Insurance Archive » April, 2023

Insurance - April, 2023

252 articles

• NAI Gets Partial Del. Win On CBS-Viacom Litigation Insurance
• 3 May Argument Sessions Benefits Attorneys Should Watch
• Mich. Panel Says Progressive's Wording Expands PIP Benefits
• Va. Highway Expansion Claim Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• Hotel Urges 11th Circ. To Keep Insurer Duty Over Shower Film
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win In BMW SUV Fire Suit
• What ACA Preventive Care Ruling Means For Employers
• Holland & Knight Picks Up 17 Attys For Mexico Offices
• PE Firm Buys Minority Stake In $23B-Valued Hub International
• 4th Circ. Nixes Atty Fees For Dealership In Insurance Spat
• Short Message Data Challenges In E-Discovery
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Microcap Dealer Inks $39M Deal Over SEC 'Scalping' Claims
• Lawyer Hotline Was 'Massive' Fraud Scheme, Mich. AG Says
• Insurers Want Out Of Contamination Suit Against Fertilizer Co.
• Treasure Hunter Continues Search For Coverage In 9th Circ.
• Life Insurer Seeks To Void Policy It Says Procured By Impostor
• Insurance Mogul Should Pay For Broken Vow, NC Panel Told
• La. Law Firms, Insurers Seek To Drop Virus Coverage Suit
• Courts Picking Wrong Side In COVID Suits, 9th Circ. Told
• Holmes' Prison Date Delayed As 9th Circuit Considers Bail
• Big Oil Certiorari Denial May Alter Climate Change Litigation
• Insurance Attorney Named New Head Of Covington's SF Office
• NY Lawyer, Doctor Sentenced In $31M Trip-And-Fall Scheme
• Marketing Co. Wants Out Of La. Hurricane Solicitation Suit
• Allstate Accused Of Deflating Property Damage Payments
• Co. Settles With 2 Insurers In EEOC Suit Coverage Spat
• Liberty Tells 9th Circ. Policy Can't Cover $10M COVID Losses
• Thomas Report Is Final Straw — High Court Needs Ethics Code
• Clover Health To Pay $22M In Investor Suit Over DOJ Probe
• Railroad Co. Says Zurich Unit Owes $50M For Wildfire Suits
• Insys Founder Says US Attorney 'Misled' Prisons Bureau
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Insurer's Fire Coverage Suit Win
• Allianz Says No Coverage For Ballooning Co.'s Injury Suits
• Underwriter Says Lloyd's Must Help In Settlement Payments
• 'Unluckiest Yacht' Owner Wants NC High Court Review
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Hilton Mold Countersuit
• Foster Farms' Insurer Must Pay For Turkey Antitrust Suits
• Insurer, Contractor Reach Agreement Over Exercise Injury Suit
• BCBS Unit Owes Out-Of-Network Payments, Practice Says
• Joint Representation Ethics Lessons From Ga. Electors Case
• Brazilian Insurer To Pay $5M Over Fake Berkshire Investment
• Solar Panel Co. Rips Insurer's 'Onerous' Terms As Trial Opens
• 5th Circ. Will Hear Appeal Over $7M Ida Damage Claim
• Allstate Moves Internet Wiretap Suit To Calif. Federal Court
• Insurer Freed From Electronics Co.'s $100M COVID-19 Suit
• Disbarred NY Injury Atty Gets 2 Years In Trip-And-Fall Scam
• Staffing Agency's Clients Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Allstate Tells 4th Circ. To Uphold Win In UIM Coverage Spat
• Lawyer Discernment Is Critical In The World Of AI
• Biotech Co., Insurer Drop $3.6M Frozen Meds Shipping Suit
• Fishing Co., Shipbuilder Win $23M In Policy Blank-Space Fight
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Exclusion Bars Subpoena Expenses Coverage, Judge Says
• Insurers Keep Win In Hoteliers' NJ COVID Coverage Fight
• 5 Tips For Filing Gov't Notices After Insurance Producer M&A
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Oil Trader Sues Liberty Mutual For Contamination Damage
• Policyholder Lessons From Sandy No-Coverage Decision
• 6th Circ. Reverses Health Care Co.'s Retaliation Coverage Win
• Ozy CEO Can Get Advanced Defense Costs, Court Says
• Trean Insurance Sued For Docs On $316M Take-Private Deal
• Amber Heard Insurer Calls Rival's Atty DQ Bid Purely 'Tactical'
• Travelers Unit Says Policy Is Excess In Renovation Injury Suit
• Ex-AIG Atty Urges 2nd Circ. To Revive Retaliation Suit
• Vesta Holdings Gets Confirmation Of Ch. 11 Liquidation
• Firm Says Travelers Owes $1M For Gymnastics Fund Hack
• Ohio Panel Says Estate Can't Appeal Insurer's Opioid Win
• FSOC Eyes Overhaul Of Nonbank Too-Big-To-Fail Labeling
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurer Says Wrongful Death Suit Not Covered Under Policy
• Conn. Suit Claims Conspiracy In 'Point Of Sale' Auto Policies
• Allstate Hits Water Heater Co. With Texas Flood Damage Suit
• Bowling Alley Company Loses $50M COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Liberty Mutual, Contractor Get $1.3M Suit Moved To Alaska
• Seeking IRS Accountability For Faulty Microcaptive Notice
• Don't Forget Alumni Engagement When Merging Law Firms
• 2nd Circ. Rejects NY Hotel's Bid For COVID Coverage
• Simpson Thacher Adds Munger Tolles Litigator In Calif.
• Insurer Off The Hook In Ill. Pub Stabbing Injury Suit
• Insurer Must Cover Settlements Of Child Molestation Claims
• Texas Court Denies Lyft's Bid To Keep Excess Policies Private
• Mold Coverage Excluded Under Property Policy, 5th Circ. Says
• Ga. Judge Allows Discovery In $13B Spying Suit
• No Coverage For Vacant Property's Frozen Pipes, Judge Says
• Energy Co. Can Remain In Oil Well Coverage Spat, Court Says
• 11th Circ. Partially Revives State Farm Auto Policy Suit
• Without Stronger Due Diligence, Attys Risk AML Regulation
• Prudential Settles DOL Probe Over 'Gotcha' Payout Denials
• No-Show Driver Wins 2nd Chance In Insurance Case
• NJ Panel Revives Allstate Suit Against Flaster Greenberg
• HSBC Says Asia Reorg Would Be Harmful, Rebutting Investor
• Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan In Effect After 3rd Circ. Rejects Stay
• Insureds' Notice Pleading May Be Insufficient In Federal Court
• Alito Extends Freeze On Abortion Pill Rulings
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Pay Irma Award Interest, Judge Says
• Elizabeth Holmes Fights 'Unjust' Conviction At 9th Circ.
• Zurich Says Solar Co. Can't Add Claims In $31M Bond Dispute
• Insurer Seeks To Escape $1.5M Construction Injury Settlement
• Camden Diocese Gets OK For $2.3M Deal With Insurer
• 9th Circ. Ends In-N-Out's COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Beef
• Norton Rose Hires 6-Partner Group From BCLP
• 5th Circ. Offers Expert Opinion Guidance For Insurance Cases
• Drivers Seek Initial OK For $5.4M Settlement With Insurer
• Every Lawyer Can Act To Prevent Peer Suicide
• Jury Awards $3M In Punitive Damages To Defamed Tax Atty
• Commercial Landlord, Insurer Settle Hail Damage Suit
• Pa. Justices Dispute If Coordination Rule Creates State MDLs
• Fla. Jury Finds Widow Defamed Husband's Ex-Law Partner
• Ex-Farmers Agent Testifies His 'Life Was Over' After Firing
• Insurer Can't Duck $2.7M Suit Coverage, Fla. Court Told
• Insurer Quietly Dropped Battery Coverage, Vape Cos. Allege
• Insurer Says Faulty Valve Caused Seattle Condo To Flood
• 9th Circ. Tosses Calif. Restaurant Virus Coverage Suit
• Photo ID Verifier Takes Ill. Privacy Claims To Federal Court
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Children's Hospital's Virus Coverage Appeal
• Mutual Of America To Pay $2.75M To End Self-Dealing Suit
• Insurer Seeks To Void Policy For Hotel Facing Trafficking Suits
• DUI Liability Ruling Affirms SC Isn't Direct Action-Friendly
• 9th Circ. Affirms LA Landlord's Loss In Virus Coverage Suit
• Building On Successful Judicial Assignment Reform In Texas
• GE's Bad Motor Caused Natural Gas Pump Fire, Insurer Says
• Ex-Insys Directors Agree To $175M Ch. 11 Settlement
• Boy Scouts Victims Say They've Reached Ch. 11 Fee Deal
• Chubb Unit Seeks Atty Fees For Beating $13.8M Irma Suit
• Mercedes-Benz Insurer Can't Sue For Factory Fire Profit Loss
• Witness Time Limit Doesn't Win Auto Shop New Fraud Trial
• 'Kobe Stopper' 7th Ex-Player To Avoid Jail In $5M NBA Fraud
• Insurer Sues Hot Tub Manufacturer Over $379K Fire Damage
• Baker Donelson Wants Second $13B Surveillance Suit Tossed
• Houston Storm Firm In Eye Of Louisiana Ethics Hurricane
• NJ Policyholders Win Class Cert. In Geico Underpayment Suit
• Insurers Object To Covering Oil Provider Facing Class Action
• Hartford Unit Drops Rural King Sex Harass Coverage Suit
• AIG Unit's Win Reversed In Exxon $20M Injury Coverage Row
• Liability Claim Cut From Chubb Unit's $3M Fire Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Farmers Raised Prices, Forcing Out Older Agents, Jury Told
• Atty Says Ex-Partner's Widow's Suit 'Destroyed' Reputation
• Insurer Drops Suit Against Faucet Seller Over Home Damage
• Health Network Says Broker Should Pay For Data Breach Suits
• Trial Lawyers Back Casino's COVID Fight At NJ High Court
• Allstate Can't Toss Roberto Clemente Family's Fraud Claims
• Condo Owners Say Insurers' Payout For Hail Damage Too Low
• AmEx Ruling Proves A Double-Edged Sword In Labor Antitrust
• Insurance Agents Argue OT Owed Under Helix Standard
• Peephole Cam Case Lowers The Bar On NY Negligence Claims
• Nationwide's $3.8M Overtime, Vacation Pay Deal Gets Final OK
• Texas Court Strikes TRO In Atty's Dispute With Ex-Firm
• Court Urged To Keep Walmart $1.37M Flare Gun Damage Suit
• Text Eclipses Intent In Insurance Policies, 11th Circ. Says
• Insurer Owes $3M For Cargo Damage Claims, Pipe Cos. Say
• Atty Calls Ex-Client 'Batshit Crazy' At Start Of Defamation Trial
• Cigna Claims 'No Visibility' Into Marketer's Robocalls
• Activist Loeb Wants To Take SiriusPoint Insurance Co. Private
• Insurance Co. Wants Out Of $1M Home Construction Dispute
• Bad Faith Claims Are Too Long After Hurricanes, Insurer Says
• Fla. Condo Assn., AIG Unit Agree To Settle $7M Irma Claim
• Hospital Suit Over Botched Settlement Revived By 3rd Circ.
• Ex-Laker Brown Avoids Prison In $5M NBA Health Fraud Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Marcus & Millichap, IDI Logistics, Weiss
• Geico Seeks To Ax Agents' Misclassification Suit
• Do Videoconferences Establish Jurisdiction With Defendants?
• Insys Founder Is No Threat, But May Not Get Early Release
• Insurer Owes $300K For Hurricane Ian Damage, Fla. Co. Says
• Class Action Accuses USAA Of Overcharging Premiums
• Whirlpool Liable For $175K Dishwasher Fire, Insurer Says
• Gas Station Burned In Floyd Protests Settles Insurance Suit
• Amway Can't Bar Winning AIG Unit From Appeal: 6th Circ.
• Insurer Owes Firm Defense In Real Estate Spat, Court Told
• EY Nixes Plan To Split Auditing, Consulting Units
• 11th Circ. Says No Extra Irma Coverage For Fla. Farm
• Clifford Chance Adds Mayer Brown Atty To US Insurance Team
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Condo Groups In Cancer Suit
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Won't Pause During 3rd Circ. Appeal
• Humanism Should Replace Formalism In The Courts
• Biden Signs Bill Ending COVID-19 National Emergency
• Architecture Co. Asks 7th Circ. To Revive $3.4M Coverage Bid
• Insurer Wants Texas Strip Mall Hail Suit Moved To Fed. Court
• Employment-Related Litigation Risks Facing Hospitality Cos.
• 2nd Circ. Revives Suit Over $15M Life Insurance Policy
• Insurer Elevance Accused Of Underpaying Remote Workers
• 11th Circ. Asked To Uphold $557K Award Over Worksite Theft
• IRS Floats Microcaptive Rules In Wake Of Court Defeats
• Margolis Edelstein Cleared Of Legal Malpractice Claims In Del.
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Adviser Flags Threat In NBA Fraud Case
• Contractor Denied Additional-Insured Coverage In Injury Row
• Travelers Drops Coverage Suit Over Univar's EPA Claims
• Chubb Unit Can't Dodge $3M Suit, NYC Homeowner Says
• A Look At Florida's Aggressively Pro-Insurer Tort Reform
• Boy Scouts Of America Says Stay Would Endanger Ch. 11 Plan
• Dental Insurer Can't Get TRO In Trade Secrets Suit
• Balwani Can't Dodge Prison Pending Appeal, 9th Circ. Says
• Ch. 11 Ruling Stresses 5th Circ. Courts' Asset Sale Deference
• Vizio Insurer Asks 9th Circ. To End $17M Coverage Suit
• Insys Ch. 11 Trustee Slams Kapoor's Legal Fee Clawback Bid
• Ga. Machine Cos. Not Covered In Asbestos Suits, Insurers Say
• Manufacturer Loses 7th Circ. Virus Coverage Rehearing Bid
• Miami Beach Hotel Seeks $36M In Irma Damage Coverage
• 18 States Want High Court To Take NRA Blacklisting Suit
• Insurer Rips Businessman's 'Cloud Of Secrecy' In $524M Suit
• ACA Ruling Could Mean Narrowed Benefits From Health Plans
• Colorado HOA Settles $6M Damage Coverage Suit With Insurer
• Wells Fargo Trying To Cash 'Human Wager' Policy, Insurer Says
• Wash. Insurer Sued Over Atty Fees In Praying Coach Case
• 20 Years On, Campbell Holds Lessons On Reining In Ratios
• Don't Let Client Demands Erode Law Firm Autonomy
• Wash. Justices To Review Wilderness Therapy Coverage Case
• Virus Exclusion Ends Conn. Law Firm's Virus Coverage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Insurer's Loss In Subrogation Suit Over Fire
• State Farm Asks 11th Circ. To End Vehicle Valuation Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• $30M Crash Verdict Double-Dip Isn't Legal, Fla. Justices Told
• Wash. Justices To Consider Liberty Mutual's Bill Review System
• No Defense Coverage In Human Trafficking Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Wash. Justices Won't Take Up T-Mobile Breach Dispute
• Fire Damage Coverage Fight Must Go To Trial, Judge Rules
• Insurer Seeks Dismissal Of $4M Claim Over Elevator Collapse
• United Demands Chubb Unit Cover Passenger Coma Litigation
• Quinn Emanuel, Insurers Spar In $185M Fee Fight
• Zurich Says It Owes No Defense For Late Notice Of Shooting
• FDIC Tells High Court To Remand Bank Exec's Penalty Dispute
• Credit Union's Contract Claim Against Insurer Moves Forward
• Insurer Drops Case Over $38M Shoddy Construction Defense
• NC Biz Court Nixes $24M In Taxes, Fines For Insurance Co.
• Lloyd's Underwriters Want Out Of $2.8M Flood Coverage Suit
• Insurer Not Liable For Mine Accident Coverage, 5th Circ. Told
• Deboning Incident At Ala. Restaurant Not Covered, Suit Says
• Renovation Coverage Suit Sent To Mediation Panel
• Attys, Insurers Settle US Tax Court Coverage Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: MDT Properties, MetLife, Maura Ziska
• Navigating High Court's Options In Insurer Choice Of Law
• How Cannabis Cos. Can Comply With NJ Industrial Site Law
• Skin Care Company Theft Coverage Spat Sent To Mediation
• 5th Circ. Rejects Orthopedists' COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• Wilkins Gire Adds Insurance Partner From Lewis Brisbois
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Can Recoup $2M Stem Cell Injury Outlay
• Saddle Ranch Eateries Urge Reviving COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Ill. Panel Finds Some Coverage For Tech Co.'s BIPA Suit Costs
• Boy Scout Insurers Want Plan Stayed Amid 3rd Circ. Appeal
• Gallagher Must Face 'At Least Some' Of $4M Settlement Claim
• Texas Hospital Network's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Tossed
• Broker Scores Win In Lightbulb Recall Coverage Dispute
• Calif. Supreme Court Takes On More Virus Coverage Appeals
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 7th Circ. Affirms FisherBroyles Win In Malpractice Suit
• As EVs Surge, Regs For Charger Warranties Remain Murky
• Federal Judge's Amici Invitation Is A Good Idea, With Caveats
• Insurer Beats Ind. Dental Practices' COVID Coverage Claim
• BCBS Unit, Insurers Reach Settlement In MDL Coverage Spat
• Allstate Ducks Jewish Worker's Age, Religious Bias Suit
• Linklaters Guides Insurer Phoenix In £248M Sun Life Purchase