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Insurance - July, 2011

179 articles

• Mortgage Co. Seeks Defense in Lehman Contract Suit
• Ace Wants Dismissal Of UK Stroller Co. Coverage Suit
• Developer Seeks Coverage For Megachurch Suit
• 10th Circ. Nixes $5M Award In Fire Coverage Row
• PTSD Vets, Military Strike Deal For More Benefits
• Q&A With Pillsbury's Maria Galeno
• Pfizer Denied New Trial In $200M Neurontin MDL
• Texas Watchdog Sues Life Partners Over Subpoenas
• Lockheed On Hook For $2M Atty Fees In Coverage Suit
• Camico Fights Coverage For $40M Class Action Fraud
• United Hit With $16M Suit Over Vietnam Airlines Fire
• Poor Contractor Insurance Oversight Costs US $10M: Audit
• Edwards Angell Reps Allied In $175M Sale To Saga
• IP Insurance — What In-House Counsel Needs To Know
• BP Claims Adjusters Denied Class In Wage Action
• Insurers Fight Coverage For Drummond Pollution Claims
• Barge Co. Owed Coverage In Injury Suit: 5th Circ.
• The Proper Care And Feeding Of Experts
• SAG Sues Over 'Leave It To Beaver' Actor Coverage
• AIG Owes Coverage For Maine Builder Mishap: 1st Circ.
• Lexicon, Insurers Settle Revived Suit Over Silo Damage
• Transatlantic Fights Validus' $3.2B Hostile Offer
• WexTrust Receiver Sues Insurers For Malpractice Funds
• Building Your Own Business Development Plan
• American National's Trade Secrets Row Heads To Trial
• Health Care Reform Opponents Appeal To Supreme Court
• Hartford Off Hook For Coverage In Bill System IP Fight
• DairyAmerica Settles With Insurers Over Katrina Losses
• 10th Circ. Cuts $23M Coverage Award Over Bad Cheese
• Q&A With Orrick's Chris Vejnoska
• ERX Incentive Program Changes — Too Little, Too Late?
• A Common-Sense Approach To D&O Policy Exclusions
• Coverage Remains At Issue In Factory Cleanup Suit
• Banner Must Disclose Assets To Fla. Drywall Class: Judge
• Locke Lord Lures Stroock Insurance, Securities Team
• Perkins Coie Adds 2 Insurance Attorneys In Washington
• Ace Says New York Life Fight Should Be Arbitrated
• Chartis Sued For Coverage Of Junk Fax Action
• $450M Deal In AIG Workers' Comp Suit Wins Initial OK
• Esurance Suit Over Motorist Coverage Back In State Court
• Carroll Burdick Scores 4 For San Francisco Office
• Deutsche Bank Unit's Suit Over $352M In MBS Gets OK
• UK's Beachcroft, Davies Arnold Cooper To Merge
• NJ County Can't Nix Coverage Fight In $31M Crash Suit
• Tackling The Unclaimed Property Debate
• Auto-Owners Wants Off Hook For Trade Secrets Row
• Validus Takes $3.2B Transatlantic Bid To Shareholders
• Hartford Balks At Coverage In Lead-Tainted Juice MDL
• Sullivan Reps ING In €3B Sale Of Latin American Units
• A&O Workers Get Prison As Co-Founder Seeks Leniency
• No Sanctions In American's Noncompete Row: Judge
• Centerline Can't Nix Insurer's Drywall Coverage Suit
• Ace Settles With Mets Ballpark Over Injury Suit Coverage
• Great American Hits Pacific With Flood Coverage Suit
• Policy Seller Evades Contempt Ruling In Pruco Suit
• The New Wave Of Insurance For Construction Defects?
• 5th Circ. Trims $2.8M Award In Post-Katrina Insurance Suit
• BofA Customers Sue Over Unauthorized Insurance Fees
• NY Fed Prez Got Waiver For AIG, GE Holdings: Report
• UK Agency Fines Willis $11M Over Anti-Bribe Controls
• A New Negligence Standard For Compensation Clawback
• MetLife Puts $15.6B Bank Business On Auction Block
• AIG Unit, Hexion Shift Explosion Coverage Claims To Ohio
• Zurich Sues Sony Over PlayStation Hacking Coverage
• 9th Circ. Kills Brookstreet Investor's Coverage Bid
• Spillane Weingarten Lures Latham Securities Pro In LA
• National Union Can't Sue Helicopter Cos. Over Crash: Judge
• US Bank Hits First American With Loan Insurance Suit
• Enron Creditors' Deal With Lay Widow Gets OK
• 5th Circ. Lets Federal Off Hook In La. Explosion Deal
• Q&A With Mitchell Silberberg's Lauren Wachtler
• Withdrawal Of Landmark Ruling On Metadata Production
• Allstate, Wallace Saunders Settle Malpractice Suit
• Insurer Must Face Timber Co.'s Suit Over Wildfire
• Ex-LandAmerica Execs Fight Tolling Agreement
• Insurer Wants Drywall Defense Costs From Knauf
• Ambac Wins OK For $33M Payout In Securities Actions
• NY Judge Refuses To Toss Freeport McMoRan Suit
• 21 States Back Challenge Of Health Care Law In 8th Circ.
• Improving The MSP Recovery Process
• Aon Buys Researcher Ward Financial From Ohio Farmers
• First Horizon Seeks $25M Coverage For Sentinel Suits
• Mich. Insurer Off Hook In La. Chinese Drywall MDL
• Insurers Beat 4 Years Of HB Fuller Asbestos Coverage
• Insurer Told To Pay $50M Over Botched Ethanol Co. Zoning
• Same-Sex Couples Win Class In CalPERS Insurance Fight
• Davis Polk Advises Aetna On $202M PayFlex Buy
• Managing Supply-Chain Risks Post Goodyear, McIntyre
• ACA Must Pay For Defaulted Muni Bonds: Suit
• F&M Says Federal Owes $7M Coverage For Loan Scam
• Aviva Europe Adds New GC, Pan-European Legal Panel
• Arch Employees Lose Bonus Claims In Hartford Raid Suit
• Bills Target OTC Drug Restriction On Health Accounts
• US Fire Loses Bid To Kill 1031 Receiver's Fraud Claim
• Liberty Mutual Wants Off Hook For $13M Much Shelist Deal
• Insurer Must Cover Developer In Drywall Suit: Judge
• Case Study: Trenwick American Reinsurance V. IRC
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Arch's $4M Suit Against Auditor
• Calif. Court Denies Class In Farmers Life Policies Suit
• 6th Circ. Undoes Travelers Win In Subcontractor Fight
• Ambac Suit Over $1B JPMorgan Losses Revived In NY
• Using Financial Information In Settlement Negotiations
• Calif. Goes After Blue Shield To Cover Autism Therapy
• StarMedia Execs Sue For $2.5M In D&O Coverage
• Anheuser Sues Insurer For $8M Club Fire Settlement
• NJ Seeks To Block $15M Coverage Payment To Lehman
• Damages May Stymie First American Class Cert.: Judge
• ING, Plaintiffs Talk Settlement In Annuity Contract Suit
• Capmark Ducks $2M Claim Over Mortgage Servicing
• Insurer Accuses Pitt Hospital Of Dirty Ad Campaign
• Ex-Lawmaker Asks 9th Circ. To Revive PPACA Challenge
• State Farm Denied Quick Win In $47M Dorm Defect Row
• Pepper Hamilton, Insurer Settle Coverage Row
• Fidelity To Sell Flood Insurance Biz For $210M
• Insurer Fights Coverage For Crystal Factory Explosion
• The Scope Of Questioning For A 30(b)(6) Deposition
• Supporting Fire Scene Spoliation Motions With NFPA 921
• House Votes To Overhaul FEMA Flood Insurance Program
• Q&A With SNR Denton's Jeffrey Lennard
• Fertility Insurer Accuses Rival Of Infringing Policies
• Ore. High Court Won't Free Farmers From $9M Judgment
• Drinker Biddle Nabs NY Commercial Litigation Partner
• State Farm Policyholders Seek High Court Say On Class
• Travelers Off Hook In $10M Cosmetics Coverage Suit
• Zurich Balks At Lifting Stay In WL Homes Ch. 7
• Translating India's New IT Law
• Plaintiff Wants Class Cert. In Shoddy Warranties Suit
• Fidelity Shells Out $4.5M To Settle HUD Kickback Claims
• HHS Health Exchange Guidelines Provide Flexibility
• Winstead Lures 11 Texas Attys From Beirne Maynard
• Q&A With Haynes & Boone's Brian Antweil
• Radian Settles With Deutsche Bank Over MBS Policy
• AGM Claims Cut In $82M Flagstar MBS Coverage Fight
• Zurich, Latex End $37M Pipleline Suit Defense Fight
• Case Study: First American V. Edwards
• Challenging Insurer Misconduct Allegations
• House Paves Path For Energy, Flood Insurance Measures
• Enron Deal Tabled As Insurer Objects To Lay Payout
• 6th Circ. Nixes Federal-Mogul Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Continental Off Hook In Trade Secrets Suit: 5th Circ.
• Ex-Sedgwick Adjuster Can't Beat Trade Secrets Suit
• Parts Losses Not Covered Under Airline's Policy: Judge
• Constitutionality Of Personal Health Insurance Mandate
• Ex-Gerova Unit Chief Wants Out Of Stillwater Action
• New York Life Can't Take Buyout Row To Arbitration: Suit
• Wells Fargo Claim Survives In $10M Policy Sale Suit
• Judge Sticks By $11M Judgment Against Two Insurers
• Q&A With Locke Lord's Jeri Looney
• LeClairRyan Absorbs NYC Firm With European Clientele
• Insurers Can't Shake Construction Defect Coverage Row
• Wis. Insurance Regulator Targets Ambac's Ch. 11 Plan
• AIG Unit, Investment Adviser End Asset Sale Fight
• The Scope Of Property Insurance Appraisals In Calif.
• Allstate Targets Morgan Stanley Over MBS
• Q&A With Locke Lord's Kevin Walsh
• Judge Won't Hear Travelers' $16M Coverage Suit
• Insurers Settle Lazare Diamond Coverage Row For $32M
• Liberty Mutual Gets $16M Hurricane Coverage Suit Nixed
• Live Nation Sues Lloyd's Over Canadian Class Defense
• Consequences Of A Separate Subrogated Carrier Suit
• Legal Malpractice Suits On The Rise, Survey Says
• FDIC Paves Way To Reclaim Pay From Failed Banks' Execs
• Life Partners Investors Consolidate Suits Over Data
• MGIC Denied Loans To Moms On Leave, DOJ Says
• Insurer Ducks Coverage In Grisly Funeral Home Row
• Hartford Analyst's Stock Tips Fine Sticks
• Hartford Off Hook For Nonprofit's $6.7M Madoff Losses
• BDO Seidman Insurers' Suit Over $95M Payment Nixed
• NY Requires Life Insurers To Check Death Database
• Ensuring Insurer Standing In Insured Ch. 11 Cases
• MBIA's D&O Policies Cover Probe Costs: 2nd Circ.
• State Farm Slapped With $14.5M Defamation Verdict
• 4th Circ. OKs New Trial For Alleged Masonic Fraudsters
• Embracing Social Media In The Corporate World
• Navigating The Intersection Of Bankruptcy And Insurance
• 5th Circ. Seeks Texas Opinion In Organ-Selling Row
• NY Fed Halts Sales Of AIG Mortgage-Backed Securities
• Starr Fights Coverage Of SGS Chemical Spill Cleanup
• Q&A With Nelsen Thompson's Jaymeson Pegue