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Insurance - October, 2012

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• MetLife Pays $109M For Downtown Chicago Office Tower
• Mid-Continent Freed From Covering $1M Salt Mine Suit
• DR Horton Suit Against Travelers Over $40M Judgment Trimmed
• NY, Conn. Bar Hurricane Deductibles For Sandy Claims
• Auto Parts Co. Escapes Chrysler Defect Indemnity Suit
• Texas Rep. To Examine $1.2B In 'Troubling' Storm Payouts
• Insurers Seek Contributions In Toxic Idaho Mine Defense
• Predictions Regarding Predictive Coding
• 5th Circ. Revives Free Speech Suit Over Name Of Atty's Blog
• US Fidelity Can't Shake Suit Over Asbestos Defense Costs
• City In NY Not Liable For Storm Floods Caused By Drain Clog
• Sporting Goods Co. Sues Insurer Over $10M Damages Coverage
• Judge Tosses Suit Over Wells Fargo Force-Placed Insurance
• Liberty Mutual Settles Coverage Row With UnitedHealth
• Highmark Fires Back In UPMC Antitrust Dispute
• Hartford Needn't Defend Client In IP Row, Calif. Court Says
• Hurricane Sandy Could Cost Insurers $10B In Claims
• Disability Pay Based On Date Of Injury, 11th Circ. Says
• Discovery Halted In FDIC's Morgan Stanley RMBS Suit
• Travelers Units Can't Beat $6M Condo Damage Contribution Suit
• Hartford Says It Owes No Tax Fraud Defense To Law Firm
• Travelers Says Archdiocese Didn't Disclose Sex Abuse Claims
• A Landmark UK Ruling Affecting Foreign Bankruptcy Judgments
• Builder Hit With $8M Award Says Insurers Snubbed $1M Offer
• Opportunities And Challenges Of Telemedicine
• Artemis Cleared In Calif.'s $4B Executive Life Fraud Suit
• CAFA Provides Wide Removal Power, NAM Tells High Court
• Insurers Face Higher Capital Requirements For MBS
• Insurer Balks At Defending Sandusky In Sex Abuse Suits
• Justices Nix 401(K) Fee Appeals By John Hancock, Investors
• BofA Says Allegedly Excess Insurance Policies Were Proper
• Pa. AG Aims To Halt Highmark-West Penn Merger Dispute
• Treasury Rejects GOP Subpoena Threat Over Exchange Credits
• NY Lawmaker Wants Stiff Penalties For Organized Cybercrime
• Excess Insurer Off $2.5M Hook In Katrina Damage Case
• Locke Lord Lands Mayer Brown Reinsurance Wiz In London
• Ignorance Is Not Bliss: 'Sham Affidavit' In 9th Circ.
• ACA Deadlines Loom As Questions Remain For Employers
• Flagstar Docs Back Up Borrower's Job Claim In $1B MBS Suit
• Merge Attys' Fees Not Covered By Policy, Insurer Tells 7th Circ.
• Cincinnati Fights Coverage of W.Va. AG's 'Pill Mill' Suit
• Evanston Seeks To Escape Coverage Of Fungal Dye Suits
• Ky. High Court Nixes Insurer's Anti-Assignment Fight
• Philly Judge Steps Down After Pa. Superior Court Criticism
• Calif. Court Could Put Insurance Notices Under Microscope
• Artemis Owes $4B For Executive Life Fraud, Calif. Jury Told
• As Demand For Recall Policies Surges, Coverage Obstacles Lurk
• Northeast Utilities' Faulty Power Tubing Claims Survive
• Flagstar's Experts Blast Assured Witness In $1B MBS Suit
• Westport Must Cover Hotel In Legionnaires' Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Backs Toss Of WellPoint Reimbursement Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Station Fire Home Damage Suit
• Steadfast's Steel Plant Explosion Coverage Suit Tossed
• Judge Limits Shore Chan's Claim To Coverage For Referral Row
• Amalgamated Life Escapes Employees' ERISA Pension Claims
• Lexington Calls $35M Piping Coverage Suit Untimely
• ACA Contraception Rule Doesn't Violate Biz Rights: US Gov't
• Steadfast Settles UnitedHealth Reimbursement Coverage Claims
• GOP Lawmakers Seek HHS Spending Docs On ACA Campaign
• How They Won It: Anderson Kill Gets Coverage In Hacking Row
• UPMC Claims Highmark Funded 'Sham Lawsuit'
• DLA Piper Urged To Quit Mediator Role In PG&E Pipeline Case
• Edwards Wildman Adds Capital Markets Pro From Cozen
• Moon Marine Didn't Disclose Salmonella Tuna Recall: Insurer
• Insurer Asks Supreme Court To Stop 'End Run' Around CAFA
• Protecting The Bottom Line From FINRA Investigation Costs
• FDIC's $176M Westernbank D&O Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Philly Judge Scolded For Not Noting Atty Wife's Link To Case
• Kaiser Got $4M In Discounts From 'Silent PPO,' Hospital Says
• AvMed Says Customer Precautions Bar Data Theft Class Claims
• Amerigroup Investors OK Contested $5B Wellpoint Merger
• Lightyear Lands Major Stake In Insurance Broker Cooper Gay
• 11th Circ. Rejects State Farm's Late-Notice Argument
• Flagstar Expert Rebuts Insurer's Claims In $1B MBS Row
• West Penn Blasts UPMC Antitrust Claims In Hospital Feud
• Wash. Watchdog Fines Insurer Over Unapproved Policies
• Ex-Im Bank Extends Reinsurance Backstop To Grow US Exports
• Zurich Topples AMI's $1.3M Coverage Fight Over Game Rights
• Assurant To Drastically Cut Force-Placed Rates In Calif.
• Power Co. Sues Insurers For Wis. Cleanup Coverage
• Insurance Exec Gets 60 Years For $485M Life Settlement Fraud
• Lehman Unit Seeks Coverage In $15M SunCal Bankruptcy Fight
• Liberty Claims Law Firm At Liability Coverage Limit
• Mass. Court Shows Little Patience For Exchange Act Claim
• How To Get The Most Out Of Your Statistical Sampler
• CMS To Ensure Medicare Coverage For Chronically Ill Patients
• In Search Of A (Steve) Jobs Bill
• AIG Pays $300M In Denied Insurance Death Benefits
• Judge In $1B MBS Contract Row Presses Flagstar Exec On Loans
• Too-Big-To-Fail Label Looms For Large Insurers
• UIG Says Rival Insurance Co. Stole Workers, Trade Secrets
• Haskell Sues Travelers, Others For Cleanup Coverage
• 5th Circ. Says ACE Off The Hook In Energy Vessel Injury Suit
• Recent Trends In Cybersecurity Scrutiny
• Palms Hits Zurich Over Souvenir Giveaway Injury Coverage
• Legal Industry Trends: Lawyer Salaries And Job Growth
• Miami Archdiocese Joins ACA Contraception Mandate Fight
• New UK Finance Regulator Won't Bring Back 'Light Touch' Era
• Indemnity For Work At Sea Void Under La. Law, 5th Circ. Says
• Legislature May Be Ohio Builders' Best Bet In Coverage Row
• State Street Slammed With ERISA Suit Over Forex Rates
• Insurer Hit With Sanctions For Flouting Asset Freeze
• Blue Shield Asks Justices To Settle Coverage Defense Issue
• 5th Circ. Hears Co. Waived Rights In $33M Life Insurance Row
• Scottsdale Should Cover Faulty Pool Woes, 2nd Circ. Hears
• AIG Urges 2nd Circ. To Remand $10B BofA RMBS Suit
• Auto Insurers Not On Hook For Uninsured Commuters: Pa. Court
• Papa John's Insurers Fight Liability In TCPA Class Suits
• ING Gets $2.1B Payout In Asian Insurance Biz Sale
• A View From Inside The Litigation Finance Market
• Insurers See Ways Around Calif.'s Landmark Stacking Ruling
• Hartford Settles Suit Alleging Treasury Deputy Hid Extortion
• NJ Assembly Sends Health Exchange Bill To Governor
• Insurance Settlements Not Proof Of Loss, La. High Court Says
• Bank Fraudster Wants Insurer To Pay Past Defense Bills
• How To Handle Life Insurance Interpleaders
• ACE Puts Up $865M For ABA Seguros To Boost Mexican Biz
• Insurer Wants Malpractice Policy Axed Over Heiress Scheme
• Walter Energy Sues National Union For Slurry Spill Coverage
• Insurers Say Veolia Owes Them $146M From Train Crash Payout
• Shaw Gets Wash. Law To Apply To $107M Faulty Pipe Suit
• Worries Over Heavy Regs Push Global Insurers To Join Forces
• Alleged Loan Fallacies Reviewed In Flagstar $1B MBS Suit
• Pfizer Says Copay Subsidies Don't Harm Benefit Funds
• Prudential's $27M Suit Over Ethanol Plants' Sale Headed To Trial
• West Penn Says Highmark Breached Terms Of $475M Merger
• Evanston Insurance Takes $140M Bratz Fee Fight To 9th Circ.
• Asbestos Victims Urge 2nd Circ. To Overturn $510M Loss
• Regulators Target Risky Business By Too-Big-To-Fail Insurers
• Insurer Claims Standing To Sue In $40M Investment Loss Row
• RBS Exits UK Treasury's Asset Insurance Program
• Storm Of Problems In Insurer Bad Faith Liability
• Walgreen Says Insurer Owes It $3M For Avastin Defense
• Highmark Partners With Pa. Hospital In $65M Investment Deal
• Credit Suisse Ruling Arms Banks In Battle Over MBS Policies
• Continental Needn't Cover Boat Co. In Carbon Monoxide Suit
• 5th Circ. Rejects Firm's Bid To Choose Malpractice Counsel
• OIG Urges Medicaid To Lower Drug Payment Limits Quickly
• Rakoff Grills Expert Witness In $1B MBS Flagstar Trial
• Continental Dodges Montello Asbestos Coverage Suit
• WR Grace Cuts $2M Deal To End Asbestos Insurance Battle
• How To Prepare For A Verus-Initiated Audit
• Judge Turns Down GOP Brief On ACA Contraception Rule
• AIG Unit Annuities Suit Was Timely, Plaintiffs Tell 5th Circ.
• Patriarch Broke CDO Deal, MBIA Says As Trial Starts
• Prudential's Suit Over $200M Ethanol Plant Sales Pared
• 9th Circ. Ruling Won't Stop Push For Proactive Insurance Deals
• Flagstar Atty Grills Witness On Loan Review In $1B MBS Trial
• NJ Town Sues Insurers For Defense In Pollution Rows
• AMA Backs Ga. 'Prompt Pay' Law On Self-Insured Plans
• West Penn Rips Antitrust Suit In Wake Of Nixed Highmark Deal
• State Farm Blasts Class Cert. Bid In Depreciation Case
• The Devolution Of Appraisal In Insurance Disputes
• Bottled Water Co. Hits Zurich Back In Recorded Call Row
• Insurer's Bid For $140M Bratz Fee Too Late, Judge Rules
• Calif. Workers' Comp Reforms Won't Stop Health Network Rows
• Witness In $1B MBS Trial Calls Flagstar Underwriting Spotty
• Highmark, West Penn Look To Rekindle Merger Talks
• GOP Sen. Says DC's Health Exchange Goes Too Far
• CMS Ratings Push Pressures Medicare Plans To Improve
• Providers Lose Class Cert. Bid In Blue Cross ERISA Row
• 'Faulty' Jail Construction Warrants No Coverage, Insurer Says
• Crystal Co. Seeks Appellate Clarity In Plant Blast Ruling
• Carolina Casualty Asks To Dodge Defending Worker Theft Suit
• EBay Sold Insurance For Excluded Items, Class Action Says
• First Data Faces Class Action Over Equipment Insurance Fees
• Blue Cross Says Hospital Co. Broke Logo Infringement Deal
• Protect Yourself From Biased, Deceptive Mediators: Part 2
• Ohio Court Revisits Ruling On Noncompetes' Post-Merger Fate
• Flagstar Atty's Questions Clipped From $1B MBS Trial
• Ariz. Town Can't Shake $35M Bond Suit Led By Allstate
• Nationwide To Pay $7.2M To Settle Death Benefits Case
• $1M Stripped from Atty Fees in Aflac Child Premium Suit
• Nationwide Enters $26M Settlement Over Harleysville Merger
• NJ Assembly Panel Clears Health Exchange Bill
• OneBeacon Atty Emails To Ex-ACE Workers Privileged: Judge
• Deli Meat Co. Says Insurer Must Cover $33M Recall Judgment
• PNC Hits Insurer With Suit Over Subprime Loan Claims
• Insurer Zurich Wants Out Of Covering Recorded Calls Suit
• ING To Reap $1.7B In Malaysian Insurance Unit Sale To AIA
• Baker Botts Faces $1M Insurance Trust Malpractice Suit
• The Role Of Emails In Insurance Choice-Of-Law Analysis
• Hospital, Insurers Settle Child Sex Abuse Case For $123M
• Apache's $1B Egypt Gas Plans Get Political Security Boost
• Allianz Insurers' $69M Plant Insulation Deal Left Intact
• Pa. Bank Sues CNA Unit Over Coverage Denial For CEO Probe
• ThyssenKrupp Seeks Asbestos Defense Coverage From Insurers
• Erie Indemnity Must Face $300M Fee Suit In Pa. State Court
• No Coverage Owed In Tax Co.'s Lancer Fraud Deal: Interstate
• Firm Seeks Info On Accord That Sparked $2M Malpractice Suit
• Fireman's Owes Up To $14M For Biz Loss, Castings Maker Says
• $25M Suit Claims Ill. Blue Cross Gouging Policyholders
• Avoiding 'Interrelated Claims' Limitation To Coverage
• Manatt Adds Buchalter Insurance Pro To Sacramento Roster
• Syncora Sues JPMorgan, Others Over Soured MBS Deal
• Farmers Insurance Adjusters Win Class Cert. In Wages Suit
• US Hits Wells Fargo With FHA Mortgage Insurance Fraud Claims
• Final Stress Test Rules Ease Demands On Smaller Banks
• Insurer Will Pay $25M To End Death Benefits Probe
• Martin Midstream Parent Sues Insurers For D&O Coverage
• Principal Inks $1.5B Deal To Buy Chilean Pension Fund Manager
• Castlerock Sues Insurer For D&O Coverage In IPO Debacle
• Developer Seeks Coverage For $200M In Hailstorm Damage
• Cigna Sex Bias Plaintiff Barely Dodges Sanctions
• Car Parts Maker Challenges ACA's Contraception Mandate
• UnitedHealth To Pay $4.9B For Leading Brazilian Insurer
• HSBC Says Mortgage Reinsurance Kickback Suit Is Too Late
• KBC To Shed Units, Amp Up Cross-Border Sharing
• How ACA Modifies ERISA's Benefit Claims Procedures
• Popcorn Lung Claims Could Be Explosive
• 5th Circ. Again Revives State Claims In UnitedHealth Suit
• Air Equipment Co. Sues Insurer Over Asbestos Defense Switch
• Travelers Wants Out Of Covering Dish In 'Robo Call' Suit
• GOP Congressmen Accuse HHS Of Stalling On ACA Answers
• HMO Asks 1st Circ. To Uphold $142M Neurontin Verdict
• Hospitals Cheer Electronic Transfers Rule
• Insurers Expect Rise In Fraud Costs, FICO Survey Finds
• Countrywide Says FDIC's $250M MBS Suit Is Untimely
• Liberty Wants Off Hook In New Four Loko Death Suits
• How NY Navigation Law Leaves Fracking Insurers Liable
• Essex Tries To Dodge Army's $3M Fire Damage Claim
• Protect Yourself From Biased, Deceptive Mediators: Part 1
• Judge Dismisses WaMu Trust Suit Against D&O Insurers
• Insurer Must Cover Debt Collector's $4M TCPA Deal, Suit Says
• $5M Settlement Enlists Highmark In UPMC Antitrust Fight
• ING, Others Beat Out Investor's $15M Madoff Loss Suit
• 8th Circ. Junks Mo. Official's ACA Individual Mandate Suit
• FDIC Sues 2 Title Insurers Over $7.7M WaMu Fraud
• Progressive's Scheme Shrunk Reimbursements, Suit Says
• Acadia Sues Homebuilder DR Horton Over Coverage Terms
• Insurer Seeks To Duck Coverage In Smartphone Case IP Row
• 5th Circ. Weighs Firm's Right To Pick Malpractice Counsel
• HHS Inspector General Plans New Reviews Of ACA Programs
• Ampco Sues To Keep 'Hostile' Insurer From Asbestos Claims
• FDIC Asks DC Circ. To Kill MBIA's IndyMac Suit Revival Bid
• Wildfire Victims Seek Share Of $69M Award From Insurers
• State Farm Sued Over Vehicle Valuation Method
• Travelers Urges 2nd Circ. To Uphold $510M Asbestos Win
• Judge Won't Enforce 2005 Settlement, Stop Cigna Class Suit
• Docs In BofA, Insurer's MBS Suit Must Go Public, Judge Says
• Court Nixes Bid For Workers' Comp Insurer To Cover Death Suit
• FDIC Wants $10M From WaMu's Title Insurer For Loan Fraud
• Amerigroup Ends $5B Wellpoint Deal Suit By Delaying Vote
• Parker Hannifin Sues Insurers To Cover 47 Asbestos Suits
• Bible Publisher Challenges ACA Religious Employer Scope
• Travelers Accuses XL Of Raiding Yacht Insurance Business
• Aetna Must Disclose Rates To Blue Cross In $2B Antitrust Suit
• Bad Loans Backed $277M Mortgage Notes Sale, Insurer Says
• ACA, Medicaid Mark Policy Contrast Between Obama, Romney
• Texas Court Unlikely To Back Sweeping Liability Exclusions
• NH High Court Raises Bar For Voiding Malpractice Policies
• AIG Under Consideration For Too-Big-To-Fail Designation
• FGIC Claims Putnam Misrepresented Failed $900M CDO
• Humana Can't Dodge Health Care Co.'s ERISA Suit
• 9th Circ. Finds Insurer Responsible For 2009 Plane Crash
• Slow Exchange Progress Could Harm Insurers, Report Cautions
• Chartis Sued Over $25M In Airline Bankruptcy Losses
• Travelers Sues To Avoid Bond Claims On Mo. Projects
• Linen Co. Seeks $21M Superfund Award From Insurers
• Sedgwick Adds Professional Liability Partner In London
• Challenge To Health Care Law's Contraception Mandate Nixed
• Wells Fargo, Others Say Forced Bankruptcy Suit Lacks Facts
• Blue Cross Says $66M Underpayment Suit Lacks Specifics
• Travelers, Hartford Can't Duck Ariz. Contamination Claims
• Liberty Targets Drug Provider Over 'Pill Mill' Suit Coverage
• Weil Gotshal, Clifford Chance Guide CVC's $1B Cunningham Buy
• Report Outlines Differences In EU, US Insurance Regs
• Anthem Blue Cross Settles Social Security Breach Case
• Politics Put Brakes On FIO Reinsurance Report, Experts Say
• Blue Cross, Hospitals Told To Yield Docs In Antitrust Case
• US View On Genocide Insurance Law Sought By High Court
• La. Court Reinstates Blue Cross HMO State Contract
• BofA Skirts Another Unauthorized Insurance Fee Suit
• ACE, AIG Unit Must Cover Business Interruption, Judge Says
• WaMu Bondholders' Suit Over 'Fire Sale' To JPMorgan Pared
• Endurance Has Duty To Defend WFP Investor Suit, Judge Rules
• High Court Considers Taking Up Religious Challenge To ACA
• NJ Housing Official Gets 30 Months For Campaign Cash Fraud
• High Court Refuses Aon Investor Suit Over Delayed Fraud Notice
• WellPoint Ducks Some Claims In Unfair Premium Hike Suit
• Supreme Court Seeks SG's Input On Stanford SLUSA Cases
• Pa., Wis. Defy Health Plan Benefit Benchmark Deadline
• High Court Refuses To Hear Insurer's Bankruptcy Arbitration Bid
• A Closer Look At What Constitutes A Bad Faith Claim
• Insurer Lexington Beats Toxic Discharge Coverage Suit