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Insurance - June, 2013

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• Policyholders Bag Big Victories In The First Half Of 2013
• Hobby Lobby Wins Block On ACA Fines Amid Appeal
• MF Global Judge Rips $40M Defense Cap Request
• 4th Circ. Says Insurer Needn't Cover Firm In Malpractice Suit
• Insurance Exchange's Suit Not A Class Action, 3rd Circ. Says
• Hartford Off Hook In PE Firm's Suit Over Stock Purchase
• Obama's Picks For GSA, NRC Win Senate Approval
• HSBC Can't Shake Captive Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• UPMC Rips Highmark's Challenge To Antitrust Doc Turnover
• Lexington Can't Shake $10M In Hailstorm Damage Claims
• Brooke Corp. Founder Pleads Guilty To Deceiving SEC
• ACA Contraception Mandate Will Apply To For-Profits
• Fracking — There's Coverage For That
• Bank Of America Snubs AIG Mediation Bid In $9B MBS Deal
• Justices Asked To Tie ERISA Time Limits To Final Claim Denial
• Hobby Lobby Apt To Duck ACA Contraceptive Rule: 10th Circ.
• HHS Finalizes ACA Insurance Mandate Exemptions
• Highmark Flouting Settlement In Antitrust Row, UPMC Says
• Stryker Can't Force Coverage Of $8M Knee Claims For Now
• Broker Blamed For Coverage Gap At NJ Sewage Facility
• High Court Turns Away Nev., Ariz. Gay Rights Suits
• US Can't Duck Starr's $55.5B Bailout Suit, But AIG Claims Cut
• 9th Circ. Says Montrose No Help For City's Condo Battle
• Waived Medicare Deductibles Are Not Kickbacks, OIG Says
• Fla. Supreme Court Nixes PIP Benefits Exam Provision
• $18M Hartford TCPA Coverage Row Booted To State Court
• Insurers' Broad Duty To Defend Stands In NY
• Deals Rumor Mill: ING, KKR, Amgen
• Prop 8 Ruling Leaves Room For More Marriage Battles
• Zurich Must Cover Dealer In Faulty-Car Suit, 10th Circ. Says
• Aetna Hits NJ Pain Doctors With $60M Fraud Suit
• DOMA Ruling Will Spark New Employee Benefits Challenges
• Insurer Says Northrop's $387M Katrina Loss Figure 'Flawed'
• NY Clinic Hits Hospital, Insurer With Collusion Suit
• Hospitals Concerned Over Medicare Advantage DSH Payments
• 5 New Rights For Employees In Same-Sex Marriage
• DOMA Ruling Leaves Estate Planning In Limbo
• Twin City Says It Needn't Cover PE Firms In Contract Fight
• Quest, Health Insurers Escape Monopoly Plot Suit
• Insurer Dodges ADT's $34M Alarm System Coverage Suit
• Dodd-Frank Doesn't Solve 'Too Big To Fail,' Regulators Say
• Travelers Beats Bad Faith Claim In Ala. Pollution Suit
• Have Peace Of Mind With Broad Cyberattack Coverage
• High Court Nixes DOMA, Leaves Marriage Laws To The States
• 2nd Circ. Frees Indian Harbor From Contaminated-Oil Costs
• Verizon Escapes ERISA Suit Over $7.4B Pension Transfer
• ACA Morning-After Mandate Bucks Religious Freedom: Judge
• Insurer Sues Detroit Over Apartment Building Demolition
• MF Global Won't Challenge Firm $40M Cap On Attys' Fees
• Pa. House GOP Blasts Senate's Medicaid Expansion Plans
• GSA, OIRA Nominees Headed For Full Senate Vote
• TIAA-CREF Pays $6M In Multistate Life Insurance Accord
• Arent Fox Boosts ACA Chops With Ariz. Medicaid Inspector
• Contractor Liability In ConAgra Blast Upheld, But Capped
• TransCanada Keeps Marsh Docs Out Of $70M Coverage Row
• Contractor In $31M NASA Kickback Probe Sues Insurer
• Insurer Survives Bid To Toss TCPA Coverage Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Total, Thai Life, Sumitomo
• Only AIG Subsidiary Belongs In Asbestos Suit, Judge Rules
• What 'Advertising Injury' Means To 2nd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Boots Houseware Co.'s Fax Spam Coverage Appeal
• Ex-AIG Brass Must Face NY AG's Suit, State High Court Rules
• What To Know About The Common Interest Privilege
• More BigLaw Layoffs Expected After Massive Weil Cuts
• Latest Flip-Flop On Faulty Work Morphs Coverage Battle
• CMS Asks Congress To Expand Fraud Prevention Tools
• Seagate Scores Prejudgment Interest In $20M Coverage Feud
• Continental Sinks Bad-Faith Claims In FCA Coverage Fight
• Conn. Passes Post-Sandy Law For Disaster Claims Mediation
• Investor Can't Duck Fraud Claims In $35M Arena Bond Row
• Insurer Pays $25M To End Claims It Hid Fees From Seniors
• Ballard Spahr Adds 5-Litigator Team To Denver Office
• WilmerHale's Insurer Sues Storage Co. Over Destroyed Docs
• Q&A With Willkie's Christopher St. Jeanos
• Kitchen Sink Litigation Clogs The Judicial Pipeline
• Justices To Hear Bankruptcy Case Challenging Stern's Scope
• Get Ready For More Aggressive TCPA Disputes
• Weil Gotshal Hired In Calif. Ch. 9 Cases After Winston DQ
• Texas Appeals Court Reverses Cert. In Title Insurance Suit
• Flagstar To Pay $105M To End Assured's MBS Suit
• Judge Frowns At Insurer's Bid To Dodge Wrinkle Gel Coverage
• AIG Unit Fights Against Covering $19M Mine Collapse Deal
• Hospital Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $40M Cigna Dispute
• $35M Deal Reached In Cigna 401(k) Fees Class Action
• Bill Combating False Insurance Certificates Sent To NY Gov.
• Wellpoint Pays $6M To End Insurance Rescission Suit
• Class Claims Gutted From Sandy Basement Coverage Suit
• Ill. Appeals Court Axes State Farm Loss Over TCPA Coverage
• 'Free And Clear' Means Free And Clear
• Q&A With Barger & Wolen's Marty Rosen
• PNC, Insurers Beat Suit Alleging Captive Reinsurance Scheme
• 'Accident' Remains Open To Interpretation
• Aioi Nissay Scores $5M Win In 9/11 Row With Aviation Insurer
• Atty's Dual Role Doesn't Let Insurers Into $5M Suit: Pa. Court
• Aviva Wants Annuity Class Members Barred From Pa. AG's Suit
• Judge Shoots Holes In Wells Flood Insurance Class Cert.
• Stryker Awarded $4.6M For Artificial Knee Litigation Coverage
• Swiss Re Units, Berkshire Affiliate End Defense Coverage Row
• Insurance Rates $3.9B Lower Under ACA Spending Cap
• Renew Terrorism Reinsurance Program, NY Lawmakers Urge
• States Can Tweak ACA Health Exchange Applications
• Advanced E-Discovery Strategy: Beyond Cost Control
• Aetna Dodges Class Action Alleging Coercion Of Doctors
• Ebix, Goldman Sachs End $820M Merger Deal Over Scrutiny
• Malpractice Claims Rise With Partners On The Move
• Wellpoint Not Covered For Medical Payment Rows
• ACA's Full-Time Worker Definition Is Flawed, Sens. Say
• 10 Ways To Keep Construction On Time And Under Budget
• No Asbestos Indemnification For Bankrupt Co.: NJ High Court
• Cigna Cites Unpublished 3rd Circ. Ruling In Coverage Win
• Starr Can Deny SGS Chemical Spill Coverage, 5th Circ. Says
• Clifford Chance Lures Corp. Insurance Vet From Norton Rose
• Lloyd's Escapes Defense Duty In Insurance Scam Suits
• Q&A With Robinson Bradshaw's John Garver
• Delays Imperil Rollout Of ACA Exchanges, GAO Warns
• NY's Insurer Cybersecurity Initiative May Signal Trend
• Big Legal Malpractice Suits Jumped In 2012, Survey Says
• Allstate Says Evidence Supports Jury's $6M RICO Award
• AIG Need Not Cover Developer's $14M Blunder, 9th Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Says Insurer Owes Olin $14M In Pollution Coverage
• ACA Exchanges Creating Competition, Confusion: Reports
• State Farm Wins $1.7M From Atty Who Kept Subrogation Funds
• Mills & Reeve Brings In DLA Piper Insurance Team
• Insurer Tells 2nd Circ. To Fix Choice-Of-Law Confusion
• Bankrupt Insurer Ducks Congoleum Asbestos Coverage
• Funeral Services Exec Cops Plea In $600M Fraud Case
• Q&A With Nelson Mullins' Kevin Doherty
• How To Avoid Discriminatory Wellness Programs Under HIPAA
• Texas Windstorm Insurer Says It's Climbing Out Of $183M Hole
• Mont. Diocese Says Abuse Claims Trigger Broad Coverage
• GOP Subpoenas Documents On ACA's Co-Op Insurance Plans
• Estee Lauder Unit Escapes Insurer's Suit Over Attys' Costs
• Conn. High Court Slashes Coverage For Nursing Home Fire
• JPMorgan Can't Shake MBS Fraud Claims In $300M Ambac Suit
• Q&A With Barger & Wolen's Royal Oakes
• ACA Medicaid Expansion Passes In Calif. Legislature
• Pillsbury Adds Lowenstein Policyholder Pro In NY
• Medhi Ali V. Federal Insurance Isn't So Devastating
• New Ways To Manage Old Pension Liabilities
• Texas High Court Won't Review $2M RE Malpractice Claim
• 1st Circ. Stands By Award Of Premium For Sham Policy
• CMS Opens Door To Bifurcated ACA Health Exchanges
• Dems Introduce Bill Giving Churches ACA Tax Credits
• Berkshire Offers Up Insurance Claim Details After SEC Probe
• Insurer-Picked Firm Shut Out From Faulty Construction Suit
• Title Insurer Convinces Calif. Court To Overturn $1M Defeat
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vodafone, Siemens, KKR
• Q&A With Dickstein Shapiro's John Heintz
• Wrap Your Head Around ISO's Additional Insured Revisions
• Winston & Strawn DQ'd From San Bernardino Bankruptcy
• Stockton Bankruptcy Judge Slings Sharp Words At Assured
• Condo Exec Personally Liable For $4M Loss: NY Appeals Court
• Union Can Launch Revised Campaign Pay Suit Against Kaiser
• Calif. Watchdog Wants Anthem Blue Cross Out Of Exchange
• 8th Circ. Bars Coverage For 2 Doe Run Enviro Damage Suits
• GOP Bill Would Sunset ACA Exchanges If They Miss Deadline
• IAIS Won't Sway US Too-Big-To-Fail Designations, FIO Says
• Citing Cigna, 7th Circ. OKs Money Damages In ERISA Suit
• Redbox Insurer Disputes Coverage For Customer Info Fight
• NAIC Rebuffs NY's Call To Halt 'Shadow' Captive Deals
• Is TAR Right For Your Discovery Project?
• Becker & Poliakoff Adds Biz Litigators In West Palm
• Q&A With Stradley Ronon's Steven Davis
• Appraisal Process Is Ripe For Revision
• NY Strikes Fear Into Insurers Waffling On Defense Coverage
• WellPoint Asks Judge To Gut Price-Fixing MDL Claims
• Axis Insurance Off The Hook In FINRA Discrimination Row
• Low Interest Rates A Hurdle For Recovering Insurers: Report
• Mortgage Co. Says Reed Smith Neglected Fraud Suit Coverage
• Polish Banking Giant PKO Puts Up $815M For Nordea Unit
• Class Arbitration Is Back In Arbitrators' Hands
• Senators Push Shelanski To Curb Oversight Costs And Delays
• NY Discovers $48B In 'Shadow' Life Insurance Captive Deals
• Q&A With Robinson Bradshaw's Steven DeGeorge
• FHFA's New Aim At Lender-Placed Insurance
• NY High Court Ruling Could Shake Up Disgorgement Coverage
• Psychologist Group Loses Appeal In Insurance Privacy Row
• 2nd Circ. Says Insurer Owed Defense In Wal-Mart Title Suit
• Northrop Must Give Navy Docs To Insurers In Cleanup Suit
• Kasowitz Grows LA Coverage Group With K&L Gates Partner
• DC Circ. Wants 2nd Look At Penn Mutual Exec's Industry Ban
• Patriarch Tops MBIA In $100M CDO Contract Trial
• Steadfast Faces $10M Coverage Suit Over E&Y Tax Litigation
• Stinson Can't Dodge Suit Over $35M Arizona Bond Offering
• Mental Coverage Suit Too Broad, UnitedHealth Says
• Insurer Owes Malpractice Coverage, Top NY Court Says
• Allstate Can't Shake TCPA Suit Over Calif. Robocalls
• Aetna 'Lollygagging' On Settlement, NJ Hospital Says
• Q&A With Kasowitz's Jerold Oshinsky
• NY Further Expands Scope Of Discovery In Bad Faith Cases
• Insurer To Pay $20M More In Body Shop Rate-Manipulation Suit
• Senate Passes $24B Cuts To Agriculture Spending
• Class Action Attys React To High Court's Arbitration Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Walls Off Favored Path To Early Excess Coverage
• High Court Ruling Pushes Cos. To Tighten Arbitration Deals
• Kodak Disclosure Statement Lacks IP Info, Tech Cos. Say
• DOL Tip-Pooling Loss May Spur More Agency Rule Challenges
• Hanover Sues To Avoid 'Honey Laundering' Coverage
• Texas High Court Says City Temp's Injury Claim Is Barred
• AIG Can't Sink Coverage Claims Over $180M Strip-Search Suit
• MBIA Investors Drop Fraud Suit Over Gutted Insurance Unit
• Tousa Insurers To Pay $67M To End Suit Against Directors
• 7th Circ. Tosses Insurer's Win In Construction Injury Suit
• 'Conduit' Banks Can Trigger Ch. 11 Safe Harbor, 2nd Circ. Says
• MBIA Asks Texas Appeals Court To Revive $1B Bond Suit
• Calif. Health Exchange Veiled In Secrecy, Senate GOP Says
• ResCap, FGIC Reach Deal To Slash $5.5B Bankruptcy Claim
• 2nd Circ. Upholds RSUI Win In Crane Collapse Coverage Suit
• NJ Pure Says Fox Rothschild Should Stay In Competition Suit
• Skadden, Gowling Guide Travelers' $1.1B Canadian Biz Buy
• Supreme Court Won't Review Calif. Genocide Insurance Law
• Justices Defer To Arbitrator On Oxford Class Arbitration
• Q&A With Dykema's Rosa Tumialan
• How To Fight For Coverage In Solar Panel Defect Claims
• Texas High Court Says Its Remands Don't Strip Courts' Powers
• MF Global Customers Seek $40M Cap On Attys' Fees
• Appeals Court Revives Homebuilder's Drywall Coverage Suit
• AIG Asks 1st Circ. To Kill Westernbank Coverage Order
• 3rd Circ. OKs $4M Arbitration Award For Dating Site Workers
• Cigna Shorted Texas Hospitals $22M In Payments, Suit Says
• Fla. Senate Plans Probe Of $52M Citizens-Heritage Deal
• Deloitte Not To Blame For Insurer's Collapse, Judge Rules
• Texas High Court OKs Tax Refund For Health Care Contract
• Privacy Panel Urges Broad Notice Of Data Breaches
• How To Secure Your D&O Liability Insurance Lifelines
• Strategix Urges 9th Circ. To Revive St. Paul Coverage Suit
• Daunting Challenges Loom As ACA Exchange Deadline Nears
• FTC Wary Of Conn. Health Plan Joint Negotiation Bill
• Cigna Can't Duck Anheuser's $24M Overcharge Suit
• Inverse Condemnation: A Primer And Reminder For Insurers
• Ark. Blue Cross Hit With Antitrust Class Action
• Insurers Off Hook In Ross Cleanup Suits, 4th Circ. Rules
• Ex-Elliott Greenleaf Client Sues Insurer In Trade Secrets Row
• Kaiser Union Looks To Launch Revised Campaign Pay Suit
• Nautilus' Effort To Avoid Strongwell Defense Nixed By Judge
• Agency Has Last Say On Workers' Comp Refunds: Texas Court
• SoHo Hotel Owner Sues Insurer, Con Ed For Sandy Losses
• Insurer Can't Investigate Merits Of Chinese Drywall Claims
• State Farm To Pay $5M To End Inspector Wage Class Action
• Q&A With Jenner & Block's John Mathias
• Checklist For Your Health Insurance Navigator Program
• CDC Trust Sues AIG Over $9M In D&O Coverage
• Hanover Hit With Coverage Suit For Sandy Blackout Losses
• Mediators, Expand Your Tool Kit In Complex Litigation
• PMI Group Gets Green Light To Seek Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• Old Republic Title Co. To Pay $12M To Settle Wage Suit
• RBS Seeks To Nix Insurer's Fraud Suit Over $291M In MBS
• Fla. Court Affirms Insurer Win In Hurricane Wilma Suit
• Hatch Targets White House Over ACA Cost Increases
• Post-Sandy Insurance Bills Win NY Assembly's Blessing
• Title Insurer's Win In Overcharge Suit Upheld By Fla. Court
• FDIC Finalizes Dodd-Frank Nonbank Liquidation Rule
• Paribas Can't Shield MBIA Emails In BoNY Trust Payout Suit
• Blank Rome Lands Ex-Harleysville GC As Partner In Philly
• Conn. High Court Says CGLs Can Cover Construction Defects
• Insurer Says Northrop's Pollution Suit 20 Years Too Late
• Q&A With Shernoff Bidart's William Shernoff
• US Chamber Blasts ACA Health Insurance Fee As Double Tax
• Lessons From Fox Insurance's Multitude Of Mistakes
• Highmark Blasts UPMC Bid For Docs On $5M Antitrust Deal
• Fairfax Wants SAC Added Back To $8B Stock Scheme Suit
• AIG, Others Must Weigh Risks Of Systemic Threat Label
• Midmarket Companies Eyeing Texas For Captive Insurance
• Chicago Title Award Upped To $1.3M For Class Action Defense
• Kaufman Hires 6 Attys For Calif. Insurance Teams
• $83.5M Suit Says Willis Group Aided Stanford Fraud
• Triad Guaranty Seeks Ch. 11 Amid Shareholder Suit
• Big Employers Accused Of Sex Bias In ACA Complaints
• $8.5B BofA Deal Lowballed, Self-Serving, Investors Argue
• 2nd Circ. Lets Excess Insurers Off Hook In D&O Liability Spat
• Liberty Mutual Freed From Excess Insurers' Asbestos Suit
• Scor Shells Out $920M For Generali's US Reinsurance Unit
• Insurer Wants Rival To Share Listeria Outbreak Coverage Costs
• FRCP Amendments Could Change Discovery As We Know It
• Kilpatrick Townsend Adds Insurance Partner to LA Office
• Q&A With Patton Boggs' Suman Chakraborty
• Sebelius Likens ACA Fundraising To Previous GOP Efforts
• Another View Of Ohio's Statute On Employer Tort Claims
• Houston Pain Clinic Docs To Pay $38M For Billing Scheme
• Texas Radio Host Can't Stop Insurance Deal In Fraud Case
• Financial Regulators Target AIG, Others For More Oversight
• Pollution Exclusion Applies To Carbon Monoxide: Minn. Court
• Fairfax Pays $306M To Acquire American Safety Insurance
• Ford Seeks Sanctions In $20M Insurance Conspiracy Suit
• Supreme Court Finds State Law On Death Benefits Preempted
• Medicare Releases More Billing Data In Cost-Cutting Push
• Crowell & Moring Nabs 2 DC Partners From CMS, Aetna
• Big Cos. Dodge ACA Employer Mandate At Their Own Peril
• Q&A With Dykema's Ben Jeffers
• A 7-Point Checklist For Tornado Insurance