Insurance Archive » April, 2010

Insurance - April, 2010

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• Suit Over Authenticity Of Warhols Not Covered: Insurer
• Insurers' State Court Cert. Bid Nixed In Hyundai Ad Suit
• Anthem Withdraws Rate Hike After Errors Found
• Lead Plaintiff Appeals Toss Of AIG Derivative Suit
• Law Firms Prepare For Wave Of Health Care Work
• Powerful, Persuasive PowerPoint Presentations
• Court Accepts Travelers' Business Loss Calculation
• Perkins Coie Adds 6 Howrey Insurance Attys
• Case Study: Silgan Containers V. National Union
• Allstate Challenges Wyeth Win In Ativan Coverage Suit
• Ruling Mixed In Coverage Spat Over $50M Oil Spill
• Homeowners' Defense Act Clears US House Panel
• WellPoint Ends Rescission, Delays Rate Hikes
• House Panel Advances Flood Insurance Reauthorization
• Vigilant Off Hook For Novell Defense In Unix Fight
• A Path To Accountable Care Runs Through The FTC
• Liberty Owes For Dated Asbestos Claims: Insurers
• Biotest Contract Suit Over Nabi-HB Remains In Fla.
• High Court Nixes Class Arbitration In Stolt-Nielsen Case
• Pollution Exclusion Won't Help Hartford In Doe Run Suit
• Building Defect Coverage Suit Should Continue: Judge
• Insurer's Request For Appraisal Granted On Appeal
• High Court Weighs Attorneys' Fees In ERISA Actions
• Appeal Lodged In Ohio Title Insurance Antitrust Action
• Lewis Brisbois Snags 16 Wilson Elser Attorneys
• Insurers Pay $7.5M For Sierra Leone Mining Accident
• Federal Seeks To Toss Omega's $5M Coverage Suit
• Equitas V. R&Q And The Actuarial Modeling Approach
• WebMD Affiliates Fail In Appeal Over Fraud Coverage
• Much Litigation Expected After Oil Rig Explosion
• Quarles Adds McDermott Insurance Atty In Chicago
• Bid To Stop Vote On $1.4B Zenith-Fairfax Deal Rejected
• Art Co. Appeals Federal's Win Over Anticipated Losses
• HHS To WellPoint: Don't Drop Breast Cancer Patients
• 'Most Favored Nation' Clauses And Health Insurers
• WellPoint Unit Denied Profits On Health Plan Rates
• Insurers Want Rolls-Royce Suit Heard in UK, Not US
• Conn. AG Scores Victory In Acordia Commissions Case
• Avoiding Rifts In Earthquake Coverage
• La. Appeals Court Vacates $35M Katrina Claims Deal
• Ford Defeats Fidelity In Duty-To-Defend Suit
• Kirkland Reps BofA In $1.9B Fund Sale To AXA Unit
• Lexington Must Cover Gas Well Damage: Judge
• Obama To Wall St.: Stop Fighting Finance Reform
• $4.5M MediCor D&O Settlement Approved
• Volcanic Ash: Preserving First-Party Insurance Rights
• Insurer Fails To Flee Vozzcom FLSA Coverage Suit
• Reps Push To Add Wind, Hail To Insurance Program
• 6th Circ. Won't Rehear Fortney Defect Coverage Suit
• Lincoln National Can't Shake ERISA Suit
• Insurer's Claim Survives In Suit Over $5M Pecan Loss
• 'Green' Insurance In The Construction Industry
• Italian Bank Ties Citigroup Into $47M Fraud Suit
• Drug Test Co. Wants Negligence Coverage Suit Tossed
• Debevoise Advises Equity Firms In $1.1B Sedgwick Buy
• Obama Taps Harvard Prof. To Run Medicare, Medicaid
• Gemini Loses Summary Bid In Deductible Spat
• T-Mobile Customer Wins Cert. In Insurance Policy Spat
• GE Gets Some Defective Stove Claims Tossed
• Lawmakers Ask SEC To Widen Goldman Probe
• Continental, Fla. Law Firms Resolve Coverage Spat
• Congoleum, Chartis Reach $40M Coverage Deal
• Australia Says No-Go On NAB's $12B AXA Deal
• High Court Remands Class Action, Citing Shady Grove
• Secondary Payor Liability In Settling Medicare Claims
• Insurance Suit Numbers Hold Steady In 1st Quarter
• Insurers Off Hook In Bug Repellent False Ad Suit
• Congress Reauthorizes Unemployment, Flood Benefits
• Lexington Wins Forum Choice In Coverage Feud
• Rising Star: Kasowitz's Adam Ziffer
• House Bill Would Insure Ponzi Feeder Fund Victims
• Liberty Asks Court To Tap Arbitrator For Equitas Spat
• Judge Tosses American National Suit V. JPMorgan
• Travelers, St. Paul Dodge Bank's Madoff Coverage Spat
• Insurer Wants Quick Appeal In $7M MedAssets Suit
• Insurers Will Try To Dodge Spending Reforms: Report
• MetLife Settles ERISA Payment Probe For $13.5M
• Zurich Unit Settles $20M Suit With Deere Dealer
• Rising Star: Dewey & LeBoeuf's Allison Tam
• Fraud Suit Over Superfund Trust Payouts Remanded
• The Emerging Landscape Of Global Warming Liability
• NYC Fights Judge's Denial Of $575M WTC Settlement
• Sens. Grill Holder On Securities, Health, Antitrust
• Wyndham Wants Insurer's Plane Crash Suit Tossed
• Insurer, Tannery Spar Over Pollution Defense
• Counsel Accused Of Improper Conduct In Fraud Case
• A&F Wants Federal Sanctioned Over Unpaid Costs
• The Economic Impact Of New MMSEA Regulations
• Rising Star: Dickstein's Sandra Smith Thayer
• Ga. Joins States' Health Care Suit Over AG's Refusal
• Blue Cross Mich. Agrees To Cover Autism Therapy
• Claims Over WL Homes Defects Get Green Light
• American Home Appeals Fax Case Coverage Suit
• Top Insurance Rulings For The Last Quarter
• Insurer Appeals Rejection Of Arbitration In Refund Suit
• Mercury Flouted Consumer Laws: Calif. Insurance Chief
• Nationwide, GVH To Arbitrate Asbestos Coverage Spat
• Royal Indemnity Cleanup Coverage Suit Stayed
• Rising Star: Carroll Burdick's Gretchen Ramos
• National Union Loses Bid To Evade $40M Cox Deal
• $110M E-Ferol Settlement Gets Final Approval
• Gray Insurance Off Hook In Coverage Spat Over Boiler
• Aspex Seeks Injunction In Antitrust Suit Against Insurer
• Rising Star: Choate's Rob Kole
• 9th Circ. Turns To Texas Court On Insurer Bias Case
• Mohawk, Zurich Strike $18M Deal In Worker RICO Suit
• Nationwide To Settle With Fixed-Pay Insurance Class
• Blank Rome Picks Up Lyondell In-House Counsel
• Midwest To Appeal JPMorgan Insurance Antitrust Win
• NY, Ill. Classes Certified For Aon Overtime Suit
• Health Care Reform And 'Grandfathered Plans'
• Judge Trims $5.7B MBIA Swaps Case Against Merrill
• 9th Circ. Upholds Western Heritage Commission Victory
• Six Flags, Commonwealth Settle Katrina Coverage Spat
• Mass. High Court Clarifies Landlord Liability
• Insurers Want Help Defending 'Popcorn Lung' Suits
• Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Sean Keyvan
• Gonzalez Saggio Opens NJ Office With 5 New Hires
• Nationwide Suffers Setback In Investigator OT Suit
• DSW Identity Theft Coverage Trial To Be Split
• Another Weapon In The Midsize Firm Arsenal
• Fifth Third Wins Privilege Ruling In $500M Contract Suit
• Atty's Conflict Needn't Disqualify Firm: Calif. Court
• Financial Sector Deals Poised for Uptick: Report
• Rising Star: Akin Gump's Katherine Katchen
• IT Worker Hits Wash. Blue Cross With OT Suit
• 5 More States Join Suit Against Health Care Law
• Vacancies Haunt Insured Commercial Property Owners
• AIG Settles With Ohio Over Bid-Rigging Suit
• Rising Star: Linklaters' Dan Dufner
• National Union Released From Katrina MDL
• D&O Carriers, Don't Put Away Those Checkbooks Yet
• Continental, AXA $23M Reinsurance Dispute Lives On
• Ace Seeks Zurich Funds For $4M Payout To Worker
• Rising Star: Troutman Sanders' Jonathan Cohen
• Insurers Must Cover Hyundai For Patent Suit: 9th Circ.
• Solow Drops Fraud Suit Over $1.4B GM Building Sale
• 'Wider Effects' Barred In WTC Shops Insurance Suit
• Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Kali Bracey
• USAA Doesn't Owe Chevron Lawyer Indemnity: 5th Circ.
• Toy Train Maker Loses Appeal In Lead Coverage Suit
• Ohio Title Insurance Price-Fixing Class Action Nixed
• Securities Fraud Complaint Against Paramount Tossed
• Employer-Owned Life Insurance: What To Watch For
• MBIA Fails To Dismiss Mortgage-Backed Securities Suit
• Mid-Continent Sues To Duck Chinese Drywall Coverage
• Marsh Fails In Effort To Stop State Bid-Rigging Suits
• Lexington Reaches Deal In Mall Garage Coverage Spat
• La. Health Insurance Law Unconstitutional: 5th Circ.
• Alternative Fee And Billing Arrangements: A Primer