Legal Opinion

Chawla v. Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 7, 2006No. 05-1160PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed in part and vacated in part by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON and Judge BENNETT joined.

OPINION

KING, Circuit Judge:

Vera Chawla, as trustee for the Harald Giesinger Special Trust, appeals from an award of summary judgment made to Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company on the Trust’s claim of breach of an insurance contract.1 By her civil action on behalf of the Trust in the Eastern District of Virginia, Chawla asserted that Transamerica had unlawfully rescinded an insurance policy issued on Harald Giesinger’s life that was owned by and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Navy Federal Credit UnionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
  2. Kaiser Steel Corp. v. W. S. Ranch Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Travelers Indemnity Company v. Nationwide Construction CorporationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
  4. Creveling v. Government Employees InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
  5. Reichs Ford Road Joint Venture v. State Roads Commission of the State Highway AdministrationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Vera Chawla v. Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
  2. Hundley v. DudekDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2025
  3. Smith v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner ofDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2021

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