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Insurance - October, 2010

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• AIG Settles Insurance Action Over W.Va. Oil Leak
• Insurer Settles Dispute Over Miss. River Oil Spill
• Antitrust Suit Puts Most Favored Nation Users On Notice
• NJ Broadens Insurers' Duty To Defend
• MetLife Sells Off Stake In Annuity Venture For $275M
• Auto Insurer's Fraud Claim Against Atty Revived
• Petters, Insurers Settle Coverage Suit Over $3.7B Fraud
• Shearman Reps Fairfax In $294M First Mercury Deal
• Ex-Marsh Execs Sue For Severance, Bonuses
• Insurance Expert Denison Joins Cummins & White
• ICBC To Pay $180M For Stake In AXA Venture In China
• 10th Circ. Affirms Insurer's Win In Dirt Pollution Fight
• Sewage Board Claims Against Lexington Stay Alive
• The Rules Of The Road For Recovering Atty Fees
• Nexsen Pruet, Insurer Settle Coverage For Fraud Suit
• Berkshire Picks Up Sun Life's Reinsurance Unit
• Jury Puts Insurer On Hook For $9M In Trade Am Suit
• Lloyd's Fights Coverage In Insurance Scam Suit
• State Farm Class Action Over Reimbursements Lives On
• Mayer Brown Reps Ace In $425M New York Life Deal
• Insurer Sues Investment Co. To Avoid FINRA Coverage
• Be Wary Of Relying On Certificates Of Insurance
• Taxi Cos. Want Out Of $4.6M Insurer Arbitration
• Developer Seeks Defects Defense From AIG Unit
• Ex-PWS Director Sentenced In Costa Rica Bribery Probe
• TARP Watchdog Questions Treasury Math On AIG Bailout
• OFCCP Jurisdiction And The Health Care Industry
• Travelers Insurers, Centex Spar Over Defects Defense
• Apollo, CVC To Buy Brit Insurance For $1.4B
• Brooke Trustee Seeks Millions From Fulbright, Others
• Boeing Sues Chartis To Stave Off Suit Over UK Crash
• DOJ Objects To Severing Atty From MBC Case
• Scaffold Co. Not Covered For Fatal Accident: Insurer
• Judge Tweaks Evidence Standard In Lloyd's Case
• Swiss Re, Berkshire Units Tussle Over Home Defects
• AAIC Settles Coverage Suit With Calif. Water District
• Broadening Duty To Defend In Oregon
• Policyholders Seek Contractor Costs From Travelers
• AIG Unit's Win Upheld In Mold Coverage Suit
• Greenberg, Smith Found Liable For 'Sham' AIG Deal
• 9th Circ. Tells Axis To Cover Ex-TransDimension CEO
• Sidley Reps Athene In $628M RBC Unit Purchase
• Federal Can't Shake Suit Over Client's $2M Tab
• St. Paul Tries To Dodge $27M BNC Claim
• Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
• Man Pleads Guilty In $100M Life Settlement Scheme
• Fannie Mae Seeks Coverage For $131M Mortgage Fraud
• Weighing Unilateral Termination Of A Deposition
• Blackstone, Goldman Sued Over 'Junk Insurance' Co.
• SageCrest Unit Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
• ConCarb's Suit Broke Insurance Pact, Judge Rules
• Stanford Case Could Spark New D&O Strategies
• State Farm Wins Bid To Keep Rate Suit In Fed Court
• Calif. Law Applies To Drywall Insurance Spat in Florida
• Class Cert. Granted In SC Cancer Insurance Action
• Huron, Empire Urge Toss Of St. Vincent FCA Claims
• Hartford Seeks To Avoid Covering Lighting Co. IP Suit
• National Union Sues Tesoro Over Jet Fuel Coverage
• QBE Faces Fresh Salvo Over Hurricane Wilma Coverage
• Ex-Zurich Exec Wins Dismissal In Noncompete Spat
• A Securities Litigator's Guide To D&O Insurance, Part II
• Manulife Investors Fight To Keep Class Action Alive
• Lloyd's Can't Shake Hurricane Coverage Action
• Puerto Rican Insurer's Restraining Order Denied
• Amtrak, Insurers Settle Crane Accident Coverage Suit
• Horizon To Pay $22M To End NJ Ambulatory Care Suits
• JPMorgan Battles Insurers Over Ala. Kickback Suits
• Insurer's Claims Survive In 'Idol' Producer IP Spat
• Homeowners Blast WL Homes Trustee's Arbitration Bid
• 4 Things To Consider When Deciding To Self-Report
• Insurers Lose Appeal To Contest Harsh Texas Report
• AIG Seeks To Avoid Coverage In MGA Bratz IP Spat
• R&Q Still Has To Pay $1.7M After Court Ruling
• Ruling On Health Care Reform Constitutionality Looms
• PCA, Insurers Win New Trial In $5M Liability Verdict
• Office Depot Denied Coverage For SEC Costs
• DOJ Slaps Blue Cross Michigan With Antitrust Suit
• Running For Cover, Not For Coverage
• Ambac Dismissed From New Orleans Bond Suit
• LA Atty Blasts Wellpoint Over 'False' Press Releases
• Ex-MoFo Partner, Prudential Ordered To Settlement Table
• Understanding CMS Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol
• Allstate Asks To Toss Qui Tam Suit Over Katrina Claims
• Herbert Smith Reps Resolution In $164M Bupa Buy
• Insurer, School District Settle Over Webcam Spying Suit
• Judge Advances States' Fight Against Health Care Law
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Grabs Chartis GC For NY Office
• US Holocaust Insurance Ban Doubted In DOJ Memos
• Zurich, Munich Re Units End Fight Over $8.5M In Claims
• UK Banks Banned From Some Credit Insurance Sales
• Wildman Team To Jump To Barnes & Thornburg
• Chinese Drywall Maker Agrees To Pilot Repair Plan
• HHS Warns Insurers On Child-Only Policies
• 1st Circ. Overturns Toss Of Genzyme D&O Coverage Suit
• Lloyd's Off Hook For Stanford's Legal Costs
• Fidelity Ends Class Action Over Reimbursement Rates
• Poultry Farmer Smacks Lloyd's With Class Action
• SC Court Defines Surface Water Under Insurance Policy
• A Securities Litigator's Guide To D&O Insurance, Part I
• Wells Fargo Ends Fight With MBIA Over Loan Suit Costs
• Class Cert. Denied In Suit Over Safeco Auto Coverage
• 3rd Circ. Puts Out Coverage Claim In Tobacco Ad Spat
• T-Mobile Wants Phone Insurance Class Action Stayed
• 3rd Quarter Sees Slight Uptick In Insurance Litigation
• Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against OneBeacon
• Stewart Settles Title Insurance Overcharge Action
• FDIC Seeks To Recover $1B From Execs Of Failed Banks
• AIG Fights Class Cert. In $1B Workers' Comp Action
• Suit Over Conseco Price Hikes Mostly Survives Ruling
• Life Insurers Face 3rd Complaint In Tax Shelter Case
• Leslie Gets Reorganization OK From Asbestos Claimants
• Andersen's 9/11 Insurance Claim Rejected By NJ Court
• State Farm Blames 3M, Samsung Products For Leak
• 2nd Circ. Blocks Arrowood From Recovering $6.7M
• A Special Rule For Corporate Exec Depositions
• Sidley Goes After Asarco For $1.7M In Legal Fees
• Nationwide Dodges Coverage For Diuron Pollution Suit
• Federal Insurance Loses Stay Bid In A&F Coverage Suit
• TIG Aims To Shield Reinsurance Docs From Regence
• New DataTern IP Suit Targets Aflac, Lilly, Others
• QOC Ch. 11 An Excuse To Delay Debt, Wells Fargo Says
• Case Study: Village Northridge V. State Farm
• 8th Circ. Denies Rehearing In ReliaStar Annuity Spat
• Class Action Over Jackson National Annuities Tossed
• Zurich Unit To Pay $545M To Settle Fee Class Action
• Geico Hit With Consumer Action Over UIM Coverage
• Judge To Rethink Dismissal In Katrina Fraud Case
• Port Authority Wins Stay Of WTC Coverage Arbitration
• Lexington, Westchester Fend Off $6M Coverage Suit
• Doe Run Sues Insurer Over Lead Class Action Costs
• Edwards Angell Taps Head For Insurance Dispute Group
• Ambac Drops $6B Claim Against Lehman Brothers
• Q&A With Crowe & Dunlevy's Brooke Murphy
• Investor Wins $6M Against Title Insurer In Fraud Suit
• Interstate Bakeries' Insurers Dodge $56M Payout
• Puerto Rican Insurer Hits Doctors With Antitrust Suit
• WellCare Whistleblower Wants AG Out Of $137M Deal
• Insurer Triumphs In Employees' ERISA Benefits Action
• National Union Must Defend Antitrust Suit, Grocer Says
• Ex-Swiss Re Exec Keeps Age Bias Suit Alive
• Getting Fire And Explosion Probes Right With NFPA 921
• Allstate Tries To Tag Toyota With $3M In Crash Claims
• Swiss Re Wins Dismissal Of Credit Default Swaps Suit
• Great-West, London Life Ordered To Repay $445M
• Insurers' Cert Bid Denied In Pioneer Arbitration Spat
• Class Cert. Awarded In Suits Over Insurance Overbilling
• Welch's Insurers Off Hook For False Ad Suits
• Condo's Hurricane Damage Coverage Suit Trimmed
• High Court Waves Off Insurance Preemption Suit
• Twin City Off Hook For Defense Of Limo Parts Co.
• MGIC Denied Insurance To Moms On Leave: Suit
• Wells Fargo Debt Pushes QOC Into Ch. 11
• Bid To Make National Union Defend Benzene Suit Nixed
• Transit Rulings Nixed In Wake Of High Court Decision
• AIG Wins Bid To Nix Action Over Madoff Coverage
• Valve Claim Fails In Building Owner's Coverage Suit
• Insurers Ordered To Pay Ash Grove Superfund Costs
• KLLM Ends Spat With Marsh Over Insurance Rate Hike
• Judge Trims API Abestos Coverage Suit Against Zurich
• Legal Hold May Keep You Out Of Jail Over E-Discovery