James M. Dickau v. Vermont Mutual Insurance Co.

Decided December 31, 2014. Warren M. Silver wrote the opinion for the court.

2014 ME 158 · Cited 99 times

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• Beal v. Allstate Insurance Co. · 2010 ME 20
• Insurance Co. of State of Pa. v. Johnson · 2009 VT 92
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• Molleur v. Dairyland Insurance · 2008 ME 46
• Southern American Ins. Co. v. Dobson · 441 So. 2d 1185
• Wescott v. Allstate Insurance · 397 A.2d 156
• Bartee v. R.T.C. Transportation, Inc. · 781 P.2d 1084
• Butterfield v. Norfolk & Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance · 2004 ME 124
• Pease v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 2007 ME 134
• Rowe v. Travelers Indemnity Co. · 800 P.2d 157
• Levine v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 2004 ME 33
• Liberty Mutual Insurance v. McLaughlin · 590 N.E.2d 679
• Moser v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. · 731 P.2d 406
• Patrick Langevin v. Allstate Insurance Company · 2013 ME 55
• Todd v. Federated Mutual Insurance · 409 S.E.2d 361
• Trinity Universal Ins. Co. v. Metzger · 360 So. 2d 960
• Flaherty v. Allstate Insurance · 2003 ME 72
• Central Maine Power Company v. Devereux Marine, Inc. · 2013 ME 37
• State v. Papazoni · 622 A.2d 501
• Maine Beer & Wine Wholesalers Ass'n v. State · 619 A.2d 94
• Reva Merrill v. Maine Public Employees Retirement System · 2014 ME 100
• Rebernick v. Wausau General Insurance · 2006 WI 27
• Wendell Strout Jr. v. Central Maine Medical Center · 2014 ME 77

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