Elam v. First Unum Life Insurance

Decided October 18, 2001. Donald L. Corbin wrote the opinion for the court.

57 S.W.3d 165 · Cited 85 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Norris Ex Rel. Thomas v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. · 16 S.W.3d 242
• Western World Ins. Co., Inc. v. Branch · 965 S.W.2d 760
• Smith v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance · 10 S.W.3d 846
• Southall v. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. of Ark. · 632 S.W.2d 420
• City of Lowell v. City of Rogers · 345 Ark. 33
• Flentje v. First Nat. Bank of Wynne · 11 S.W.3d 531
• Freeman v. Con-Agra Frozen Foods · 40 S.W.3d 760
• Ultracuts Ltd. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 33 S.W.3d 128
• Thomas v. Sessions · 818 S.W.2d 940
• Regions Bank & Trust v. Stone County Skilled Nursing Facility, Inc · 49 S.W.3d 107
• BPS, INC. v. Parker · 47 S.W.3d 858
• Elam v. Hartford Fire Insurance · 42 S.W.3d 443
• Elam v. First Unum Life Insurance · 72 Ark. App. 54
• Wallace v. Broyles · 961 S.W.2d 712

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• Williams v. First Unum Life Insurance · 188 S.W.3d 908
• Adams v. Cameron Mutual Insurance Co. · 2013 Ark. 475
• Miracle Kids Success Acad., Inc. v. Maurras · 539 S.W.3d 603
• Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. Morrow Land Valley Co. · 411 S.W.3d 184
• Smith v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance · 114 S.W.3d 205
• Lewis v. Mid-Century Insurance · 210 S.W.3d 113
• Cincinnati Insurance Companies v. Collier Landholdings, LLC · 614 F. Supp. 2d 960
• Murphy Oil USA, Inc. v. Unigard Security Insurance · 61 S.W.3d 807
• Laird v. Shelnut · 74 S.W.3d 206
• Multi-Craft Contractors, Inc. v. Perico, Ltd. · 239 S.W.3d 33
• Bosetti v. United States Life Ins. Co. in City of New York · 175 Cal. App. 4th 1208
• Castaneda v. Progressive Classic Insurance · 166 S.W.3d 556
• Harasyn v. St. Paul Guardian Insurance · 75 S.W.3d 696
• Woods Masonry, Inc. v. Monumental General Casualty Insurance · 198 F. Supp. 2d 1016
• Deschner v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 290 S.W.3d 6
• Johnson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 2017 Ark. App. 26
• Deschner v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. · 290 S.W.3d 6
• Neal v. Sparks Regional Medical Center · 422 S.W.3d 116
• McGrew v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas, Inc. · 268 S.W.3d 890
• Hisaw v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 122 S.W.3d 1
• Chavers v. General Motors Corp. · 79 S.W.3d 361
• Davis v. Schneider National, Inc. · 2013 Ark. App. 737
• Gonzales v. City of DeWitt · 159 S.W.3d 298
• Gunn v. Farmers Insurance Exchange · 372 S.W.3d 346
• Farmers Home Mutual Fire Insurance v. Bank of Pocahontas · 129 S.W.3d 832

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