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Insurance - April, 2011

176 articles

• 10th Circ. Sides With Vigilant In Novell Coverage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Sends Deductible Question To Conn. Court
• Alstom Seeks Coverage For Damaged NIH Turbine
• Liberty Mutual Lambastes $450M AIG Insurance Pool Deal
• Insurers Try To Ground Plane Damage Coverage Suit
• Del. High Court Nixes Insurer's Win In ConAgra Fight
• With Death Benefits, Don't Count On Divorce Decrees
• Expertly Navigating Federal Expert Disclosure Rules
• Developer Wants $80M For Allegedly Wrongful Warrant
• Florida Senate Seeks To Give Insurers More Leeway
• Preferred Bank Sues Insurer Over $11M Fraud Coverage
• Judge Affirms Constitutionality Of RI Insurance Law
• Civil Liberties Groups Back Banks In MBIA Appeal
• DuPont Did Not Spoliate By Deleting Emails: Judge
• NAIC Wins Suit Over Medicare Supplement Criticisms
• AIG Sues ICP Over $350M In CDO Insurance Losses
• Tudor Seeks To Avoid Coverage For $96M Defamation Suit
• Davis Polk Reps Aetna In $600M Prodigy Health Buy
• Using Injunctions In 'Bet-The-Company' Litigation
• Insurers Sue BofA, Countrywide Over $619M MBS Sale
• Judge Floats 2-Jury Idea For MBIA, Countrywide Trial
• Insurers Drop 2nd Circ. Appeal Of Milberg Coverage Suit
• Excess Insurance Suit Nixed In Tainted Supplement MDL
• NY Life Loses Bid To Deny Class Cert. In Wage Action
• Insurer Breached SunTrust Loan Coverage Pact: Judge
• Mo. Lt. Gov. Loses Health Care Reform Suit
• AIG Fights To Avoid Hexion Ship Explosion Coverage
• Dewey Hit With 10% Fee Holdback In Ambac Ch. 11
• Arbitration Contracts Can Ban Class Actions: High Court
• Will D&O Insurance Cover Internal Investigations?
• Grocer, Title Insurer End Fight Over Property Suit
• UnitedHealth, Workers Should Arbitrate OT Row: Judge
• Antitrust Law Can't Apply To NM Insurance Rates: 10th Circ.
• Drywall Supplier, Insurers Reach $8M MDL Settlement
• Insurance Broker Wins Bid To Kill Plane Engine Fight
• Liberty Fails To Nix Claims In Retiree Class Action
• Skadden Reps Scor In $913M Transamerica Buy
• Spotlight On The Pension Predicament
• AIG Resolves OT Class Action For $1.7M
• Judge Clarifies Order In Factory Cleanup Coverage Row
• MetLife Subpoenaed In Calif. Benefits Probe
• Arbitrator Named To Oversee Asbestos Coverage Row
• Travelers Scores Partial Win In $47M Dorm Fight
• Conseco To Pay $3M To End Annuity Fraud Suit
• Supreme Court Rejects Fast-Track Health Care Appeal
• Kirkland & Ellis Reps Solera In $520M Explore Info Buy
• Cashing In On DOD's Legacy Of Contamination
• US, Insurer Object To Petroleum Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan
• Policyholders Seek Class Cert. In State Farm Suit
• Insurer, Gibson Spar Over Venue For $7M Flood Claim
• Calif. Nets $17M For Seniors In National Western Case
• John Hancock Settles Claims Over Unpaid Benefits
• Insurers Can't Intervene In Stanford Suit: Judge
• Upholding The UETA In Barwick V. Geico
• Reed Smith Adds Howrey Insurance Attys In LA
• Fund Wants J&J To Pay Up For Faulty Hip Implants
• Judge Refuses To Resurrect AIG Unit Drywall Suit
• Calif. Calls On Blue Shield To Explain 38% Rate Hike
• Asurion Settles Call Center Wage Action
• Simpson Thacher Reps CNA In $475M Surety Buy
• Fla. Wins $76M From Owners Of Defunct Insurer
• Escaping The Shadow Of Mighty Midgets
• Aetna Loses Bid To Re-Enter Pfizer Off-Label MDL
• The Hanover Snaps Up Chaucer In $510M Deal
• JPMorgan's Missteps Cost Portfolio $1B, Ambac Says
• Lloyd's, QBE, Others Sue Over $55M BDO Seidman Verdict
• The Scope Of Protective Orders For Medical Records
• AIG Pays Berkshire Unit $1.7B To Take Asbestos Risk
• NY Court Affirms Stay In AIG Consulting Pact Suit
• Texas Court Snatches $6.7M Verdict From Homebuilder
• 2011 Securities Suits On Track To Set Record: Report
• Marketing Reps Hit Amerigroup With OT Class Action
• DOD To Exempt More Contractors From Insuring Assets
• MBT Poaches 7 From Sedgwick, Long & Levit, Barber
• Mich. Hospitals Try To Nix Price-Fixing Action
• Protecting Business In The Face Of Unrest
• Allstate Fights To Return $1B MBS Row To State Court
• AIG To Sell Rail Services Unit For $600M
• Auto-Owners Asks Judge To Deflect Drywall Suits
• Hunton & Williams Snags Two Former Howrey Attys
• Workers Can Claim Disability While On Job: 2nd Circ.
• Federal-Mogul Asbestos Trust Settles With Zurich
• Ace Seeks To Avoid Coverage In Quanta Wildfire Suit
• Waiver Of Appraisal — More Than A Matter Of Time
• Welcome To The New Law360
• Butter-Flavoring Co. Tastes Victory In Coverage Row
• Car Parts Maker Seeks Sentry Coverage Of Recall Suit
• Mo. Law Governs Policies In Asbestos Claims: NY Judge
• Assured, BofA Strike $1.6B Deal Over MBS Claims
• Claims Adjusters Hit Allstate With OT Class Action
• ERISA Suit Over Prudential Coverage Denials Tossed
• Judge Trims First American Title Rate Class Action
• Satisfying The Amount In Controversy Requirement
• Making Good Lawyers Into Great Partners
• Insurer Dodges Suit Over BB&T Defense Coverage
• Cozen Plucks Another Beirne Maynard Insurance Atty
• NH Can Deduct Premium From Pensions, Court Rules
• BEI, Insurer Settle $20M Gold Theft Coverage Suit
• 4th Circ. Sides With US Over Peanut Crop Loss Payouts
• Flood Exclusion In The Wake Of Japan's Tsunami
• House Votes To Strip $18B Health Care Law Fund
• Creditors Slam Financing Plan In New Stream's Ch. 11
• Insurer Seeks High Court Word On Arbitration Fight
• Calif. Wades Into Sutter Health Insurance Fraud Suit
• Aegis Slaps Other Insurers With Enviro Coverage Suit
• Insurers Carp Over $7M Fish Poisoning Suit
• Inside Representation And Warranty Insurance
• Mind The Gap In Rule 26(b)(3)
• Insurers Sue Agency Over Alleged Annuity Scheme
• Allstate Broke Contract, Stole Clients: Ex-Agent
• Hospitals Urge Court To Revive UnitedHealth Fraud Suit
• Democrat AGs Defend Health Care Law In 11th Circ.
• State Farm Owes $350M In Refunds, Texas Judge Says
• Tenn. Senate OKs Insurer Treble Damages Exemption
• Practice Advice For Privacy Breaches
• Gulf Island's Crane Rental Coverage Limited To $450K
• Manpower Expert Testimony Denied In Coverage Case
• Wells Fargo, QBE Face Suit Over Preset Policies
• JPMorgan, First American Settle $4.5M WaMu Title Row
• Mo. AG Backs Health Care Law Challenge In 11th Circ.
• Another Insurer Settles In Newmont Superfund Fight
• Former US Rep. Stupak Joins Venable Policy Group
• Assured Wants Arbitration In Ambac Reinsurance Fight
• JPMorgan, Others Sued Over Insurer's $650M MBS Buy
• Subcontractors Denied Cert. In $13M UnitedHealth Suit
• Insurers Drop Suit Over Hotel Sinkhole Damage
• Cessna Off Hook In NASCAR's $86M Plane Crash Suit
• AIG Unit Can't Dodge Adviser Contract Suit: Judge
• Cooper Tire, Insurer Settle Defense Coverage Suit
• Judge Narrows Ambac's $46M Credit Suisse MBS Suit
• Broad CGL Ruling May Leave Texas Contractors In Lurch
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $1.2B WTC Insurance Settlement
• Judge Says He'd Nix Car Value Loss Suit, With Terms
• No Sympathy For Off-Label Scripts Suits
• Insurers Say Credit Suisse Lied About MBS Risks
• Bencor Loses Appeal Of $5M In Claims In Marketing Row
• 2 Broker Execs Slammed Over $2M In Missing Premiums
• Insurer's Appeal Over $27M Accident Payout Backfires
• Fidelity Settles Coverage Suit Over Real Estate Row
• Covering Income Lost Because Of Japan's Quake
• Flood Insurance Revamp Clears 1st House Hurdle
• NY Fed Sells $1.3B In AIG Mortgage-Backed Securities
• NY High Court Reverses Midland Choice-Of-Law Dispute
• Warhol Group Sues Insurer For $6.6M In Legal Costs
• Turner Settles With Asbestos Defense Insurers
• Chartis Loses Bid To Arbitrate $40M Cleanup Suit
• JPMorgan Can't Ask Insurers For $214M, Atty Argues
• Va. Fines Alleged Investment Predators $37M
• House Panel Advances Bills To Defund Health Care Law
• Schwartz V. Poizner: Potential Game Changer
• Sydow Drops Defense Of Stanford In SEC Suit
• Health Net Could Pay $180M Over Failed HMOs
• Liberty Moves To Invalidate Progressive Patents
• Lumber Co. Seeks $2.6M From Insurer Over Fire
• Florida Senate Panel OKs Property Insurance Bill
• Liberty Sanctions Over Asbestos Coverage Deal Upheld
• Ex-K&L Gates Partners Launch New Firm In Seattle
• First American Fails To Nix Class In Title Rate Suit
• Waiting For An Adult Conversation On Health Care
• 7 Ways To Avoid Privacy And Data Security Trouble
• Travelers Freed From Defending Centex In Defect Suits
• Allianz Wants Wausau Sanctioned For 'Frivolous' Suit
• Congress Can Mandate Health Insurance, US Says
• Builder Sues Insurer Over Seattle Subway Debris
• WellPoint, Ex-Workers Settle Age Bias Suits For $2.6M
• Tyco Wants $33M In Chartis Coverage For Alarm Suit
• Eye On Japanese Dependent Property Claims
• Manatt Snags Insurance Vet From Dickstein Shapiro
• Opposing Investors Win Standing In New Stream Ch. 11
• Empire Wants Off Hook For Share Of $20M Verdict
• Class Cert. Granted In Fidelity Title Insurance Suit
• Insurer's Bid To Avoid Kids-For-Cash Coverage Revived
• Navigating The Medicare Secondary Payer Minefield
• Ace Wants Help From Mets To Cover Injury Suits
• Combating Junior Lawyer Fallout — Part II
• Hartford Can't Dodge $10M Student Loan Bond Suit