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Insurance - March, 2013

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• Exxon Wants In On $367M Superfund Cleanup Case
• Verizon Retirees Clinch Class Status In ERISA Suit
• USAA Hit With Suit Over Home Insurance Coverage Boost
• As Sandusky Heads To 3rd Circ., D&O Policyholders Cringe
• HHS To Finalize Basic Health Plan Rules Within 1 Year
• BofA, SocGen Appeal Judge's OK For MBIA's $5B Breakup
• Reinsurer Says AIG Should Lose Asbestos Claims Coverage
• AIG Strengthens Hand In $10B BofA MBS Suit
• Q&A With Duane Morris' Phil Matthews
• It's A Wrap — Insuring Construction Projects: Part 2
• Sinkhole Insurance On Solid Ground — For Now
• Rule 12(e): What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing
• Fla. Senate Panel OKs Tax Credit Cut Over Insurers' Pleas
• Airlines In 9/11 Suit Defend Reduced-Damages Claim
• RWE Pulls In $2B On Czech Gas Grid Sale To Allianz, Borealis
• Rising Star: Latham's John Wilson
• Sens. Ask HHS To Justify Exchange Grants Under Sequester
• TWIA Firm Nixed Over Phantom Conflict, Appeals Court Told
• Steadfast Sues To Dodge Suicide Cleanup Co. Fraud Suit
• Liberty Mutual Fights NCR On $79M Superfund Site Coverage
• Swiss Re, Berkshire Hathaway Settle $1.5B Reinsurance Row
• Blue Shield Says Lab Testing Monopoly Suit Falls Short
• Medicare Asleep On $70M Equipment Overpayments, OIG Says
• Q&A With Locke Lord's Brian Casey
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain Capital, Dell, BayernLB
• Litigation Support At A Crossroads
• House Insurance Leader Tells FIO To Fight 'Too Big To Fail'
• Climate Change Rule Looms For Ill-Prepared Insurers
• 7 Steps To Get HIPAA-Compliant Now
• Dem Sen. Highlights 'Family Glitch' In ACA Coverage Options
• Genworth Sells Wealth Unit In $413M Aquiline, Genstar Deal
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Geoffrey Sigler
• Tenn. Gov. Rejects Medicaid Expansion After Plan Setback
• 'Faulty' Jail Construction Warrants No Coverage, 3rd Circ. Says
• Insurers Object To $4.8M Ferring, Aventis Antitrust Deal
• RBS Fudged Value Of $291M In MBS, Assured Says
• Wagner & Jones, Others Disqualified In Fidelity Wage Case
• Nucor Says Insurer Can't Pick Counsel In $175M CERCLA Row
• State Farm Sues Mormon Church Over Zipline Fall Coverage
• FSA Fines Prudential $45M Over AIA Deal Talks
• Walgreen, Insurer End Avastin Eye Injury Coverage Suit
• Q&A With Haynes & Boone's Leslie Thorne
• What To Know About Gun Owner Liability Insurance
• National Union Off Hook In $49M Carbon Black Row: 5th Circ.
• Fla. Bill Would Save Drivers $220M But Cost Insurers
• Health Reform Law Doesn't Nix Suit Over Fla. Medicaid Rates
• Colony Dodges Coverage In Oil Waste Transporter Action
• The 5 Litigators Sure To Drive Judges Mad
• Bans On Force-Placed Perks May Be Wake-Up Call For States
• Rising Star: Jones Day's Tara Kowalski
• Chartis Excess To Wind Down For Parent AIG's Sake
• Allianz Gutted Defunct Insurer Magnolia, Fla. Says
• Q&A With Pillsbury Winthrop's Rene Siemens
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hulu, NEC Corp., Exxon
• No Faith In Proposed Bad Faith Legislation
• DOJ Ends Blue Cross Antitrust Suit After Favored Nations Ban
• Ameron Knew Of Energy Project's Corrosion, AIG Unit Says
• Primary Health Gets $9.6M In Hudson Coverage Row
• House Rep. Targets ACA Exchange Forms' Voter Registration
• Fla. House Votes To Close Public Pensions To Future Workers
• Plaintiffs Attys Say Sky's Not Falling After CAFA Ruling
• Rising Star: SNR Denton's Katherine Evans
• TIG Dodges AIU's $23M Asbestos Reinsurance Claim
• NJ Law Firm Claims Defamation In Insurance Work Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allianz, Samsonite, Exxon
• Hotel Franchisor Owed Death Suit Coverage, 11th Circ. Says
• Pa. Appeals Court Can't Tag AIG With $1.5M Gas Settlement
• Q&A With Choate's Hugh Scott
• AIG Unit To Pay $2M Over Sales Tactics On Travelocity Sites
• NY's New Test For Unifying Disparate Claimants' Injuries
• CVS Worker Weigh-Ins Should Survive Lawsuits
• Ill. Court Shields Insurers From Premature Coverage Suits
• Insurers Push For Dismissal Of Irene, Sandy Coverage Suit
• NJ High Court To Mull Insurer Denial Of Arbitration Awards
• Supreme Court Tames Class Action Frankenstein's Monster
• Deutsche Bank Gets $38M Contract Forgery Suit Pared
• Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Cara Tseng Duffield
• Q&A With Proskauer's Steven Gilford
• Deals Rumor Mill: Life Technologies, PepsiCo, CVC Capital
• Ill. Keeps It Plain In Absolute Pollution Exclusions
• Ins And Outs Of Nonparty Discovery In Texas Arbitration
• BofA Bid To Oust Flood Insurance Lead Plaintiffs Denied
• Insurer Drops Suit Over ACA High-Risk Pool Enrollment
• TCPA Damages Are Insurable, Ill. High Court Hears
• 11th Circ. Blocks Insurers From Joining NCAA Antitrust Row
• GOP Rep. Demands Details On IRS' Health Reform Spending
• Nationwide Investigators Exempt From OT, 6th Circ. Says
• Chubb Unit Must Cover Defense In Phone Call Recording Suit
• Insureds Not Entitled To Costs Reminder: Pa. Appeals Court
• 2nd Circ. Flips Scottsdale Win In Faulty Pool Defense Suit
• Q&A With Kasowitz's Robin Cohen
• Nationwide Settles Harleysville Investor Suit Over $834M Deal
• It's A Wrap — Insuring Construction Projects: Part 1
• Assurant To Pay $14 Million To End Force-Placed Policy Probe
• 7 Reasons To Do Pro Bono Work
• The Full Impact Of FATCA
• WTC Owners Rip Airlines' Reduced-Damages Bid In 9/11 Case
• 11th Circ. Finds Fla. Developer's $19M Payout Not Covered
• AIG Can't Skirt Legal Fees In $176M Westernbank FDIC Suit
• Evanston Dodges Coverage For Chinese Drywall In 4th Circ.
• Saudis Should Pay For 9/11, Firms Tell 2nd Circ.
• Insurer's Feud Over Found Renoir Art Attracts Foes' Claims
• Indian Harbor Can't Keep Pollution Coverage Suit In NY
• Q&A With Procopio's Ceci O'Connell Miller
• Lehman Pays $45M To End Coverage Battle Over Dicey MBS
• Insurers Need Policyholder OK For Bad Faith Suits: Court
• TIG Insurance Must Cover Defense In $26M Cleanup Dispute
• Hartford Dodges Coverage For Adobe Piracy Suit
• Health Care Providers, Be Prepared For Sequester Cuts
• Avoid The Top 10 Pitfalls In A Jury Charge Conference
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Carries Dangers For Defendants
• 1st Circ. Urged To Revive 3rd Party's TCPA Coverage Suit
• Class Action Lawyers React To Supreme Court's CAFA Ruling
• Agencies Issue Rule On ACA's 90-Day Insurance Wait Limit
• Turnpike Bankruptcy Ended $37M Bond Obligations, ACA Says
• Bank of America Can't Shake Fla. Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• MF Global Trader's $141M Loss Not Covered, NY Court Told
• NJ High Court Stresses Respect For Labor Arbitration Awards
• Q&A With Seyfarth Shaw's Rebecca Woods
• Minn. OKs Health Exchange Over GOP Objections
• Justices Restore Class Action Fairness Act's Removal Power
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Insurers See Ways Around Chubb's Superfund Loss In 9th Circ.
• 5 Ways HHS' New Rate Scrutiny Will Shake Up Insurers
• Barnes & Thornburg Snags Litigation Ace From Calif. Firm
• Religious Cos. Can Duck Contraception Rule, 7th Circ. Told
• Prudential Slaps BofA With Fraud Suit Over $2B RMBS
• Erie Indemnity Says $300M Fee Suit Belongs In Federal Court
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $60M RICO Suit Against Insurance Groups
• Penn State Insurer Seeks Sanctions In Sandusky Venue Fight
• Cozen Snags 6 Edwards Wildman Attys For New Fla. Office
• New Insurance Institute to Unite Insurer, Policyholder Attys
• Sens. Want CMS To Delay Medicare Advantage Cuts
• Insurer Off Hook For $20M Verdict In Car Wash Contract Suit
• Q&A With Epstein Becker's Kenneth Menendez
• Split On Calif. Code Upgrade Coverage Remains Unresolved
• Morgan Stanley Can't Shake $1B Prudential RMBS Suit
• Deutsche, Others Must Face Suits Over $456M In Bad MBS
• Chiquita Terrorist Ruling Vexes Cos. Accused Of Negligence
• Bill Would Loosen Rule For Medicare Nursing Home Coverage
• Judge Narrows Lehman Suit Over $1.4B Assured Guaranty Fee
• 9th Circ. Rejects Chubb's CERCLA Subrogation Claims
• NYC Atty Admits To Role In $279M No-Fault Insurance Fraud
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Sinkhole Insurance Limit Decision
• Texas Senate OKs Bill Requiring Deductibles To Be Clear
• Insurers, NFL Can Fight Concussion Suit Coverage In NY
• Q&A With Choate's David Attisani
• A Policyholder Win In Pa.'s Pollution Exclusion Battle
• We Need More Diversity In Mediation
• Domino's Founder Exempted From Contraception Mandate
• AIG Seeks To Trim Coverage Suit Over WTC Asbestos Claims
• Alston Boosts DC Lobby Shop With Capitol Hill Health Vet
• 11th Circ. OKs Use Of Underlying Evidence In Insurance Cases
• FSOC Takes Heat Over Opaque 'Too Big To Fail' Process
• 2nd Circ. Frees St. Paul From Phone Card False Ad Coverage
• Highmark Rips Class Members' Bid To Exit $5M Antitrust Deal
• Q&A With Adams and Reese's Tom Clark
• Colo. Picks A Side In Pollution Exclusion Split
• Texas Bill Would Boost Oversight Of Life Settlement Market
• Fla. House Panel Moves State Toward Insurance Compact
• Health Reform Bill Didn't Follow Protocol, DC Circ. Hears
• 11th Circ. Urged To End Block On Ga. Health-Plan Pay Law
• Travelers Must Face 9/11 Memorial Contractor's $1.5M Suit
• Union Pacific Wants AIG, Argo To Foot Train Crash Settlement
• Insurer Disputes Duty To Defend In Drug Co.'s Pill Mill Suit
• Fla. House Panel Approves Bill To Beef Up State FCA
• Burned By Sandy, Insurers Grow Stricter On Coverage
• Blue Cross Agrees To Refund $4M In Statement Fees
• Insurers Can Nix Awards Without Seeking Trial, NJ Panel Says
• Q&A With Robins Kaplan's William Erickson
• Skilled Care Providers, Take Note Of Jimmo V. Sebelius
• Texas Lawmakers Rip Bill To Shorten Insurance Claim Limits
• Sandy Insurance Bill A Gift For Plaintiffs Bar
• MBIA, Countrywide Debate $4B MBS Loss In NY Appeals Court
• Carolina Casualty Can't Dodge FCA Coverage
• Starr Wants AIG Forced Into $55.5B Bailout Suit Against US
• 4 States To Work With Gov't On Federally Run ACA Exchanges
• RBS To Reap $718M Through Direct Line Unit Stake Sale
• Insurers Can't Nix Convergys Call-Recording Defense Suit
• Excess Insurers Can Proceed In Ritz Katrina Coverage Row
• Pella Puts Up $90M To Settle Window Defect Class Action
• Insurers Want Trade Deal To Target State-Backed Players
• Q&A With Gibbons' John Wolak
• Lessons From NY High Court's New Umpire Selection Method
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Carlyle, Lenovo
• AIG Wins State Venue For Asbestos Reinsurance Fight
• AIG Shareholders Win Class Cert. In Starr's $25B Bailout Suit
• CORRECTED: Insurer Says Cracked Security System Led To $80M Lilly Theft
• Weyerhaeuser Seeks Defense Coverage Of 130 Asbestos Suits
• UnitedHealth Shirking Mental Health Obligations, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Demands Jail Time For Doc In $3M Fraud Case
• UK Tax Advisers Are Beyond Legal Advice Privilege
• Blue Cross Seeks KO Of Spinal Center's Reimbursement Suit
• Travelers Avoids Defense Coverage For Catholic Abuse Suits
• Q&A With Thompson Hine's Alan Berliner
• K&L Gates Lures Day Pitney Data Privacy, Insurance Pro
• Sirius XM Sues D&O Insurers For Post-Merger Defense Costs
• What 'Monty Python' Tells You About NJ's Insurance Law
• 2 More Plead Guilty In $63M Miami Medicare Fraud
• Fla. Retirement Plan Overhaul Clears State House Panel
• Insurers Lagging On ACA Essential Coverage, Report Says
• MBIA Can't Make FDIC Pay For IndyMac Losses, DC Circ. Rules
• Barr, Travelers Settle Benzene-Exposure Coverage Dispute
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Clinics Dispute Quest's Claims In Lab Testing Monopoly Suit
• Visa Wrongly Billed Retailer $13M After Data Theft, Suit Says
• Ex-R-G Execs Can't Duck FDIC's $417M Bank Collapse Suit
• MetLife, MassMutual Units Duck Suit Over Madoff Losses
• Aetna Sued Over Personal Injury Benefit Repayments
• Wash. High Court Won't Let Insurers Recoup Defense Costs
• Ex-Marsh Execs Can't Get Spitzer Docs In Termination Row
• Guess Licensee Wants Zurich To Pay $3.4M For Gucci IP Defense
• Class Decertified In Chicago Title Insurance Overcharge Suit
• Q&A With Quinn Emanuel's Jane Byrne
• Dissecting FATCA: Oil And Gas Trader Edition
• BCBS Alabama Broke Antitrust Laws, Class Action Says
• Fla. High Court Limits Tort Claims Doctrine In Marsh Suit
• Syracuse Wins Coverage For Bernie Fine Sex Abuse Inquiries
• Doc Accuses Malpractice Insurance Exchange Of Fraud
• Great American Can't Shake Taped Call Coverage Suit
• HHS Puts Finishing Touches On Health Exchange Picture
• Fla. Senate Panel Approves Citizens Insurance Reform Bill
• Blue Shield Rate Increase Slammed By Calif. Watchdog
• Insurers Sue To Shirk Defense Of J&J Counterfeiting Suit
• Off-Label Drug Coverage Bill Clears NJ Assembly Panel
• Ill. Appeals Court Holds Asbestos Insurers To 'All Sums'
• Nationwide Sues To Skirt First Citizens Data Theft Coverage
• PNC Wants Insurers On Hook For Overdraft Fee Suits
• Q&A With Proskauer's Nancy Sher Cohen
• How To Defend Your Co. From Gov't Health Care Claims
• Guarantee Sues To Guard $68M Trust From Union Insurer
• Storage Co. Seeks Coverage For $2M Contract Padding Plot
• House GOP Accuses Obama Of Leaving Sick Uninsured
• State Farm Win May Entice More Insurers To Defy Settlements
• Judge In Okla. ACA Debate Denies Texas Co.'s Bid To Wade In
• Nelson Levine Nabs Weber Gallagher Insurance Coverage Pro
• Insurance No Bar To Greenberg Fee Award In Malpractice Suit
• Sandusky Coverage Feud Continues With New Penn State Suit
• Dems' Bill Would Empower HHS To Block Insurer Rate Hikes
• $200M Tobacco Funds Aren't For Pa. Coffers: Appeals Court
• Blue Cross 'Bait And Switch' Class Actions Trimmed
• First American Can't Duck Suit Over Lehman RE Loan
• Morgan Stanley Says MetLife Had Role In $757M RMBS Losses
• Insurer Denies Defense Duty In Mine Safety Gear Suits
• Ambac, Credit Suisse End $46M MBS Insurance Coverage Row
• Q&A With Skadden's Todd Freed
• A Look At The Health Care M&A Horizon
• Sandusky Ruling May Spell Trouble For Other D&O Claims
• Allianz Can't Dodge Racketeering Claims In Annuities Suit
• Insurer Mandates Key To E-Health Revolution, Experts Say
• House GOP Bill Targets ACA's Contraception Mandate
• Ambac Seeks To Block Board Member Accused Of Cronyism
• Lady Gaga Promoters Say Terrorism Policies Cover Axed Show
• Warranty Co. Can't Dodge $10M Deceptive Email Blast Suit
• Senate Bill Would Boost Dodd-Frank Cost-Benefit Analyses
• ACE Says Policies Don't Cover Dish's 'Do Not Call' Suit
• Q&A With Bingham McCutchen's Hal Horwich
• SNR Denton Adds 5 Gordon & Rees Attys In San Francisco
• Don't Miss The Boat On Rescission Claims
• Fla. Lawmakers Face ACA, Insurance Crisis In New Session
• BP's 5th Circ. Win Heats Up $750M Transocean Coverage Row
• For Doctors, Fla. Medicaid Expansion Comes At A Price
• For-Profits Can't Duck Contraception Mandate, 7th Circ. Told
• $100M Deal Over Madoff Losses Survives Investor Challenge
• Rules For Ending 'Too Big To Fail' Need Time, Fed Gov. Says
• NJ Health Exchange Oversight Measure Clears Senate Panel
• XL, Ace Off The Hook For $850M Seroquel Defense Costs
• MBIA Bests BofA, SocGen Suit Over $5B Restructuring
• State Farm Can Fight $4.9M Junk Fax Deal: Ill. Appeals Court
• Jones Day Nabs ACA Expert From IRS For Health Care Group
• Calif. Anorexia Coverage Ruling Denied High Court Review
• UPMC Can't Use Highmark Merger Docs In Antitrust Row
• Hartford Ducks Bad-Faith Claim In Clearwire Coverage Row
• Aon Says Litchfield Brokered Subpar Policy For Contractors
• BP Can Tap $750M Transocean Insurance, 5th Circ. Says
• US Closing In On Tough Supervision For Some Nonbanks
• Q&A With Debevoise's Ethan James
• Expert Testimony Is Key In RMBS Liability
• Insurers' Claims Trimmed In $35M Arena Bond Row
• Milberg Malpractice Suit Dropped After Class Cert Denied
• Patton Boggs Forced To Lay Off 65 As Work Dries Up
• Calif. Lawmakers Vote To Bar Pre-Existing Condition Denials
• Pill Maker Settles $100M Insurance Row Over Thailand Flood
• Liberty Mutual Sues Contractors Over $50M In Bond Losses
• Insurer Stripped Policyholders Of $190M In Rebates, Suit Says
• Reinsurer Sues Over AIG's $262M Asbestos Coverage Claim
• Sandusky Can't Pin Defense On Second Mile Insurer
• HHS Issues Final Reinsurance, Risk Rules For Exchanges
• IRS Unveils Details Of ACA Health Insurance Tax
• Worker-Caused Injuries Must Be Covered: Calif. Appeals Court
• Insurance Broker Keenan Can't Shake Ex-Worker's OT Action
• Union Suit Would Force Spying On Workers, Kaiser Says
• BofA's $8.5B MBS Settlement Flawed, AIG Expert Says
• Pa. Insurer's Defamation Claims Survive In Credit Rating Row
• Ex-MBC Exec Convicted Of Hiding Spoils From $837M Scam
• Cigna Seeks To Toss ERISA Action Over ACA Rebate Dodges
• Insurer Off Hook For Impac's Defense In RMBS Lawsuits
• Travelers Asks 6th Circ. To Uphold Win In Blast Fax Case
• Sex Abuse Coverage Row Belongs In State Court, Judge Says
• Q&A With Covington & Burling's Ben Lenhart
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Squire Sanders Litigation Pro In SF
• Ropes & Gray Guides Genstar Buy Of Midwest Insurance Co.
• NY Cedents Enjoy More Protection And Authority