Co. · 473 Mass. 745
• Tocci Building Corp. v. Zurich American Insurance · 659 F. Supp. 2d 251
• McLaughlin v. Berkshire Life Insurance Co. of America · 82 Mass. App. Ct. 351
• Verrill Farms, LLC v. Farm Family Casualty Insurance Co. · 86 Mass. App. Ct. 577
• Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance v. J.T. Walker Industries, Inc. · 817 F. Supp. 2d 784

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