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Insurance - October, 2011

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• Hospital Operator Drops Insurer From Antitrust Suit
• Mont. Intervenes In $565M Farmers Settlement
• Fed Didn't Document Authority For AIG Bailout: GAO
• Insurer Fights Covering FDIC In $71M Silverton Suit
• Insured Can't Appeal Cancer Coverage Ruling: Judge
• Mayer Brown Reps MetLife In $725M NYC Office Financing
• La. Loses Latest Forum Fight In Katrina Insurance Battle
• US Presses China On WTO Banking, Insurance Promises
• Trends In Long-Term Care Insurance
• Town Shares Liability For 2005 Dam Break: NY Court
• Liberty Mutual Investigator Sues For Overtime Pay
• Ambac, Other Private Cos. Slam Harrisburg Ch. 9 Bid
• Liberty Mutual, Others Settle Over Trump Hotel Collapse
• Coventry Nears Copay Case Deal On Eve Of Trial
• HealthSpring Investor Tries To Halt Cigna Purchase
• Avoiding Client Reference Fatigue During Awards Season
• Willis Group Beats Stanford Investors' Fraud Suit
• Bristol-Myers Can't Shake Suit Over Kickbacks Scheme
• Disability Pay Must Depend On Time Of Award: 11th Circ.
• House Passes Bill To Scale Down Medicaid Rolls
• First American Can't Cut Losses In $4.5M WaMu Title Row
• NY Judge Keeps Sony's Calif. Hacking Coverage Suit Alive
• RioCan, KingSett Buy Toronto Property For $219M
• Developer Survives Axis Bombing Range Suit For Now
• Why Are Rating Agencies Still Getting A Free Pass?
• Insurer Fights Lyondell D&O Coverage In Buyout Suit
• Insurers, Others Fight Rothstein Ch. 11 Consolidation
• Insurer Sued Over Coverage For Defective Pipe Suits
• Insurers Ask High Court To Hear Health Fight Quickly
• Brooke Clawback Suit Remains In Bankruptcy Court
• Shareholder Class Action Over Imperial IPO Goes Federal
• Travelers Denied Quick Win Over Benzene Exposure Cases
• Ambac, IRS In Talks To Resolve $807M Tax Claims
• Case Study: Texas Mutual Insurance V. Ruttiger
• Goldman Says It Didn't Hide Paulson Position On Abacus
• FIO Won't Be A Regulator, Chief Tells Lawmakers
• US Bank Exec May Be Liable For Alleged MBS Fraud: Judge
• Insurer Fights Coverage For $34M Law Firm Fraud Claims
• FDIC Adds $47M In Real Estate Loans To Nov. Auctions
• Amerigroup Snaps Up Health Plus For $85M
• Liberty Mutual Can't Kill $19M Plane Damage Dispute
• Dunn, Insurers Reach Deal In $44M Construction Row
• Case Study: Trailer Bridge V. Ill. Nat'l Insurance
• Allstate's Federal Claims Nixed In Countrywide MBS Suit
• Welch Can't Squeeze Insurer Over Ad Suits: 1st Circ.
• Resort Group's Ch. 11 Deal With MetLife Stirs Dissent
• MBIA, Third Avenue Trust Agree To End Fraud Suit
• FTC Warns NY Against Joint Health Care Negotiation Plans
• HIPAA — Paper Law No More
• 9th Circ. Backs Insurer's Win In Ventana IP Defense Row
• Wells Fargo Escapes $16M Suit Over Real Estate Scheme
• Zurich Accuses Title Insurer Of Hiding Probe Into VP
• Cigna Buys HealthSpring For $3.8B With Davis Polk Help
• Allstate, Insurers Settle Arkema Asbestos Coverage Suit
• MillerCoors, Nestle, Insurers Sued Over Navy Tech IP
• Allstate Can Sue Over $35M Arena Bonds: Judge
• Watt Tieder Gave Bad Advice Over DOD Contract: $52M Suit
• Countrywide's Mozilo Says MBS Claims Came Too Late
• Farmers Entreats High Court To Nix $9M Fraud Verdict
• Madoff Victim Takes $1M Coverage Row To Supreme Court
• AIG Can't Move $10B BofA Suit To State Court: Judge
• Pros And Cons Of A CMS-FDA Parallel Review Program
• Vonage Wants Hartford Fire To Cover $1M Hacking Bills
• Ill. Court Upholds Pekin Win In Pharmasyn Coverage Row
• Homeowners Hit Madison-Kipp With Contamination Claims
• Ex-Brooke CEO Suit Stays In Bankruptcy Court For Now
• Rockland May Have Acted Late In Coverage Fight: 2nd Circ.
• 8th Circ. Probes Plaintiffs' Standing In Health Law Suit
• Law Firm Settles Claims Over Faulty Defense
• CNinsure Hit With Shareholder Class Action
• Case Study: Delalla V. Hanover Insurance
• Mass Mutual Took Kickbacks In Pay-To-Play Scheme: Suit
• Farmers Insurance Exchange Settles OT Claims
• Education Co. Wants $11M From Chartis Unit In Quake Suit
• Insurer's Ex-CEO Gets 5 Years For Forgery Fraud
• Insurer RSUI Asks Court To Limit Tornado Damage Payout
• 9th Circ. Kills Some Mont. Insurance Claims Under HIPAA
• Enforcing Limitation Of Action Clauses In Ohio
• Strip Club Chain Seeks Coverage Of Text Spam Suits
• Auto Insurer, Pa. End Dispute Over 'Sham' Stock Gifts
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Coverage For AFA Investor Claims
• Swiss Re, BNY Mellon Beat Dutch Insurer's $86M CDO Suit
• Geico Can't Block Collective Cert. In OT Suit
• BofA Wants Quinn Emanuel Ousted From AIG's $10B Suit
• NRRA — Not A Surplus Lines Panacea
• Insurer Sues Credit Suisse Units Over $1.8B In RMBS
• Insurer Told To Pay $26M In Software Trade Secrets Row
• AIG, BofA, Others Seek Exit From $137B Bailout Suit
• Cleary Helps JC Flowers Nab KBC Insurance Unit For €244M
• 10th Circ. Rules For Dish In Patent Suit Coverage Row
• Bausch & Lomb, Insurer Settle Infection Coverage Row
• Patriarch Says MBIA Can't See Loan Docs
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Insurer USI's $23.6M Copyright Hit
• Judge OKs $1.2M Deal In Hartford Wage Class Action
• Insurer Settles Policy Poaching Suit Against Agent
• Cautioning Bilateral Monopoly Markets In Health Care
• 9/11 Insurers' $9.3B Al-Qaida Claims Get Judge's Nod
• US Dodges UnitedHealth Protest Of $24B Military Contract
• Judge Trims Insurance Kickback Action Against Wells Fargo
• HHS Won't Pursue Health Care Law's CLASS Program
• Travelers Fights Gateway D&O Coverage In 9th Circ.
• 10th Circ. Backs NY Life In Policyholders' Fraud Action
• Allianz Can't Duck RICO Claims In False Marketing Suits
• Judge Nixes Suits Seeking Kagan Health Care Reform Docs
• Reducing Risk In European M&A Deals
• Considering Contingency Fees In Jury Deliberations
• Artemis Strikes $62.5M Deal In AIG Fraud Suit Over Sale
• Ambac's Fraud Claim Against Credit Suisse Back In Play
• Judge Revives MBIA's Fraud Claims Against Credit Suisse
• Insurers Off Hook For Office Depot's Costs: 11th Circ.
• Ambac Says $800M Tax Row Threatens Reorganization
• Farmers Cheats Clients On Flooring Damage Claims: Suit
• Construction Co. Wants Insurers On Hook For $11.5M Suit
• John Hancock Life, Others Sued Over $15M Lost To Madoff
• Essex Equity Fights Lehman Bid To Release D&O Insurers
• Tanning Co. Nixes Appeal After Liberty Mutual Settlement
• Insurance Firm Bilked Claims Examiners Of OT Pay: Suit
• Force-Placed Policies: Who Is Entitled To Benefits?
• Insurer Seeks To Arbitrate Baby Monitor Coverage Suit
• Insurers Could Be Off Hook In Calif. ZIP Code Suits
• Licensing Co. Seeks Coverage In NCAA Antitrust Actions
• 3 Wyatt Tarrant Attys Jump To Dinsmore
• San Diego Wildfire Insurance Suit Will Stay In Calif.
• Resort Group Reaches Bankruptcy Truce With MetLife
• MLB Demands Insurer Docs In Financial Data Leak Probe
• Garlock Can't Access Past Asbestos Bankruptcies: Judge
• 'Risky' Wells Fargo Investments Cost Insurer $40M: Suit
• Insurer Must Back PR Co. In Coach Defamation Row: Judge
• The Awe Of Dawe?
• SandRidge Tries To Nix Investor Suit Over $75M Oil Project
• Insurer Can't Dodge Damages In Moldy RV Suit: 1st Circ.
• Nationwide Agents Out Of Luck In Employment Suit
• Upper Deck's Counterfeit Claims Coverage Suit Survives
• Russian Insurer Can't Escape $1M Price-Fixing Fine
• Skadden Guides FBL In $440M Sale Of EquiTrust Unit
• Ohio High Court Won't Review Fireman's Asbestos Suit
• Del Webb Insurers Seek Help For 900 Home Damage Claims
• Attorneys At Work: A Flexible Notion Of Plagiarism
• FDIC Beats Back MBIA's Suit Over IndyMac Collapse
• Aon Can't Shake Northrop's Katrina Coverage Suit
• Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination In Calif.
• American Pride Can't Get New Trial In Insurance Row
• 5th Circ. Revives 'Your Work' Policy Exclusion Suit
• Insurer Must Pay Bankrupt Manufacturer's Asbestos Claims
• Credit Union Seeks Coverage Of Fannie Mae Loan Feud
• Dewey Vet To Head Freeborn's Insurance Regulatory Group
• Feds Add Laundering Charges To $670M Bond Fraud Case
• Insurers Slam Countrywide's Fraud Causation Demand
• Boat Fatality Insurer Pleads Guilty Over Fake Policies
• Welch, National Union Debate Policy Wording In 1st Circ.
• Allstate Gets Claim Cut From Property Owners' Action
• Insurer Likens Insurance Organizations To Gangsters
• Akin Gump Grabs Haynes and Boone Pro For Texas Office
• Italian Liability Insurers Hit With $17M Antitrust Fines
• Bond Insurer Ambac's Ch. 11 Plan Moves Forward
• Insurance Exec Asks High Court To Review Mail Fraud Law
• Avoiding Indemnity Ambiguity
• TCPA Applies To Cos., Not Just People: Ill. Court
• Harleysville Investor Slams $760M Sale To Nationwide
• Sealing The Deal: Paul Hastings Becomes King Of FDIC Auctions
• Insurer Denied Fast Win In Allied Coverage Suit
• National Union Gets Silgan's $5.8M Coverage Suit Canned
• PE Firm To Buy Ageas' German Life Insurance Unit
• Bid To Nix Hospital Antitrust Suit Is DOA In High Court
• Bankruptcy Judge Won't Move $10M Kutak Malpractice Suit
• Dairy Co., Insurers Settle Organic Claims Coverage Row
• MetLife, Midland Oppose Resort Co.'s Deal With Singapore
• Electra Picks Up Insurance Firm Davies For $93M
• Insurer Can't Dismiss Kickbacks Class Action
• 11th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of FACTA Coverage Suit
• Producers, Insurer Settle 'Expendables' Coverage Suit
• Mylan Can't Get Top Court Review Of $76M Antitrust Ruling
• Hartford Can't Shake Montello Asbestos Coverage Suit
• UK Relaxes Terms Of Auto Insurers' Data Sharing Pact
• Clash Of The Class Action Law Firms