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Insurance - September, 2010

158 articles

• Court Declares AIG's Bailout Doesn't Equal Default
• Brooke Corp. Honcho Ordered To Turn Over Docs
• AIG Reaches Agreement To Repay $182B Bailout
• Hyundai's Case For Coverage Of A Patent Suit
• National Union Ditches Bad Faith Claim In DSW Spat
• Cancer Patients' Suit Over Aetna Scan Denials Nixed
• Insurer's Surcharge Warnings Insufficient, Judge Says
• Debevoise, Simpson Guide $5B AIG-Prudential Deal
• Allstate Wins Toss Of Class Action Over Fire Losses
• Health Care Exemptions Survive Senate GOP Onslaught
• NY Life Prevails In Policyholder's Fraud Action
• Liberty Mutual Puts Off Unit's $1.3B IPO
• Insurer Asks High Court To Rule On Arbitration Clause
• Old Republic Settles Conn. Mortgage Class Action
• No Reconsideration For Insurer In Beef Co.'s $4M Suit
• Ex-AIG Real Estate Chief's Contract Suit Survives
• General Star Off Hook In Pa. Judge Kickback Scandal
• Claims Pared In Bryan Cave Tax Shelter Class Action
• State Farm's Fire Claim Suit Moves To State Court
• Plaintiffs Firm Wins Coverage For Fen-Phen Suits
• Class Action Accuses Cigna Of Ripping Off Insureds
• MMC Settles Ohio Bid-Rigging Suit For $4.75M
• PB Ends Big Dig Coverage Case With Insurer
• Immunex, Amgen Fight Back In AWP Spat
• Action Against AIG Over MBS, CDS Stays Alive
• Insurer Wants NJ County Sanctioned Over Lost E-Mails
• Ace Off Hook For Ritz Hotel's Katrina Damage
• McGuireWoods Seeks Coverage For Defamation Suit
• Claims In Manpower Insurance Spat Trimmed
• Honeywell Looks To Nix Naval Base Subcontract Spat
• Tech Means Risk, And Risk Means E&O Coverage
• Guidant Seeks KO Of $700M Heart Device Fraud Suit
• UPS Hit With ERISA Suit Over Health Benefits
• Chinese Drywall Fund Trustee Fails To Nix Insurers' Suit
• WaMu Judge Tells JPMorgan To Give Docs To Insurers
• Case Study: Haro V. Sebelius
• Evanston Off Hook For Chemical Spill Coverage
• 11th Circ. Backs Colonial In Real Estate Case
• Siemens First, QBE Settle $10.2M Trade Policy Tiff
• MetLife Faces ERISA Class Action Over Disability Plan
• House Votes To Extend Flood Insurance For 1 Year
• Aspen Tries To Duck Bill For Alleged $3M Stock Scam
• US Fire On Hook For Denying Coverage In FLSA Action
• Lincoln National Faces ERISA Suit Over Death Benefits
• 5th Circ. Keeps Insurer On Hook In Workers' Comp Case
• BP Seeks To Speed Up Venue Ruling In Coverage Spat
• Insurance Implications Of Dodd-Frank
• Scottsdale Off Hook For Swimming Pool Defect Suits
• Iowa City Settles False Ambulance Claims Case For $5M
• Insurer Not Liable For Miami's Defense In Shooting Suits
• Essex Off Hook For Fla. Developer's $19M Settlement
• Sprint Seeks Ruling On Coverage For Securities Suit
• Lloyd's Suit Over Hurricane Ike Coverage Survives
• EU Approves Major Financial Regulatory Overhaul
• Senate Approves 1-Year Flood Insurance Extension
• $350M Deal Approved In United Health Class Action
• St. Jude Insurer Remains On Hook For Silzone Claims
• Dewey Reps Foresters In First Investors Acquisition
• Omnicare Ends Medicaid False Claims Suit For $21M
• Amerisure Off Hook In Microplastics Defense Appeal
• Nationwide Employees File FLSA Suit Over Training OT
• The Importance Of US V. Stricker
• Diocese, Not Insurer, Must Fund Sex Abuse Settlement
• Insurer Must Pay $2.5M Over Oriental Trading IP Suit
• BP Fights Insurers Over Venue For Gulf Coverage Spat
• Insurers On Hook For College's Defense In CERCLA Suit
• Port Authority, US Fire Settle WTC Coverage Fight
• A Guided Tour Of London And Bermuda Arbitrations
• BofA, Mortgage Unit Hit With Flood Coverage Class Suit
• Ex-MoFo IP Partner Pleads Not Guilty In Fraud Case
• Insurer Should Cover $20M Employee Theft, BEI Says
• Kasowitz Benson Adds Another Insurance Partner
• Anthem To Refund $20M To End Rate Hike Probe
• Vozzcom, Insurer Resolve FLSA Coverage Suit
• Insurer Dropped From Fish Dumping Duty Bond Suit
• Remand Battle Stayed In State Farm Rate Suit
• Recouping Defense Costs For Noncovered Claims
• Progressive Sues HTI Over Car Monitoring Patents
• Class Cert. Sought In Farmers Insurance Repricing Suit
• Lentek Execs Seek D&O Coverage For Trustee Claims
• Wells Fargo Sues Insurer Over $8M Loan Default
• 9th Circ. Declines To Rehear Insurers' Antitrust Appeal
• Ark. Intervenes In Wyeth Protonix Qui Tam Suits
• Farmers Ducks Some Liability In Car Value Loss Suit
• MetLife Whistleblower Wins $2.5M In FINRA Suit
• Insurer Settles $87M Suit Over Hospital's Demise
• Drywall Co., Insurer Resolve Asbestos Coverage Spat
• 11th Circ. Cuts QBE Insurance Payout In Hurricane Suit
• 9th Circ. Limits Electronic Search In MLB Steroid Case
• Flooded Mall Hits Insurers With $150M Coverage Suit
• Unum Wins Dismissal Of Disability Claims Suit
• US Moves To Compel Zurich To Testify In Presidio Case
• Citizens Strikes Deal On Race-Based Pricing Claims
• Insurance Spat Over Bad Wendy's Lettuce Resolved
• XL Specialty Settles Jackpine Lumber Export Fee Suit
• Judge Hints He'll OK States' Challenge To Health Reform
• United Still On Hook For SC City's Fight With NAACP
• Fla. Cancer Center Settles False Claims Suit
• Medmarc Moves To Nix Policy For Disbarred Attorney
• Insurers Say Chemtura Plan Is Unfair To Them
• Protective Life Snatches Up Torchmark Unit For $316M
• Fidelity Sued Over Hurricane Ike Coverage
• Mayer Brown Advises Ace In $1.1B Rain & Hail Deal
• NAB Nixes Deal To Acquire AXA APH
• Travelers To Appeal Duty To Defend In Wedding War
• When Cloud Computing Meets E-Discovery Obligations
• Most Admired Attys: Dickstein Shapiro's Kirk Pasich
• Wells Fargo, Old Republic End Loan Coverage Spat
• Insurers On Hook For Defense Of Writers' Age Bias Suit
• Doctors Hit Calif. Blue Shield Hit With Class Action
• Countrywide, AIG Insurer End Subprime Policy Spat
• Siemens First, QBE Trial-Bound In $10.2M Policy Tiff
• Safeway Insurance Adjuster Launches OT Action
• 'Death Spiral' Class Action Against Prudential Survives
• Insurers Seek Contribution In Fortney Coverage Spat
• Financial Reform 101: For Small Cos.
• Judge Nixes Ohio Funds' Claims Against Gen Re
• Most Admired Attys: Kasowitz Benson's Randy Paar
• Porn Website Demands Insurer Cover IP Spat
• Titan Demands $226K In Military Contract Spat
• How Far Does Insurers' Duty To Defend Go?
• Washington National Takes Hit In Coverage Class Action
• Most Admired Attys: Jenner & Block's Jerry Oshinsky
• Australia Rejects Remedies In $12B AXA-NAB Deal
• PMI Settles Shareholder Suit For $31M
• 8th Circ. Upholds Pollution Exclusion For Scottsdale
• UnitedHealth Rejects Liability For Projected $9.9B Fine
• Anderson Kill Lures Insurance Atty To New Office
• Refco Insurer Drops D&O Spat After Settlement OK'd
• Most Admired Attys: Jenner & Block's Lorie Masters
• Travelers Off Hook In JTC Roller Coverage Suit
• Distinguishing Present From Future Under Safe Harbor
• 10th Circ. Backs Insurer's Partial Win In Coverage Row
• Quality Control When Using ESI Search Terms
• 3 Of 4 Claims Cut In $39M Felman Insurance Spat
• Clearwater Can't Kill Seaton, Stonewall Coverage Spat
• Most Admired Attys: Dickstein's John Heintz
• Subcontractor Sues Honeywell Over Naval Base Work
• 8th Circ. Says National Union Owes Travelers $10M
• TWIA Faces Action Over Hurricane Ike Payouts
• Most Admired Attys: Pillsbury Winthrop's Peter Gillon
• Magistrate Judge OKs Rate-Change Suit Against Liberty
• 9th Circ. Says It Lacks Reach To Hear Appeal Of Remand
• BlackRock To Judge Insurers' Commercial Mortgage Risk
• Most Admired Attys: Wiley Rein's Laura Foggan
• Cigna Faces FLSA Class Action From Case Managers
• Recent Life And Annuity Decisions Across 5 States
• LandCoast Still On Hook For Scaffolding Collapse
• NY Bill Seeks To Require Bedbug Coverage Option
• Columbia Tries To Cap Coverage For Ambient Syringes
• 9th Circ. Leaves Class Alive In Jackson RICO Suit
• Most Admired Attys: Proskauer Rose's Nancy Cohen
• Wheel Maker Loses Appeal Of Liability Coverage Suit
• St. Paul Off Hook For $16M Alstom Power Plant Spat
• Burr & Forman Reps ProAssurance In $233M APA Deal
• Prudential Triumphs Over Agents On FLSA Claims
• Construction Co. Denied Coverage For Kickback Suit
• Case Study: Westport Insurance V. Appleton Papers