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Insurance - January, 2014

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• Commish Blasts Doc Request By Nightclub Insurer Units
• Arch Capital Closes $253M Buy Of US Insurance Cos.
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Quinn Emanuel
• Apache Sues For $265M To Cover Pipeline Explosion Suits
• Developer Wants Arbitration In $22M Construction Defect Row
• Debate Over ACA Contraception Mandate Continues
• Texas Reminds Insurers Of The Benefits Of ADR Appraisals
• Diocese Files Ch. 11 To Free Up $15M For Sex Abuse Claims
• AIG Sues US, Sherwin-Williams For $3.3M In Cleanup Costs
• OneBeacon Unit Sanctioned For Discovery Failures
• KKR Pours Up To $161M Into Reinsurer WMI
• Zurich Wants Out Of Defending Chicago Petcoke Dust Suits
• Starr Eyes Morgan Stanley Docs In $55.5B AIG Bailout Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Sharon Hwang
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Faegre Baker's Kathy Noecker
• FTC Hits Fla. Firm With Agency's 1st Suit Over ACA Fraud
• Excess Insurers Told To Defend Pump Cos. In Asbestos Battle
• Fidelity Sues 2 AIG Units, Others For $48M Ethanol Plant Award
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Perkins Coie
• Senate Votes To Delay Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
• M&A Reps And Warranties: A Tool For Bridging Gaps
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Yvonne Puig
• 6th Circ. Says Condo Owner Can't Sue Bankrupt Co.'s Insurers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Orrick's Laurie Strauch Weiss
• O'Quinn Settles With Insurer In Overbilling Coverage Row
• Wells Fargo Force-Placed RICO Action Gets Green Light
• Workplace Culture: The Real Pathway To Change
• Bernanke May Testify In Starr's $55B AIG Bailout Suit
• Policyholders See Golden Ticket In Syracuse Subpoena Ruling
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Kasowitz
• 8th Circ. Says Insurer Needn't Cover Priest Abuse Defense
• Pa. Bill Would Let State Intervene In UPMC-Highmark Row
• 20 States Urge High Court To Ax ACA Contraception Mandate
• Give Fed. Circ. Fresh Look At Fee Awards, Justices Told
• Calif. AG Sues Kaiser Over Slow Data-Breach Response
• Credit Report Co.'s FCRA Damages Not Covered, Chubb Says
• Horizon Blue Cross Customers Sue Over Data Breach
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Year In Review
• La. Court Nixes Insurers' Suit Over Post-Hurricane Repairs
• CFPB Targets Mortgage Co. Over Insurance Kickbacks
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Suit Challenging Fed's $100B AIG Bailout
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Joanne Gray
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Barbara Duncombe
• EmblemHealth, NY AG Settle Coverage Terminations
• Pacific Chloride Can Seek Fire Damages From Exide Insurers
• House Votes To Bar Federal Abortion Funding
• Obama Stands By Law Raising Flood Insurance Rates
• Notre Dame Seeks Birth Control Waiver After SCOTUS Ruling
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells
• Pressure Mounts To Scrap ACA's 30-Hour Full-Time Rule
• Lawmakers Press High Court On Contraception Mandate
• More Focus On Cyberinsurance Post-Target Breach
• Kaiser Says It Can Pay Benefits To Workers On Union Leave
• Hartford Sued Over Dior Competition Claim Coverage
• Insurers Can't Use Law Firm Docs From TransCanada Slip-Up
• Travelers Found Liable For $2.4M Food Truck Settlement
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Young Conaway's Pauline Morgan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Phelps Dunbar's Nan Alessandra
• NJ Senate Panel Presses Blue Cross Execs Over Data Breach
• Senate Will Weigh Delay On Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
• USPTO Sets AIA Review Rules In Nixing Progressive's IP Suit
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Brings ERISA Row To Supreme Court
• Surgical Staffing Co. Says Florida Blue Failed To Pay Claims
• GOP Introduces Affordable Care Act Replacement Bill
• Class Cert. Denied In First American Title Rate Action
• What FIO Report Means For Future Insurance Regulation
• Ill. Appeals Court Finds Coverage In High-Profile TCPA Case
• Fla. Agency Sues Directors Of Defunct Miami-Based Insurer
• Coast Guard Shipbuilder Escapes Sanctions In Insurance Row
• PMA Ducks Coverage For Insulator's Asbestos Suits
• Insurer Escapes NYC Skyscraper Fire Coverage Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Angela Styles
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: WilmerHale's Susan Murley
• Latham Reps KKR In $2.4B Deal For Sedgwick Majority Stake
• Cyberinsurance Options Grow For Law Firms
• 11th Circ. Kills Insurer's $4M Hurricane Damage Award
• 7th Circ. Urged To Revive Wellpoint Premium Hike Suit
• Berkshire Likely Not Last Insurer To Face SIFI Scrutiny
• NJ High Court Won't Hear $9M Hurricane Isabel Coverage Row
• In Texas, Waiving Right To Appraisal Takes Prejudice
• Texas Rolls Out New Rules For ACA Insurance Navigators
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Anderson Kill
• Judicial Watch Sues For HealthCare.gov Designer Records
• High Court Hands Nuns Temporary Win In Birth Control Fight
• Pa. Justices To Hear $95M Radiation Injury Coverage Appeal
• Transocean Policies Won't Cover BP, Texas Justices Told
• Pa. Court Strikes Cert. In Doctors' Insurance Claim Suit
• Calif. Court OKs Benefit Change For Retired San Diego Cops
• State Farm Sued By Homeowners Over Lost Property Values
• ACA Health Insurance Enrollment Reaches 3 Million
• Sandy Insurance Cases Streamlined By NY Federal Court
• Mo.'s ACA Navigator Licensing Law Put On Hold
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Beinecke
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Willkie's Margery Neale
• Force-Placed Insurance Action Against BofA Trimmed By Judge
• IRS Clarifies Penalties For Affordable Care Act Abstainers
• Insurers Win Reversal Of $2.8M Award To Flare Co.
• Judge Balks At Doc Request In JPMorgan Market-Timing Suit
• Sentinel Needn't Defend StrikeForce In Infringement Suit
• Insurers Will Take Lead On Oil Rail Transport Safety Push
• Va. AG Won't Defend State's Gay-Marriage Ban In Fed. Suit
• States Face $1.5B Tax Penalty Over Medicaid Opt-Out: Report
• Alexander Dubose Adds Norton Rose Fulbright Appellate Atty
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fluet Huber's Jennifer Huber
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goldberg Segalla's Berdzik
• How To Maximize Insurance Recovery From The Polar Vortex
• A New Precedent For ERISA Denial-Of-Benefits Rewards
• Witherspoon Can't Nix Insurer Suit Over Likeness Litigation
• Evidence Battle Emerges In Miss. Flood Insurance Suit
• Suit Over Delay Of ACA Employer Mandate Heads To 11th Circ.
• Nev. Gov. Blasts Appeal Of Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Ex-Policyholders Sue Humana Over Ignored Cancellations
• AIG To Pay $6M To Settle CDC Suit Over D&O Coverage
• Homeowners Fight $300M JPMorgan Forced-Place Deal
• Liability Policy Covers Defamation Claims, 10th Circ. Finds
• Cigna Coverage Row Shouldn't Be Arbitrated, 3rd Circ. Told
• $1M Diamond Fraud Defense Not Covered, 6th Circ. Rules
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Anderson Kill's Pamela Hans
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cozen O'Connor's Mayes
• Schools And Subpoenas: Insurers Can Be Held Liable
• Fla. Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional, Suit Says
• NY Life Urges Supreme Court To Review 'All-Events' Tax Test
• Tax Court Ruling Gives Boost To Captive Insurers
• Ted Kennedy Jr. Joins Epstein Becker Green's Health Group
• Genworth Pays $1.9M To Resolve Death Database Probe
• Edwards Wildman Adds Taylor Wessing Insurance Pro
• Building Owner Says Firm Must Pay If AIG Exits Injury Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston & Bird's Nicki Carlsen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Shackelford's Nicole LeBoeuf
• Greenberg Traurig Wants $2.7M Malpractice Suit Arbitrated
• Texas Justices Rescue Builders From Limbo In Ewing Case
• Texas High Court Fortunately Says 'No' In Ewing
• Medicare Spending Tied To Prior Insurance, GAO Says
• Arbitration Analysis Missed The Mark In NJ Attys' Fees Row
• NYC Dealership Wins Sandy Business Interruption Coverage
• Scottsdale's Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer Sent To Trial
• Pa. Says Court Clerk Can't Challenge Gay Marriage Ban
• Insurer Liable For Hospital's $11M Antitrust Deal: 6th Circ.
• Texas Justices Narrow Contract Exclusion's Scope In Ewing
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jackson Kelly's Ellen Cappellanti
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cole Schotz's Randi Kochman
• Insurance Coverage For IP Claims: 2013's Key Decisions
• Nightclub Insurer Can't Put Off Rehabilitation Pending Appeal
• 3 Cost-Cutting Resolutions Law Firms Can't Afford To Break
• Calif. May Expand Liability For Advertising Damages
• Reinsurance Sidecars — Don't Ride Without A Helmet
• Strine Won't Speed Oracle Investor Deal After Insurer's Win
• MetLife Sued For Stiffing Homeowners On Labor Costs
• Senate Sends $1T Federal Spending Bill To Obama's Desk
• ACA Security Risks Weren't Ignored, Congress Hears
• Tax Credit Ruling Puts ACA Opponents On The Ropes
• Texas Dems Urge DOJ To Fight State's ACA Navigator Rules
• Brown & Brown Puts Up $602M For Wright Insurance Group
• High Court's Chubb Snub Shifts Insurer Approach To Cleanups
• ACA Exchange Transparency Bill Passes House
• Insurer Aegon Sells $137M Stake In SVG Capital
• Bernanke Bullish On Dodd-Frank's Power To Combat Crises
• Pa. Gov., AG Dismissed From Gay Marriage Suit
• ACA Payment System Still Not Complete, CMS Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fox Rothschild's Resnick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Roetzel's Erika Haupt
• Reduce Legal Spend By Embracing Technology And Ethics
• Visa, MasterCard Facing New Suit Over Merchant Fees
• Lloyd's Suit Over Michael Jackson Death Claim Settled
• ACA Tax Breaks For Opt-Out States Upheld, Swiftly Appealed
• Cigna Funds Eating-Disorder Claims To Settle NY Probe
• Former Va. Solicitor General Returns To McGuireWoods
• House Passes $1T Federal Spending Bill
• Philly Jury Affirms Asbestos Exclusions In Coverage Row
• Wis. Court Holds 'Septage' Falls Under Pollution Exclusion
• Top NY Court Mulls Test To Gauge Timely Policy Disclaimers
• Tower Group Shareholders Sue To Block $172M Merger
• HHS Again Extends Coverage For Pre-Existing Conditions
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Hart's Liz Sharrer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Anderson Kill's Rhonda Orin
• Tax Court OKs Deducting Payments To RAC Insurer
• Case Highlights Reasons To Consider Data Breach Insurance
• Health Care Related Prosecutions Will Rise In 2014
• Lloyd's, Others Say They Needn't Cover $1B Lead Paint Case
• Pa. Didn't Bar Asbestos Exclusions, Ex-Insurance Chief Says
• Insurer Shouldn't Exit Sony PSN Breach Case, Court Told
• Justices Grill Insurer On Bankruptcy Judge Authority
• Calif. Court Revives Coverage Fight Over 3 Pollution Suits
• Subcontractor Sues For Pay On $1.8M Air Force Base Job
• Assurant Gets Force-Placed Insurance Suit Trimmed
• Allergists Accused Of Shutting Out Competition
• $1T Bill Ups Tech, Finance Budgets, Cuts ACA Funds
• Big Pharma's Pricing Power Imperiled By Part D Overhaul
• DC Archdiocese Takes Birth Control Mandate To High Court
• Insurers Beat $6M IBM Breach Coverage In Conn. Appeal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Debevoise's Mary Beth Hogan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sanford's Katherine Kimpel
• American Airlines, Cantor Fitzgerald's $135M 9/11 Deal OK'd
• Gay Couple Says Pa. Must Accept Out-Of-State Marriage
• Insurer Sues To Nix Coverage For Fraudster's Ex-GC
• Pa. Insurance Policy Bars Asbestos Exclusions, Jury Hears
• High Court Nixes Chubb's Appeal On CERCLA Subrogation
• High Court Snubs Protest Of Black-Lung Claims Process
• 30% Of ACA Sign-Ups Are Young, White House Says
• Provider's Suit Over ACA Employer Mandate Gets Chucked
• Apache Wants Coverage For $2.4M Lost In Bank Fraud
• With Insurer's Backing, Museum Retrieves Stolen Renoir
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Otterbourg's Melanie Cyganowski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Epstein Becker's Joan Disler
• Not Business As Usual For NY Court Of Appeals
• Nightclub Insurer's Founder Pushes For Rehabilitation Stay
• NY Atty Must Show Books To Lloyd's Or Face Contempt
• AIG, Meadowbrook Raise Swords Over New Docs At 6th Circ.
• How Strong Is Your D&O Safety Net?
• Science Question Hangs Over High Court Birth Control Case
• Medical Groups Defend Jurisdiction In ACA Fight At DC Circ.
• Treasury To Exempt Volunteer Firefighters From ACA Mandate
• Phillips 66 Pays Utah $2M To Settle Cleanup Fund Suit
• White House To Replace CGI On ACA Site Tech Contract
• Sen. Blumenthal Slams United Healthcare Bid To Boot Docs
• Deutsche Can't Hide Docs In $325M MBS Suit, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Blackstone, Saudi Aramco
• Reinsurer Wants AIG Unit's Liability Affirmed In NCR Cleanup
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wilson Elser's Publicover
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fowler White's Rhea Law
• ACA Security Bill Clears House With Democratic Help
• Detroit Retirees Sue City Over Slashed Health Benefits
• Settlement Tax Breaks Will Continue Despite JPMorgan Deal
• 9th Circ. Vacates Injunction Over Calif. Medicaid Cuts
• Life Insurers To Seize On W.Va. Victory Over DMF Searches
• Utica's $1M Asbestos Reinsurance Suit Sent To Mediation
• Nationwide Needn't Defend Spam Faxer, 3rd Circ. Rules
• White House Rips ACA Legislation But Avoids Veto Threats
• Fidelity Deal Review Suggests There's A Maverick At FTC
• Philly Atty's Estate Can't Recoup Funds From Insurer
• Greenwich Dumps Gas Station Chain's $4M Leak Claim
• AIG Extends Tax Asset Protection Plan To 2017
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Sharon Caffrey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Novak Druce's Katy Basile
• State Farm Class Action Over Cut Payments Goes Federal
• Oracle D&O Insurer Fights Fees In Shareholder Row
• 11th Circ. Rejects Insurer's Cross-Appeal In Row With FDIC
• Issa Threatens Criminal Probe Over Sebelius Testimony
• Fla. Lawmakers Advance Bill To Spur Private Flood Insurance
• UBS Wants Insurer's $30M Investment Fraud Action Tossed
• Senators Seek More Clarity On Fed. Agency Settlements
• Supreme Court Divide Hampers Nearly All Class Actions
• SC Court Upholds Defense Coverage For Church IP Row
• Discovery Sanctions Trimmed In Insurance Fraud Row
• 4th Circ. Fuels Voluntary Payment Clause Enforcement Trend
• Pa. Hospital Loses Medicaid Reimbursement Challenge
• Aspen Shuts Down Jane Street's $2.2M Sandy Claim
• State Farm, Geico Manipulate Repair Costs, Body Shops Say
• Sen. Carper Joins Volunteer Firefighter ACA Mandate Fight
• Vt. Senator Pushes For Delay On Flood Insurance Hikes
• GOP Rep. Wants ACA Replaced With Tax Deduction
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnstein's Kathleen Gilligan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Faegre Baker's Maureen Maly
• Ind. Bad Faith Ruling Puts Claims Handling Under Scrutiny
• NJ Senate OKs Bill To Require Coverage Of Pain Meds
• Class Cert. Axed In Row Over Policyholder Data Leak
• Chicago Firm Split Creates New Insurance-Focused Outfit
• Hartford Hits Eject On Coverage Of Redbox ADA Suit
• Zurich Unit Gets New Shot At Post-Judgment Policy Exclusion
• Allstate Beats Suit Over High Premiums At 11th Circ.
• New Fraud Oversight Unveiled For Medicare Part D
• House Bill Would Mandate Quick ACA Data Breach Alerts
• Herculean Metaphors, Other Peculiarities Of Heller V. Ace
• Philly Denied Rehearing In Blue Cross Tax Credit Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Sarah Coyne
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fox Rothschild's Brett Axelrod
• Senate Moves Toward Unemployment Extension Vote
• Applying Judicial Estoppel In Fla., Ga. And Federal Courts
• More NJ School Bribery Conspirators Sentenced
• Prudential, Goldman Settle $375M RMBS Fraud Suit
• Chief Justice Roberts Won't Halt ACA Implementation
• St. Paul Mercury Sued For Coverage Of Hacker's $3.5M Theft
• GOP Sen. Sues Over ACA Exemptions For Congress
• Ex-NJ Mayor Gets 6-Month Prison Sentence For Tax Evasion
• Taylor Bean, Home America Settle FCA Suit For $320M
• Health Care Spending Drops As Share Of GDP, CMS Says
• W.Va. Treasurer Loses 63 DMF Suits Against Life Insurers
• Lance Armstrong Seeks End To $15M Tour De France Row
• 6th Circ. Revives Arbitrator's Indemnification Ruling
• Tower Group Agrees To $172M Merger Deal With ACP Re Unit
• Court Split Over Contra Proferentem Doctrine Widens
• State Farm, Farmers Face Class Actions Over Labor Costs
• Pa. State Senators Push Marriage Equality Bill
• BofA Says $25B Deal Trumps Mortgage Insurance Qui Tam Suit
• Hartford Sued For Sandy Coverage Despite Flood Exclusion
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ideal Legal Group's Evie Jeang
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Christine LaFollette
• 6th Circ. Blocks Health Benefit Cuts For Flint Retirees
• Shipbuilder Loses Coverage Bid For Suit Over Faulty Boats
• Texas Atty Loses Appeal Over Fee Split With Former Firm
• Ace Loses Deductible Fight Over Oil Terminal's Sandy Damage
• WolfBlock Says Severance Fight Is Within Coverage Period
• Insurers' Exhaustion Defense Fails In Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Travelers Told To Hand Heparin Docs To American Capital
• Fed. Circ. Axes US Bid For Interest In $6M Bond Row
• NY Court Backs Syracuse's Coverage For Sex Abuse Inquiry
• ACA Birth Control Rule Respects Religion, High Court Hears
• Meadowbrook Defends Rare Arbitration Halt Before 6th Circ.
• Coverage Risks In The Age Of The 'Internet Of Things'
• IRS Urged To Clarify ACA Mandate On Volunteer Firefighters
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Brenda Jarrell
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bond Schoeneck's Ginny Robbins
• Anderson Kill Slapped With $10M Legal Malpractice Suit
• Great American Seeks Speedy Exit From PlayStation Suit
• DC Circ. Lifts Contraception Mandate During Church's Appeal
• Wis. High Court Enforces Asbestos Exclusion In Property Row
• Courts Can Make Better Use Of 'The Boss'
• Pa. Superior Court Corrects A Disturbing Coverage Trend
• When File Type Matters In E-Discovery
• Indian Harbor Sued Over Medicare Whistleblower Coverage
• Fidelity, LPS Close $2.9B Deal After Winning FTC's OK
• Ambac Says Detroit's $165M Swaps Deal Is Still Too Costly
• Texas AG Snubs Windstorm Insurer's Assessment Question
• Fidelity Gets BB&T's Suit Over $19M Hotel Loan Trimmed
• Manulife Spends $618M On Gateway City Office Assets
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ulmer & Berne's Patty Shlonsky
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fish's Cynthia Walden
• The Year Ahead In Pro Bono
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Trending Insurance Issues — Past Is Prologue
• 10 New Year's Resolutions To Boost Firm Gender Diversity
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Insurance Cases To Watch In 2014
• Insurance Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2014