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Insurance - February, 2013

271 articles

• 5th Circ. Backs Continental Win Over Late Direct-Action Claim
• NJ Bad Faith Bill Would Hurt Insurance Market, Critics Say
• DOL Issues Final Rules To Stop Fraudulent Health Pools
• Insurers May Have To Pay More Defense Attys After Fla. Ruling
• Ace's $200M Plant Explosion Subrogation Suit Shut Down
• Calif. Insurance Dept. Pushes For Greater Autism Coverage
• GOP Moves To Repeal ACA Employer Penalties
• Blast Fax Class Wrongly Decertified, NJ Appeals Court Says
• Truckers Can't Lose Unemployment For Bad Driving: NJ Court
• La. Insurance Regulator's Emergency Powers Upheld
• First Horizon Can't Dodge Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• Bridgestone Can't Relitigate Hearing-Loss Coverage Suit
• Q&A With Paul Weiss' Chris Boehning
• Coming Soon To SCOTUS: Technicalities Of Saying 'I Do'
• 6 Areas Often Underestimated In Law Firm Mergers
• Texas Sen. Moves To Phase Out Homeowner Insurance Pools
• Allianz Can't Escape RICO Claims In Annuities Class Actions
• Health Providers Brace For Medicare Spending Cuts
• Insurer Can't Shake $100M Weather Damage Coverage Suit
• Liberty Univ. Asks 4th Circ. To Kill ACA Employer Mandate
• Texas High Court Weighs Construction Insurance Exclusion
• NY Insurance Regulator Reins In Industry With Bold Tactics
• Employers Ask Supreme Court To Find DOMA Unconstitutional
• Allstate Opens Fraud Trial Against Chiropractor Network
• Insurers Want Refinery's $20M Lost Biz Suit In Arbitration
• Q&A With SNR Denton's Bruce Baty
• Toshiba Claims Shoddy Science Used In Laptop Fire Suit
• Credit Suisse RMBS Fraud Suit Sent To State Court
• Nationwide Must Defend Ventilator Failure Suit, Judge Says
• Proof Is On The Policyholders
• AIG's Suit Against NY Fed Temporarily Halted
• NY Pols Eye Fixes As Sandy Flood Leads To Claim Denials
• Wagner & Jones Blasts Fidelity's DQ Bid In Wage Case
• Developer Doesn't Qualify For Tort Coverage, 11th Circ. Says
• Shareholders OK Alterra-Markel, American Realty Mergers
• Obama Tells 9th Circ. States Can Cut Medicaid Payments
• 2nd Circ. Weighs Bid To Make Travelers Cover False Ad Suit
• Bad Faith Law Reaches Liability Policies, Judge Says
• Endurance Doesn't Owe Defense In Pollution Control Suit
• 7th Circ. Told Chubb Owes Bank Coverage For Embezzlement
• Q&A With Akin Gump's Rick Rosenblum
• Insurer Wants Out Of DuPont Auto Coating Antitrust Suit
• Highmark, UPMC Contract Stiffs West Penn, Pa. Officials Say
• Shine Might Be Off Alt Fee Arrangements, GC Survey Shows
• 9th Circ. Reinstates Sonoma Retirees Health Benefits Case
• In-House Teams Expand To Keep Pace With More Suits, Probes
• GCs Rate Fixed Fees Best Bang For Their Buck
• Travelers Escapes $1.8M KBR Pollution Defense Claim
• Catholic Co. Says Religious Rights Rebuff Birth Control Rule
• NJ Requests Services For Sandy Insurance Mediation Program
• Common Insurance Problems For Foreclosing Mortgagees
• Chicago Title Says Homeowners Must Prove Co. Duped Them
• Ignorance On $1.25M Deductible Isn't Bliss: Miss. High Court
• NY Tells Insurers To Pay For Mediation Of Sandy Claims
• QBE Must Defend Funeral Home In Misplaced Graves Suit
• Trustee Banks To Face Jury In $600M Funeral Scam Case
• $73M Settlement for Conseco Insureds Gains Approval
• High Court Won't Weigh UnitedHealth ERISA Preemption Case
• Sandusky Insurance Battle To Take Place In Philly
• Q&A With Latham & Watkins' David Barrett
• Hospital Group Asks CMS To Clarify Medicaid Enrollment Rule
• Fla. Senate Dems Call For Insurance Interstate Compact
• Ill. Village Can't Get Coverage For Water Pollution Suits
• Ruling Enlightens Insurers On How To Count Drywall Events
• Broker Penson Lands $10.5M Stalking Horse In Ch. 11
• Mid-Continent Win In Katrina Spill Fight Upheld By 5th Circ.
• DOL Rule Outlines Handling Of ACA Whistleblower Complaints
• HHS Finalizes ACA Rule Eliminating Insurance Bias
• Travelers Dodges Coverage For Anesthetist's Sex Assaults
• Brokers Bungled Coverage For $140M NY Project, Suit Says
• Q&A With Ropes & Gray's Cathy Mondell
• Wisconsin's Take On Ad Injury Coverage Under CGL
• Clooney, Roberts IP Row Isn't Insurable, OneBeacon Says
• 35 States Ready For Medicaid Enrollment Changes Under ACA
• XL Settles With Fisker In $32M Suit Over Sandy Damage
• Texas House OKs $4.8B Bill To Plug Medicaid Funding Gap
• HHS Doles Out $300M For New Medicaid Models
• Only Calif. Cos. Face Suits In Perpetuity: State Justices
• NJ Lawmaker Wants State Oversight Of Health Exchange
• Insurer Sues To Skirt Coverage In Photo-Doll Trademark Fight
• NY Probes 3 Insurers Over Sandy Claims Handling
• Travelers Sues To Dodge Coverage In Medical Device IP Row
• Q&A With Reed Smith's Jim Davis
• Clinics Can't Seek Legal Fees In Car Accident Coverage Rows
• Hartford Faces $18M Coverage Suit Over Junk Fax Deal
• Maine Residents Say Medicaid Cuts Breach ACA
• Cigna Overbilling Is Legitimate, Clinics Claim
• Only A Matter Of Time — Prepare For Geomagnetic Storms
• Fla. Court Strikes Down Insurer Mediation Notice Deadline
• In Turnaround, Fla. Gov. Agrees To Medicaid Expansion
• Murky Language No Way Out For Insurers Fighting Fees
• Essential Health Benefits Rule Puts Pressure On Insurers
• Sandy Aid Gaps For NY Co-Ops, Condos Should Spur Reform
• Birth Control Rule Spurns Religious Rights, Republicans Say
• FEMA Needn't Pay $20M For New Hospital Gear: 7th Circ.
• Madison-Kipp, Insurers Want Out Of Toxic Vapor Suit
• ResCap Fights To Subordinate Insurers' Securities Claims
• WTC Owner Blasts American, United's 9/11 Act Of War Defense
• Q&A With Weil's John Mastando
• Be Careful With NY Honorable Engagement Provisions
• Fla. Bill Would Revamp Rules For Civil Suits Against Insurers
• NJ May See Fewer Insurance Options Under Federal Exchange
• 3 Sentenced In $100M El Paso Health Plan Kickback Case
• Goodyear Sues Travelers For Asbestos Claims Coverage
• Sewage Cruise Suits Least Of Carnival's Coverage Worries
• ResCap Sets Aside $12.3M For Ambac's Sale Challenge
• Anthem Delays Mail-Order Rx Rule In Face Of Bias Suit
• Justices Scrap Insurer's ERISA Funds Recovery Appeal
• Q&A With Weil's David Yohai
• High Court Won't Hear Title Insurer Price-Fixing Case
• Fidelity Says Misconduct In OT Suit Is Law Firm's 'Style'
• Hacking Attacks Highlight Importance Of Preparation
• 5 PPACA 'Play-Or-Pay' Compliance Techniques To Consider
• Lloyds Penalized $7M For Slow Insurance Redress Payments
• Arthur Cox Aids Insurer Great-West In $1.72B Irish Life Deal
• Japan's Orix Offers $2.6B For Rabobank Asset Manager
• Valeant Pays $12M To Settle Wellbutrin Antitrust Claims
• House Progressives Try Again For Single-Payer Health Plan
• NJ To Participate In Federal Health Care Exchange
• Anderson Kill Opens Vt. Office For Captive Insurance Group
• Q&A With Jones Day's Ty Childress
• GCs Name 43 Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Insurer Off Hook For Wholesaler's Defective Drywall Suits
• Syncora Insists Federal, State JPMorgan MBS Suits Different
• In-House Attys Name 11 Exceptional Insurance Lawyers
• HHS Blasts Domino's Contraception Reprieve Request
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• 6 HIPAA Rule Takeaways For Employers
• BP, Transocean Sued Over Deepwater Insurance Claims
• Insurer Says $650M TCPA Coverage Row Belongs In Ill.
• Ind. Gov. Seeks To Extend State Program, Not Expand Medicaid
• 8th Circ. Told Its Ruling Threatens Subcontractor Coverage
• MetLife's Bid To Deregister As Bank Gets Green Light
• House Panel Demands To See FIO's Overdue Insurance Report
• Sens. Fault HHS For Delays As ACA Exchange Deadline Looms
• Not Dead Yet — Calif. Corporate Liability In The Afterlife
• MRI V. National Imaging May Signal New Litigation Trend
• Winning Insurers Gain Clarity On Defense Duty During Appeals
• Credit Suisse Fires Back At Union Central MBS Fraud Suit
• Insurer Sues Deepwater Cleanup Cos. Over Worker Coverage
• Texas, 7 Other States Join Challenge To Dodd-Frank
• Wis. Gov. Snubs Medicaid Expansion, Touting Alternative Plan
• Principal's ERISA Deal Bars Class Cert. Appeal: 8th Circ.
• Insurer Aims To Duck TKK Asbestos Defense Costs In 7th Circ.
• AMICO Should Cover Hancock Center Accident, 7th Circ. Rules
• Travelers' Suit Dropped From Neurontin MDL
• Illinois, HHS Join Forces For Health Insurance Exchange
• Gay Worker Sues ArcelorMittal For Denying Spouse Benefits
• Get Enviro Liability Estimates With A Decision Tree Model
• Sens. Rip CBP Over Unpaid Bonds On Chinese Import Duties
• FATCA Insight: Grappling With Cross-Border Payments
• 7 Resolutions For Legal Industry Marketing In 2013
• Fla.'s Citizens Property Insurance Drops Wind-Only Policies
• Pest Control Co. Sues For Pollution Cleanup Coverage
• Insulation Co. Sues Insurers To Maximize Asbestos Coverage
• States Ask 8th Circ. To Pause ACA Contraception Rule Appeal
• AIG Investor Urges 2nd Circ. To Revive Fed Derivative Suit
• Insurer Can't Fend Off Class Cert. In Spam-Texting Suit
• Selldown Brings Warburg Pincus Close To Primerica Exit
• Fannie Mae Force-Placed Insurance Plan Hits Roadblock
• NC Gov. Opposes Medicaid Expansion, Health Exchange
• Tetra Unit Settles $60M Hurricane Damage Insurance Row
• UBS Fined $15M For Shoddy AIG Fund Sales
• CollegeSource Owed No Coverage In IP Row, 9th Circ. Finds
• HHS Advances Rules On ACA Benefits, Insurer Protection
• US Military To Award Some Benefits To Same-Sex Partners
• Duke Hospital Can't Expand Coverage For Mishap: 4th Circ.
• Ruling Offers Cure For Health Contractors Chasing Coverage
• Lead Co. Urges 8th Circ. To Trigger Enviro Suit Coverage
• 1st Circ. Won't Revisit Benefits Award For Drug-Relapse Risk
• Ex-Mayor Again Pleads Not Guilty In $100M Kickback Case
• Whistleblowers Win $29M Verdict In Nursing Home FCA Suit
• Law360 Insurance Editorial Advisory Board
• Ready Or Not, Final Compliance Guidelines Are Here
• 3rd Circ. Says Mennonites Can't Block Contraception Mandate
• XL Needn't Waive Deductible, Limits In Stryker Case: Judge
• No Space For Partner Egos In Law Firm Of The Future
• NY's Limit On Follow-The-Fortunes Rearms Reinsurers
• $3B Alterra Sale Shortchanges Investors, Suit Says
• Calif. Bill Aims To Curb Bias In Worker Wellness Programs
• Miss. Health Exchange Rejected Due To Gov.'s Opposition
• 9/11 WTC Attacks Count As 2 Events, UK Court Says
• Allstate, Others Blame Texas Electric Co-Op For Wildfire
• Fuel Co. Blames Design Flaw For Jet Fuel Fire At Miami Airport
• Arch Capital Puts Up $300M For Piece Of US Mortgage Market
• Wells Fargo Puts Up $13M To End Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• ConAgra, Kraft Say Food Storage Co. Flouted $59M Deal
• Quest, Insurers Hit Back At Testing Monopoly Claims
• Construction Co. Settles DOT Workers' Comp False Claims Suit
• Judge Applies La. Law In $107M Shaw Coverage Suit
• Continental Sued Over Defective Mesh Defense Coverage
• Preparing Your Witness To Be A Performer
• Curt Schilling Allowed To Use $10M D&O Policy In Loan Fight
• Aetna Defeats NJ Hospital In $39M Reimbursement Dispute
• Fine Print Puts Lance Armstrong In The Lead Against Insurer
• Assured's MBS Win May Force Wave Of Bank Settlements
• Catholic Leaders Reject ACA Contraceptive Compromise
• NY High Court Nixes $420M Travelers Reinsurance Award
• Pfizer Notes Doctor Decisions In Appeal Of $142M RICO Award
• Basic Health Plans Won't Be Ready Until 2015, HHS Says
• Insurer Wants High Court To Review Injury Coverage Case
• Insurer Targets Armstrong's Doping Denials In $12M Suit
• Edwards Wildman Looks To High Court To Duck RICO Suit
• Texas Rep. Backs Medicaid Expansion, Insurance Exchange
• Property Insurance Reform Bill Clears Texas Senate Panel
• NY AG Appeals Toss Of Objection To $115M AIG Fraud Deal
• Papa John's Insurers Want Off Hook For Text-Spamming Suits
• 5 Tips To Avoid Bad Faith
• Assured's $90M Win Gives Insurers Ammo Against Banks
• Lance Armstrong Faces Insurer Suit Over $12M Bonus Fraud
• Fla. Developer's $19M Payout Not Covered, 11th Circ. Hears
• Insureds Beat Drum For Reasonable Expectations Rule
• 9th Circ. Lets National Union Avoid $6.3M Coverage Payout
• $300M Antitrust Suit Accuses Hospital Of Bullying Insurers
• Terrorism Reinsurance May Be Extended Under New Bill
• Bank Execs Win D&O Coverage For $7M FDIC Suit
• Beware The Jabberwock: Disclosing Documents To Insurers
• TIAA-CREF Bets On Billabong PE Turnaround With New Stake
• Farmers Insurance Hit With Class Action Over Skimpy Payouts
• Insurers May Have Edge In Sandy Basement-Definition Fight
• Crowell, Proskauer, Fulbright Sanctioned For Counterclaims
• Assured Wins $1B MBS Contract Suit Against Flagstar
• Class Cert. Rejected in Chase Flood Insurance Kickback Suit
• Silicon Wafer Co.'s Superfund Coverage Demand Falls Flat
• Christie Blasts Fed. Flood Program For Slow Sandy Response
• Duke Lands $835M Insurance Payout For Damaged Nuke Plant
• Prudential Dodges Class Cert. In 'Death Spiral' Insurance Suit
• D&O Coverage Excluded In $11M FDIC Suit, Progressive Says
• FHA Reduces Single-Family Mortgage Insurance Requirements
• Pa. Gov. Rejects ACA Medicaid Expansion, Calls For Reforms
• DOL Rules On Health Care Pools Poised To Take Effect
• Century Must Pay For Electric Co.'s Defense In Cleanup Row
• 9 Lessons For Trial Lawyers In Environmental Cases
• Calif. Takes Stab At Its Own Essential Health Benefits
• Know The Standard Of FDIC Liability For Community Banks
• FPIC Must Provide Docs In $2M Malpractice Suit, Says Judge
• Life Partners Investors Unlikely To Win Class Cert.: Judge
• Cigna, Berkshire Hathaway Strike $2B Reinsurance Deal
• Birth Control Compromise Hard Pill For Insurers To Swallow
• NJ Senate Pushes Post-Sandy Insurance Reform Bills
• US Says Starr Can't Rep 2 Classes In AIG Bailout Suit
• Ex-Sen. Will Guard States' Turf In ACA Exchanges
• Kaiser Billing Class Wins Cert. In Emergency Services Suit
• GOP Tells Pa. Gov. To Rebuke ACA Medicaid Expansion
• 4th Circ. Clears SunTrust's $40M Win In Loan Coverage Suit
• Fisker Wants Up To $100M Coverage For Sandy-Damaged Cars
• UnitedHealth Collective Action Waiver Doesn't Violate FLSA
• Insurers Must Cover Motorola Worker Toxic Exposure Suit
• White & Case Welcomes Back M&A Pro From Linklaters
• Insurers Cry Foul Over $8.7B ResCap MBS Settlement
• Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege: Learn From Halifax
• Post Irene And Sandy: Use Of Hurricane Deductibles
• HSBC Gets China's OK To Sell Off $7.4B Ping An Stake
• Ex-Integra Exec Can't Veil Tax Docs In Ponzi Coverage Row
• Calif. Court Limits Post-Operations Asbestos Coverage
• Insurer Can't Fight Dismissal Of MBS Claims Against BofA
• Post-Sandy Zoning Relief 1st Step In Climate-Proofing NYC
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive ACA Individual Mandate Challenge
• Obama's Compromise On Contraception Won't End Lawsuits
• Mich. Benefit Tax OK Under ERISA, Insurers Tell 6th Circ.
• MetLife Inks $2B Deal For BBVA's Chilean Pension Business
• Several Standard Pacific Excess Insurers Exit Coverage Row
• DC Circ. Denies Public Access to AIG Asset-Hiding Report
• Dutch Gov't Nationalizes Financial Co. With $5B Package
• States Slow To Pass ACA Consumer Laws, Report Says
• Insurer Must Partially Cover Failed La. Project, 5th Circ. Says
• 8th Circ. Lets Hartford Escape Roof Damage Insurance Suit
• LA District's $13M Suit Says Insurers Concealed Arson Facts
• New Year Brings New Rules To Del. Trial Practice
• Inside The Circuit Split Over FAA Section 7
• HHS Proposes Contraception Mandate Opt-Out