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Insurance - July, 2012

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• 3rd Circ. Clears Insurers From Covering Follow-Up Actions
• 9th Circ. Says Interpleader Remedy Doesn't Shield Insurers
• European Cos. Should Eye Political Risk Policies, Experts Say
• Keystone Subscribers' Bid To Expand Data Breach Class Halted
• Insurance Execs Slam Proposed 'Too Big To Fail' Standards
• Judge To Review Paul Weiss Docs In $1.5B AXA, ING Case
• US Liabilities And English Law Reinsurance Contracts
• Covidien Unit Sues Liberty Mutual For Asbestos Coverage
• Sandusky Coverage Battle Hinges On Penn State's Knowledge
• Senate Dems Seek FDIC Transaction Account Program Extension
• Amica Ducks Antitrust Claims Over Trademark Fight
• Insurer Off Hook For Defense In Subcontractor Injury Suit
• 9th Circ. Lets Sierra Pacific Recover $20M For Dam Rebuild
• Countrywide MBS Cases Are Time-Barred, 9th Circ. Hears
• Implications Of Flagship Credit V. Indian Harbor
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Owe San Diego In Gas Leak Suits
• DHR Sues Federal Insurance For Shareholder Suit Coverage
• UK Bank Regulator Cracks Down On Packaged Accounts
• Insurers' Loss Reserve Info Off-Limits In $450M Fraud Case
• CMS Hands $69M ACA Loan To Colo. Insurance CO-OP
• 7th Circ. Sends Travelers $16M Coverage Row To State Court
• Judge Shields Colo. Employer From ACA Contraception Rule
• Insurer Says It Never Covered Diocese Facing Sex Abuse Suits
• Walgreens, Par Escape Ill. Generic Overcharge Suit
• Court Says Lloyd's E&O Policy Doesn't Cover Testimony
• ICSOP Sues Reinsurer For $2.6M To Cover Asbestos Deal
• Insurance Exchanges Post-ACA — Questions Remain
• Senate Sends Sequestration Transparency Act To President
• BDO Seidman Presses For Delay In $55M Insurance Suit
• Fed. Circ. Calls Foul On Bancorp's Insurance Patents
• Insurer Says National Fire Owes $1.4M In Casino Defect Suit
• Construction Co. Sues Travelers For $16M In Lost Contracts
• Judge Bars Punitive Damages In Michelman Malpractice Suit
• Axed Worker Says Clinic Urged Insurance, Medicaid Fraud
• HHS Teams Up With Big-Name Insurers In Anti-Fraud Fight
• Anheuser Says Cigna OK'd $24M In Health Care Overcharges
• Protecting Insurers And Leaving Policyholders In The Dark
• University Asks Supreme Court For Rehearing Of ACA Suit
• Study Finds Death Decline In States With Expanded Medicaid
• 9th Circ. Lets Allianz See Docs In Annuities Marketing Suits
• GOP Torches CMS Over $8.3B Medicare Advantage Bonuses
• 6th Circ. Denies Cincinnati Workers' $55M Stake In Anthem
• AIG Hands Calif. City $1M To Quell Mudslide Claims
• McCathern Mooty Grinke Hangs Shingle In San Antonio
• Wells Fargo Gets Forced-Placed Insurance Class Tweaked
• Court Revives Insurance Dispute Between ComEd, Old Republic
• Anthem Blue Cross Defeats Billing Policy Class Action
• Skinner Ch. 11 Must Convert To Ch. 7, 3rd Circ. Confirms
• Feds Still Failing At Regulating AIG, Report Says
• E&Y Stalling Case Over $1.5B ING Unit Buy, AXA Says
• 8th Circ. Nixes Allstate Win In House Fire Coverage Row
• A First For Insurance Law In Del.: Applying Dawe
• Catholic Mutual Off Hook For $100M Sex Abuse Judgment
• Travelers Sues Cephalon Over $17M In Actiq Claims
• Paraco Sues Travelers To Cover Shareholder Suit Losses
• Wells Fargo Wins Round In Bid To Escape Pruco Suit
• Hostess Insurer Ducks $2.5M IP Defense Costs In 8th Circ.
• Insurers Tell Congress Dodd-Frank Will Hurt Industry
• 3rd Circ. Gives Nationwide Win In Title Insurance Fight
• HHS Skirts Questions On ACA Medicaid Expansion: GOP Govs.
• Dukes Decision Unravels Allstate OT Classes in Calif.
• Electrolux Asks 3rd Circ. To Uphold Win In Fridge Fire Row
• 9% Of Employers To Drop Insurance Because Of ACA: Survey
• For Policyholders, Communication With Carriers Is Key
• Liberty Mutual Ruling Could Trigger Calif. Classification Feuds
• Insurance Industry Eyes European Regulation: Report
• UK Court Nixes Howden's Appeal In Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Insurers Off Hook To Defend Formosa In PVC Pipe FCA Suit
• Ford's Win In Freestar Fire Suit Affirmed By NJ Court
• Technicolor Wants Chartis To Cover $6M Film Site Cleanups
• OneBeacon Again Escapes NextG Suit Over Wildfire Probe
• Obama Wants ACA Coverage For Kids Of Same-Sex Partners
• Insurers Win Over 10th Circ. In E. Coli Coverage Fight
• State Farm Seeks To Avoid Sandusky Defense Costs
• Lumbermens' Rehabilitation: Consequences For Policyholders
• Cinemark Is Likely Covered For Colo. Tragedy
• Lloyd's Underwriters Want Others To Share Builder's Claims
• Insurance Co. Says It's Not Liable For Horse Deaths
• Toys 'R' Us Insurer Sues Ex-Marketing Exec For Fraud
• Mich. Bill Would Limit Insurance Rate Hikes In Some Zones
• Ex-NBA Coach Targets State Farm Over Weak Defense
• Catholic College's Contraception Coverage Suit Tossed For Now
• FHFA Says Ill. Court Has No Authority In MGIC Coverage Suit
• NY Urged To Make Hurricane Deductible Triggers Uniform
• Judge Won't Split Claims In Electrolux Dryer Fire Suit
• Ex-Nationwide Agent Seeks Quick Win In Contract Suit
• GOP Members Question Medicare Advantage Bonus Program
• Leaner Class Gets Conditional Cert. In Farmers OT Suit
• Judge Sinks Class In Car Parts Antitrust Suit Against Insurers
• Presidential Life Investors Protest $415M Sale To Athene
• ACA Could Drive Small Biz To Self-Insure, Report Says
• PPACA's Impact: The Election, 2013 and Beyond
• Magyar Sues Great Lakes For Coverage Of Condo Damage
• Judge Weighs Damages Issue In Horizon Reimbursement Case
• US Fire On Hook For Nearly Half Museum's $1.5M Oil Cleanup
• Insurer Wins Fla. Drywall Coverage Row On Pollution Exclusion
• HHS Offers States $275M For New Health Care Models
• Wegman Can't Proceed On $2M Admiral Coverage Suit: 7th Circ.
• Regulators Say Reinsurance Not Threatening Global Markets
• HSBC Can't Kill Kickbacks Suit Over Force-Placed Insurance
• HHS Sets Disclosure Rule In 'Essential' Benefits Push
• Pharmacy Group Recommends Narrow ACA Drug Coverage
• 10 Issues For Property Insurers Of Hard-Luck Insureds
• Travelers Sues Pfizer For $47M Over Epilepsy Drug
• Insurers May Give Banks Cold Shoulder After Libor Scandal
• 7th Circ. Upholds FDIC's Permanent Ban On Banker Brothers
• NJ High Court Limits Info Insurers Can Get In Fraud Probes
• 10th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Construction Coverage Row
• XL May Face Sanctions For Destroyed Docs In Appraisal Suit
• Ex-La. Insurance Official Admits To Bribery
• House Votes To Force OMB To Reveal Sequestration Plans
• UnitedHealth Ducks ERISA Suit Over Employee Benefits
• Hinshaw Nabs Ex-Illinois Insurance General Counsel
• Greenberg To Get 2nd Shot At Avoiding AIG Investor Suit
• A Solution To Complex Problems In 30(b)(6) Depositions
• Judge Lets Oil Co.'s $26M CERCLA Insurance Suit Proceed
• Preparing For The 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season
• Web Pharmacy Sues Scottsdale Indemnity For Defense Coverage
• Builders Ask 5th Circ. To Rethink Ruling Dooming Coverage
• Countrywide Strikes $375M Deal With Syncora In MBS Fight
• Insurers Face Headaches If US, EU Don't Sync Regulations
• Arch Hit With $5M Suit Over HUD Development Project
• Fireman's Fund Says Eagle's Asbestos Coverage Didn't Exist
• John Hancock Life, Others Want Out Of $15M Madoff Suit
• GOP Rep. Wants To Open CBO Numbers To More Scrutiny
• WaMu Didn't Push For Inflated Home Values, Appraisers Testify
• Insurer Hit With $1M Suit Over Football Injury Indemnity
• Judge Won't Recuse Self From First American Overpricing Suit
• Judge Says States Lack Standing To Contest Contraceptives Rule
• 6th Circ. Closes Title Insurance Price-Fixing Case
• Calif. Blue Cross Told To Stop Collecting On Old Overpayments
• NY Rejects $500M Workers' Comp Insurance Rate Hike
• Limiting An Insured's Right To Independent Counsel
• Tawa, Argonaut Find No Quick End To Suit Over $114M Sale
• Insurers Ask 9th Circ. To Let Them Claim Bratz Legal Fees
• Ex-AIG Exec's Ex-Hubby Gets 9 Months For Horse Farm Fraud
• Lexington Loses 2nd Round In $1M Browne George Suit
• NY Defends Expert Report In WaMu Appraisal Inflation Case
• Nationwide Statements Shake Up Fracking Coverage Debate
• After Aetna Slip, Insurers Urged To Reveal Political Payouts
• Halliburton, KBR Say Law Blocks $2B Insurance Denial Suit
• 7th Circ. To Rehear Widower's ERISA Suit Over Medical Bills
• Geico Debt-Collection Robocalls Are Illegal, Class Says
• Judge Won't Toss Suit Seeking Info On ACA's Drafting
• Bad Faith To An Insured's Rescue ... Again
• NYC Owes $5M On Top Of $625M 9/11 Settlement
• Cephalon Sues To Block Travelers' $17M Actiq Coverage Claim
• Aetna Gets Data Manager's Contract Complaint Tossed
• Apt. Management Co. Sues Greenwich For Cleanup Coverage
• Group Blasts NAIC Proposal On Stop-Loss Insurance Regs
• Nautilus Seeks To Duck Coverage In Reactor Defect Suit
• Sidley Austin Helps Athene In $415M Buy Of Presidential Life
• 9th Circ. Won't Review Class Cert. In WaMu Appraisal Suit
• BP Can't Collect From Transocean Insurers, 5th Circ. Hears
• MassMutual Policyholders Sue For Board Voting Rights
• Insurers Prevail In Suit Over Fatal Electrical Explosion
• 1st Circ. Hands Travelers Win In Superfund Coverage Suit
• No Deadline For Medicaid Decision, CMS Tells Governors
• Hanover Sues To Avoid Covering Urban Outfitters IP Defense
• 132 House Dems Ask 9th Circ. To Strike DOMA Provision
• Nordic Capital Buys Swedish Insurance, Finance Stakes
• NY AG Settles With Insurer AXA Equitable Over Lower Payouts
• Wells Fargo Faces New Force-Placed Insurance Class Action
• Ace, NY Life Ordered To Arbitrate $75M Sale Price Row
• Post-PPACA: Time For Employers To Take Action
• CFTC Swaps Rule Could Cause Headaches For Insurers, States
• State Farm Can't Get Defamation Suit Shut Down
• Lawmaker Seeks Federal Scrutiny Of Private Insurance Group
• Expert Report Stays Intact In WaMu Appraisal Inflation Trial
• NJ Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To School Contract Bribes
• Ambac Wins 2nd Circ. Approval For $33M Securities Settlement
• Navigating Post-Loss Foreclosures
• HSBC Says Force-Placed Insurance Suit Fails To Allege Injury
• Dodging A Bullet: First American Financial V. Edwards
• Hospitals Find Relief As HHS Signals States Can't Cut Medicaid
• House Passes 2nd Bill To Repeal Health Care Law
• Agency Over Fannie, Freddie Takes Up Force-Placed Insurance
• Insurer Must Foot Legal Bill For Convicted Bank Fraudster
• AIG Says Journalist Has No Right To Asset-Hiding Reports
• Insurance Agency Not Out Of $6.7M Suit Over Boxing Injuries
• NJ Court Backs Approval Of Horizon Class Settlement
• Allstate Flouted Law Calling For Lower Premiums, Suit Says
• First American Grills Expert In WaMu Home Value Inflation Suit
• Catlin Looks To Duck Coverage Of Faulty Crosswalk Suit
• GOP Bill Takes Aim At Obama's Contraception Mandate
• Guess Insurers Can't Duck Coverage For Gucci IP Battles
• FDIC Beats Back OneBeacon Claims In $4.6M Coverage Suit
• The Legacy Of Zota: Attorneys' Fees And Fla. Insurers
• Wis. Court Ruling Opens Door For Junk Fax Defense Coverage
• Conservatives Warn Of New Tax Power After Health Ruling
• Costa Rican Insurer Hit With $108M Judgment For Fraud Role
• NJ Court Backs Primary Insurer In Interest Coverage Fight
• Factory Mutual Wants $4.6M Ethanol Explosion Suit Tossed
• State-Run Property Insurers Growing Rapidly, Report Says
• SAC Moves Into Reinsurance Realm With $500M In Capital
• Physicians To Pay $1.9M To Settle Insider Trading Claims
• Ninth Circuit: No Demand Doesn't Mean No Duty
• Fewer Texas Docs Than Ever Take Medicaid, Survey Shows
• WellPoint Grows Medicaid Biz With $5B Amerigroup Buy
• State Insurance Law Doesn't Trump Int'l Pact, 4th Circ. Rules
• US Can't Escape $326M Suit Over Fire Started By Marine
• Texas Gov. Says No To Insurance Exchange, More Medicaid
• Employers Will Rush To Comply With ACA Ruling, Report Says
• Obama OKs 5-Year Extension Of Flood Insurance Program
• ACA Loss Ratio Rules Hurt Anti-Fraud Effort, Insurers Say
• GM Insurers' Asbestos Suit On Hold In NY Pending Del. Case
• IndyMac Trustee Takes Insurers' $80M Win To 9th Circ.
• The Troublesome Trend Of D&O, E&O Pollution Exclusions
• 4th Circ. Says Amara Ruling Expands ERISA Remedies
• NY Regulator Steps In To Resolve 9/11 Coverage War
• DOJ Seeks Blue Cross Docs In Mich. Antitrust Suit
• NJ Eases Business Regulations For Foreign Insurers
• US Wants Mental Exam For Accused $837M Insurance Scammer
• Novartis, Merck Hit With RICO Suits Over Drug Copays
• Judge Delays Showdown Over Vicor's $50M Ericsson Payout
• Insurer Interstate Ends $5M Fight With Law Firm Kluger Peretz
• AIG Suit Seeks $30M From US For Overpaid 1991 Taxes
• Insurer Sues Sensient To Duck Popcorn Flavoring Coverage
• Insurers Spar Over Defending $23.5M Casino Remodel Suit
• Insurance Agents Admit To $29M Annuities Fraud
• PPACA Victory Sets Stage For New Wave Of Litigation
• Commonwealth To Pay $11M To Settle LandAmerica Ponzi Suit
• Federal Insurance Office Turns Eye To Reinsurance Policy
• Calif. Assembly Advances 2 Health Bills Expanding On ACA
• NY GOP Could Still Shape Health Insurance Exchange
• Calif. Insurance Head Vetoes Blue Shield's Policy Shutdown
• Fla. High Court Ends 48-Hour Lockout For Claims Adjusters
• Obama Says Health Care Law Is 'Here To Stay'
• Concrete Co. Seeks $2.4M From Army Contractor, Insurers
• UK Insurer Aviva To Narrow Focus, Shed 16 Business Units
• Insurer Sues MGA For Slice Of $140M Bratz Fees Award
• Westchester, Anco Settle Asbestos Claims Coverage Suit
• On The Road: Legal Considerations Of Telecommuting
• Health Insurer Says Computer Fraud Policy Covers $18M Scam
• EU Floats New Consumer Financial Protection Regs
• Medicare Likely Pays Twice for Hospice Drugs, Audit Says
• Greenberg's $25B Suit Over AIG Bailout Wins Court OK
• House Panel Sees Tax Implications In High Court ACA Ruling
• Title Insurance Cos. Beat Kickback Suit At 2nd Circ.
• Allowing Policyholders To Sign On The Electronic Line
• Former La. Insurance Official Charged With Taking Bribes
• Benefits Broker Wants SEC Sanctioned Over Witness Subpoena
• Retail Group Urges Obama To Fast-Track ACA Employer Regs
• Jones Day Bolsters London Office With 2 New Partners
• Opting Out Of Medicaid Expansion Is Tough Call For States
• Chubb Tells 5th Circ. Diet Aid Coverage Suit Is Time-Barred
• EU Agency Calls For Kick-Start To Cyberinsurance Market
• Contract Claim Survives In EquiTrust Fraud Class Suit
• Meat Supplier Must Cover Sizzler In E. Coli Suit, Court Says
• Clyde & Co To Launch Aussie Branches With Allens Attys
• Title Insurance Customers Drop 3rd Circ. Rate-Fixing Appeal
• Watchdogs Float Framework To Supervise Global Insurers
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revisit Ruling On Mandatory Mental Care
• Ex-Agent Sues Allstate For $15M Over Agency Takeover
• 2nd Circ. Rules For Airline Insurers Over Lost Parts
• Prudential V. Wrynn: A Chance To Review Retaliatory Tax
• Dewey & LeBoeuf And The 'Unfinished Business' Doctrine