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Insurance - June, 2010

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• Conseco Finalizes $11M Settlement With States
• Shoddy Gas Well Casings A Single Occurence: Court
• Fraud Convictions Upheld For Life Settlement Co. Execs
• Evanston Sues To Duck Coverage In Drywall MDL
• Ex-Lehman, O'Melveny Atty To Head AIG Compliance
• Cassano Blames Bailout For AIG Derivative Losses
• Intel Seeks To Compel Depositions In Insurance Spat
• Ameren Sues Insurer For $30M Over Taum Sauk Breach
• State Farm $30M Class Deal Over Inflated Rates Ok'd
• Climate Change Exposure In The Insurance Field
• Johnson Controls Wins Spat Over CERCLA Coverage
• PATH Says Liberty Should Cover $7M Negligence Suit
• Montello Insurer Seeks To Avoid Drop-Down Coverage
• High Court Will Hear Cigna's Appeal In Pension Fight
• 11th Circ. Finds For Century In Enviro Coverage Feud
• Coverage Issues After The Oil Stops Flowing
• Insurers Sue Over Machinery Lost In Utah Mine Collapse
• Seniors Win Class Cert. In Jackson Life RICO Fight
• La. Agency Seeks $545M In Entergy Katrina Suit
• Bally Loses Bid For Excess Coverage Of Legal Fees
• 2nd Circ. Backs Insurer In Arbitration Panel Spat
• Quarles Moves To Nix Contract, Process Abuse Claims
• AIG, Others Face New Phoenix Suit Over Marketing IP
• Sens. Press DOJ For Deputy AG Nominee's AIG Files
• The Reliability Of Structured Data In Litigation
• Finance Reform Deal Emerges From Marathon Talks
• Akin Gump Advises Goldman In Weinstein Debt Deal
• Ohio Farmers Retirees Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• ASG Sues Zurich For Coverage Of Fraud Suits
• Norton Rose Reps AXA In $4.1B Resolution Deal
• Chubb CERCLA Suit Against Ford, Chevron Tossed Again
• Insurers' Compliance With Iranian Investments
• Ironshore Wants Rothstein Investor's Policy Nixed
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $13M Lincoln National Patent Award
• NJ County Compels Insurer To Bring 'Fronting' Witness
• House Passes Extension For Flood Insurance Program
• Ritz Carlton Seeks Katrina Damage Coverage From Ace
• Claims Pared In Gas Spill Coverage Dispute V. Liberty
• Supporters Pitch $713M Deal To 9/11 Rescue Workers
• Congoleum's $25M Pact With Insurers Upheld
• St. Louis Diocese Wants Insurer's Docs In Abuse Case
• Insurers Escape Liability In Mylan Antitrust Suits
• Reed Smith Snags Neal Gerber Health, Insurance Trio
• Progressive Sues Safeco Over Driver Monitoring Patent
• Energy Cos.: The New Target Of Nuisance Actions
• 9th Circ. Partially Revives Title Insurance Class Action
• Texas Co-Op Off The Hook In Fla. Insurance Spat
• FTC Settles Price-Fixing Claims With Minn. Health Co-Op
• Recovery Of Medical Expenses Under Hanif/Nishihama
• Top Court Says Shipping Dispute Belongs In Japan
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Liability For Faulty Nissan Part
• Claims Trimmed In Cancer Insurance Coverage Action
• Bill To Delay Flood Insurance Requirement Unveiled
• Insurers Avoid Coverage For Pension Fund Losses
• Arent Fox Expands NYC Office With 9 New Attys
• Insurers Let Off Hook For Bridgestone Workers' Suit
• Property Insurance Claims: Harder To Settle Than Ever
• No Sanctions In First Automotive Arbitration Dispute
• E&Y Arbitration Bid Denied In Insurance Agency Suit
• Syntax Trust To Settle 2 Suits Against Execs For $3M
• House Weighs Taking Some Oversight Duties From Fed
• Jones Day Picks Up Orrick Insurance Pro In NY
• DOJ Defends Deputy AG Nominee's Role With AIG
• Grappling With The FDIC's New Rule Proposals
• JPMorgan Hit With $348M Debt Insurance Fraud Suit
• Calif. Prescribes Extra Review For Insurer Rate Changes
• RSUI To Pay $5M In D&O Settlement Pact With RI
• Hartford Seeks To Avoid $2M 'Robocall' Suit Coverage
• Cozen Snags Insurance, IP Pro From Frommer
• Philly Museum's Art Swindle Coverage Suit Stays In Md.
• Finance Bill Conference Tackles Ratings, Investors
• Insurer Wants Out Of $20M Sears Fridge Class Action
• La. Bans Chinese Drywall Insurance Cancellations
• Health Care Reform 101: For Insurers
• Obama Exempts 'Grandfathered' Plans From Overhaul
• Cyberprivacy Risks Demand A New Kind Of Insurance
• FDIC Joins JPMorgan In $4.5M Title Insurance Spat
• Resolution Mulls $4B Purchase Of British AXA Outfits
• Pacific Fails To Shift Burden Of Asbestos Suits
• Stanford Insurer Gets Access To Potential Fraud Docs
• Aviva Settles Flintkote Asbestos Claims For $150M
• Marsh Unit, Alaska Pensions Settle Suit For $500M
• High Court Won't Hear $88.9M Arch Insurance Dispute
• JPMorgan Wins Bid To Nix Insurer's Fees Award
• 'Work' Exclusion Upheld In Suit Over Reactor Shutdown
• AIG Amends $2.2B Taiwan Deal In Bid To Speed Sale
• GGP, Safeco Strike Deal Over $33M In Surety Bonds
• 9th Circ. Reinstates $6M Lloyd's Payout To Doctor
• ERISA Ruling's Future Impact 'Hardt' To Discern
• The Do's And Don'ts Of Gathering Info
• Judge OKs $713M Settlement For WTC Rescue Workers
• Travelers Made $137M Deal In Good Faith: 3rd Circ.
• Travelers Off Hook For Greyhound's Crash Suit Costs
• Lines Drawn On Day 1 Of Finance Bill Conference
• Excess Insurer Off Hook In Bayou Stevedore Injury Suit
• Ballard Spahr Reps PMA In $365M Old Republic Merger
• Insurer Received Info On Rothstein Ties, Banyon Says
• AIG Bailout 'Poisonous' To Wall Street, Report Says
• Patent Infringement Suits Covered As Ad Injury?
• Continental Need Not Defend Faulty Turf Suit: 3rd Circ.
• Miami Appeals Insurer's Win In Spat Over Liability Suits
• Travelers Sues To Skip Arbitration In $47M Dorm Spat
• 'American Idol' Co. Fights AXA Claim In IP Defense Suit
• Blue Cross Sues Pfizer Over Off-Label Marketing
• 3rd Circ. Backs Insurer In St. Croix Airport Pollution Suit
• Senate Mulls Lifting Caps On Oil Damages
• AIG Must Produce Docs In $1B Insurance Fraud Case
• When Did 'AIG' Become A 4-Letter Word?
• Appleton Win Upheld In CERCLA Cost Insurance Spat
• Ambac Commutes $16.4B In ABS
• No Win Yet For Royal Sun In Stolen Kits Coverage Spat
• NY AG's Collusion Suit Against First American Survives
• National Union Denied Expenses In LTV Steel Case
• Senators Weigh Higher Limits On Oil Spill Liability
• Office Depot Says AISLIC Must Pay Fraud Settlement
• Insurer Wants Pepsi's Chromium Atty Fee Claims Nixed
• PPI, AIG Unit Settle Part Of Oil Facility Cleanup Suit
• 2nd Circ. Denies FDIC $22M Coverage For Merger Fraud
• D&O Coverage Considerations For FCPA Claims
• Insurer's Claims Pared In Trade Am Coverage Dispute
• Lloyd's Wins Coverage Spat On CGL Interpretation
• San Diego Port, USF&G Suspend Enviro Coverage Spat
• Perkins Coie Picks Up 3 More Howrey Insurance Attys
• Welch Wants Insurer's 'Undisputed' Facts Tossed
• The Art Of Client Alerts And Bulletins
• Bank Appeals Denial Of Coverage For Madoff Loss
• $239M In DuPont Claims Are 1 Occurence, Court Rules
• Banyon's Link To Rothstein Voids Policy, Insurer Says
• Insurers Sue TransCanada To Avoid $70M Turbine Tab
• Ala. Insurer Liable For Misbilled Cancer Benefits
• Panel Nixes SportsStuff's Deals With Insurers
• Building And Marketing A Climate Change Practice
• Hartford Reaches $72.5M Deal In Annuity RICO Suit
• Stanford Loses Bid For Akin Gump Bills To Lloyd's
• Insurers' Claims Trimmed In Annuities Scheme Suit
• Fla. Governor Nixes Property Insurance Bill
• Sometimes, An Exclusion Is Just An Exclusion
• No Punitive Damages For Wells Fargo In Fraud Suit
• Zurich, St. Paul Square Off Over $16M Weld Claims
• Transocean Can't Cap Spill Liability At $27M: US
• Novell Fights Ruling For Vigilant In Unix Defense Suit
• Inaction In DC Leaves Flood Insurance Policies In Limbo
• Insurers' Fraud Defense OK'd In Ponzi Suit
• Gov't Workers Get Same-Sex Long-Term Health Care
• Prudential Calls Off $35B Deal For AIG's Asia Unit
• Dickstein Shapiro Hires Kelley Drye Insurance Chair
• Atmos Energy Wants Coverage For Gas Blast Suits
• Loyaltrend And Business Interruption Losses In The UK
• Charity Loses Bid To Revive $300M CDS Suit V. AIG
• AIG Snubs Prudential's $5B Price Cut For Asian Unit