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Insurance - April, 2014

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• Insurers' 11th Circ. Win Pushes Junk Fax Battles To Adapt
• Prudential Can't Shake Military Families' Benefits Suit
• Breastfeeding Ruling Botched Sex-Stereotyping, 8th Circ. Told
• Ex-MF Global Execs Again Seek $10M More For Defense Costs
• New Bills On Insurer Capital Regs Floated In Senate, House
• Express Scripts Discloses Trio Of Gov't Investigations
• When Winning An Insurance Trial Is A Bad Thing
• Construction Co. Demands Defense From Insurer In FCA Suit
• Illinois National Seeks $19M In Costs From AlixPartners
• Insurers Claim Atty Sank Furniture Co. Defamation Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hausfeld's Megan Jones
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gunster's Lila Jaber
• Debate Over Categorizing Qualified Health Plans Continues
• Produce Documents 'Subject To' Objections At Your Own Risk
• Farmers Nears Win In Insurance Underfunding Class Row
• Medical Boards' Vote Tees Up Telehealth Access Fight
• Jury Trial Demand Nixed From Suit Targeting Ex-AIG Execs
• Evanston Fights Coverage For $9M Junk Fax Suit
• Christie Nominates Ex-NJ AG To Chair Port Authority
• Changing Cert. Standards Kill Title Insurance Class
• Cushman Dodges Contract Claims In Sandy Coverage Row
• Appeals Court Affirms RSUI Win In Forest Lab Coverage Spat
• Uncertainty Over Federal Support Of Terrorism Insurance
• House Backs ACA Exemption For Expat Health Plans
• ACLU Asks Court To Stop Enforcing Gay Marriage Ban
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Declaratory-Judgment Dismissal Rules
• The Golden State Warrior: Judge S. James Otero
• Wells Fargo Unit Says Ex-Brokers Stole Trade Secrets
• FIO Director Says Outlook Murky For Global Capital Rules
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kirkland's Anne McClain Sidrys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Porter Hedges' Joyce Soliman
• The Williams Act Still Has Teeth
• Superfund Cleanup Co. Accused Of Stiffing Subcontractor
• Lloyd's Attempts To Shoot Down MBIA Coverage Suit In NY
• Flood Insurance Bill Clears Fla. House With Changes
• Union Central's $2.25M Deal OK'd In Pay-To-Play Row
• Blue Shield Must Cover Reconstructive Surgeries, Suit Says
• Supreme Court Snubs NY Life's $100M Tax Appeal
• NY Firm Newman Myers Denied Sandy Coverage
• GMAC Puts Up $6M To Settle Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Sidley Advises Hartford In $895M Deal With Orix
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Patton Boggs' Laura Weidenfeld
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Axelrod Firm's Sheryl Axelrod
• It's An Honor To Be Your Friend?: Social Media And Judges
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Ongoing Injury Exclusion Remains Shrouded In Uncertainty
• Mass. Given Extra Year To Comply With ACA Rate Factors
• Insurers Pressure Senate On Global Capital Standards
• Medicare Paid $26M For Undocumented Immigrants' Care: Report
• Lance Armstrong Loses Appeal In $15M Arbitration Fight
• Pa. Justices Accept 3rd Circ. Bad Faith Insurance Question
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Kim Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Sara Thorpe
• 11th Circ. Says Employee Exclusion Bars $4M Coverage
• Oregon Poised To Scrap Troubled Health Exchange
• Morgan Stanley Again Targets Suit Over $104M In Bad MBS
• 6th Circ. Affirms FDIC's $2M Win In Row With First American
• Rising Stars: Abelson Herron's Marc Halpern
• NJ Law Doesn't Doom Chicago Title Property Feud: 3rd Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Barrick Gold, Sampo, Monaco Telecom
• Insurers May Be On The Hook For More Sandy Damages
• Soy Oil Co. Wins Fire Suit Coverage Despite Notice Delay
• Fla. Judge Wants To Put Brakes On Panel's Ethics Probe
• Guilty Plea Protects Insurer Starr In $31M Kickback Case
• Greenbrier Golf Resort Sues Insurers Over Storm Damage
• Fly Ash Cos. Says Insurers Skirting Pollution Coverage
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Enu Mainigi
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Liz Buckingham
• Legal Evolution: Back To Business
• Calif. Appeals Court Again Says Plans Must Cover Autism Care
• State Farm Ducks Coverage For Decaying Body In Fla. Appeal
• Hartford Says It Needn't Cover Karlin Fleisher In Wages Suit
• Meadowbrook Wants 2nd Shot In 6th Circ. Fight With AIG
• Insurer Sued To Cover Ill. Developer's Defect Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charter, Eni, Carlo Tassara
• Darwin Defeats Bad Faith Claim In NY Sandy Insurance Fight
• Malpractice Firms In Demand As Claims Against BigLaw Rise
• Rising Star: Faegre Baker's Marie Williams
• Former NYC Charity Execs Admit To Lengthy Kickback Scam
• Chartis Can't Dodge Suit Over Losses On $103M Hotel Loan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston Hunt's Anna Elento-Sneed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Curtis' Nancy Delaney
• Reps And Warranties Insurance Rises In Health Care Deals
• Coming To A CGL Policy Near You: Data Breach Exclusions
• Rising Star: Dickstein Shapiro's Jared Zola
• Budget Gets Suit Over Damage Insurance Charges Trimmed
• TRW Automotive's Insurance Switch Violated CBA: 6th Circ.
• Concentra, Insurer Pay $2M To End HIPAA Investigations
• 5th Circ. Affirms Travelers' Win In Truck Crash Spat
• The Accidental Advocate: Judge John E. Jones III
• Mandatory Pro Bono Is Not The Answer For Practitioners
• MetLife Sues Inland Over Sexual Harassment Suit Coverage
• GrayRobinson Drops Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty In Appeal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Lauren Resnick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Priest Johnson's Priest Johnson
• IMS Health Launches New Coverage Suit Over Antitrust Claims
• UBS, Life Insurers Strike Deal Over MBS Row
• In NHL Concussion Row, Insurers To Zero In On Violence
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Reinsurer's $5M Win In 9/11 Aviation Row
• Pipeline Co. Wins Breach Claim In $50M Coverage Row
• Fla. House OKs Bill To Prevent Anti-Gun Insurance Bias
• Surgery Centers Blast United For Nixing Lap-Band Payments
• Wis. High Court Won't Review AIG Loss In Coca-Cola Row
• Rising Star: Dentons' Justin Kattan
• Appeals Court Kicks $20M Coverage Dispute Out of Texas
• BofA To Pay $31M To Settle Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Only 7 BigLaw Firms Have Women Running The Show
• Ill. Farmers Says Chicago, Towns Didn't Prevent Flooding
• Heartbleed Spurs Need For New HealthCare.gov Passwords
• Sovereign Immunity Bars AIG's Probe Challenge, NY Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Horvitz & Levy's Lisa Perrochet
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Amy Wintersheimer
• GAO Reveals Details Of Sebelius' ACA Fundraising
• Endurance Sticks To $3.2B Aspen Merger Plans Despite Denial
• The 25 Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs Akin Gump Appellate Pro
• Evanston Insurance Denies Coverage For $5M RE Scheme
• Insurers Not Liable For Sports Co.'s $3M Noncompete Row
• Construction Defect Coverage Recap For 1st Quarter
• Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Will Appeal 10-Year Prison Term
• Ariz. Close To Strengthening Captive Insurer Regs
• Liberty Mutual Can't Duck Dissolved Co.'s Asbestos Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Monica Sullivan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sutherland's Cynthia Shoss
• Boeing Hit With ERISA Suit Over Coverage For Autistic Kids
• The Future Of Law Firm PR: The Good, Bad And Ugly
• Roadblocks To D&O Coverage For Subpoena Response Costs
• Debating ALI's Take On Pro Rata And All Sums Methods
• Embattled Fla. Judge Sues Commission Over Ethics Probe
• Prudential's $2B RMBS Suit Against BofA Mostly Survives
• Insurers Can Rescind $20M From Fraudster's Firm, Judge Says
• TIG Sues NHL, 11 Insurers Over Concussion Injury Coverage
• New Zurich American HQ Pulls In $333M In Financing
• LeClairRyan Bags Seasoned Med Mal Trial Lawyer In NYC
• ACA Sign-Ups Hit 8M In Win For Health Care Industry
• AIG, Auto Firms, Homeowners Drove $27B Bailout Loss: CBO
• Monmouth, Ocean Counties Seeing Most NJ Sandy Suits
• TRIA Changes Won't Shake Up Market, Working Group Says
• Auto Shops Fight State Farm's Bid To Exit Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Officials Approve Autism Coverage Regulation
• Pfizer, Kaiser End Neurontin Off-Label Suit With Fee Deal
• Conn. Looks To Police Hospital-Doc Tie-Ups More Strictly
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Annette Jarvis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Barbara Steiner
• EQT Must Defend Drilling Subcontractor In Fracking Suit
• Aspen Seeks Poison Pill After Rival's Hostile $3.2B Offer
• Allstate Wins Atty Records Bid In Health Care Kickback Suit
• 9th Circ. Hands State Farm Win In D&O Fight Over Firing
• Panel Says Embattled Fla. Judge Should Be Tossed Off Bench
• ALI Principles Of Insurance Should Concern Industry
• AIG Wants To Speed Up Litigation Against NY Regulator
• Stop And Read Your Slowdown Insurance Policy
• BofA Ponies Up $950M To End Insurer's RMBS Row
• Aetna Fined By NY For Consumer Disclosure Lapses
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Laurie Daniel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Hubbard
• Pa. High Court Boots Cigna Appeal Of $140M Coverage Denial
• Beware 'Jewel' Risks In Lateral Partner Hiring
• Life Partners Sues Schwab Unit Over Naked Short Sales
• MBIA's $1B Houston Sports Venue Bond Suit Revived
• The Great Persuader: 7th Circ. Chief Judge Diane Wood
• Flood Insurance Suit Spurred Congress, Miss. Official Says
• Cigna Again Dodges Class Cert. In NJ ERISA Suit
• NJ High Court Won't Disturb Fee Award In Horizon Class Suit
• Are You Covered For Food Product Recalls?
• Great American Seeks To Limit Meningitis Outbreak Coverage
• 11th Circ. Urged Not To Publish Duty-To-Defend Ruling
• UBS Sidesteps Insurers' Suit Over $94M CDO
• 3 Govs. Rip 'Political Theater' On Medicare Advantage Rates
• 11th Circ. Affirms Chartis Win In Junk Fax Coverage Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Pennington
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Veenker Law's Vicki Veenker
• You Should Fear The Regulator, GCs Say
• Heartbleed Rains On The Legal Cloud Parade
• Kaiser Refused Closed Hearing On $4M Mental Health Fine
• Shamoun Seeks $1M In Coverage In Malpractice Suit
• In AIG Row, 6th Circ. Draws Hard Line On Halting Arbitration
• AIG Says Sinkholes Fell Outside Texas Brine Policy Period
• CBO Predicts Sizable Long-Term Rise For ACA Premiums
• Fed. Circ. Upholds $1.8M Judgment In Lumber Customs Row
• Chicago Insurance Not Liable For $1.75M Malpractice Verdict
• Whither Appellate Guidance On Unclaimed Property Audits?
• Metlife To Pay $2M To End Financial Reps' Overtime Suit
• QBE Spars With Insurers Over Discovery For Kickback Row
• FDIC Demands $25M In Coverage For WaMu Mortgage Fraud
• Aspen Spurns $3.2B Buyout Bid From Rival Insurer Endurance
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Sandi Nichols
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rimon's Robin Powers
• Fla. House Passes Sinkhole Insurance Repair Bill
• Va. Same-Sex Marriage Ban Can't Stand, AG Says
• State Farm Can't Cut Treble Damages In Katrina FCA Suit
• Antitrust Claims Tossed From AXA Broker Contract Row
• Obama's HHS Pick Is Nod To Hands-On Leadership
• Penn Mutual Ducks Lawsuit Claiming It Kept Surplus Profits
• Bed Bath & Beyond Insurer Says Firepot Injuries Not Covered
• ERISA Suit Time-Barred Despite Claim Reopening: 9th Circ.
• Calif. Odor Case Stinks For Businesses With CGL Policies
• Port Authority Accuses Broker Aon Of $50M Overcharge
• Sony Fights Ruling That Nixed Data Breach Coverage
• Insurer Says Conflict Claim Date Dooms Law Firm's Claim
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jeffer's Louise Ann Fernandez
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Susman Godfrey's Brooke Taylor
• Obama Taps OMB Chief Burwell To Lead HHS
• Keep Your Audience From Checking Email: 5 Legal Talk Tips
• Rising Stars: 2014's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Nursing Agency Urges Revival Of Calif. Insurance Regs Action
• HHS Secretary Sebelius To Resign After ACA Website Woes
• 6th Circ. Backs $2M Award In Malpractice Firm Funding Row
• Medicare Advantage Rate Cut Reprieve Will Be Short-Lived
• NY Assembly Committee Advances Hurricane Deductible Bill
• 11th Circ. Says Waiving Future, Not Past, FMLA Rights Banned
• Think Tank Unveils Road Map For US Financial Oversight
• Reinsurer Says Cal-Regent Owes $2.7M In Commissions
• Tort Win Falls Outside Workers' Comp Cap, Fla. Justices Hear
• Deals Rumor Mill: Teachers', Blackstone, TPG
• Credit Suisse Seeks To Limit Damages In $1.8B MBS Suit
• Citgo Settles $40M MTBE Defense Coverage Suit
• Trending: State High Court Accord On 'Faulty Workmanship'
• Economic Confidence, Dry Powder To Prompt Insurance M&A
• RE Law Has Become Much More Than Deals And Dirt
• TRIA Extension Bill Would See $10B Raise In Gov't Threshold
• Sebelius Touts 7.5M ACA Enrollment To Wary Senators
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Susan Kohlmann
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Betsy Kamin
• Del.'s Horizontal Exhaustion Ruling Leaves NY Law Uncertain
• 6th Circ. Says AIG Reinsurance Arbitration Should Proceed
• Allstate, Merrill Lynch Lay Down Arms In $167M MBS Fight
• House Rejects ACA Exemption For Expat Health Plans
• Taxi App Cos. Must Cover Drivers, Insurance Watchdog Says
• Santander Dismisses $20M Coverage Suit Over Row With BNY
• Chartis Should Cover $150M Settlement, Del. High Court Told
• 4 Insurers Hit With Subpoenas In NY's Iran Sanctions Probe
• Genworth Lied About Australian IPO Delay, Suit Says
• Axis Win Flipped In $168M RE Accounting Coverage Suit
• Sonic Automotive Denied Coverage For Hidden Fee Suits
• Surplus Lines Insurance In Texas: A Dark Horse
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Brien And Ryan's Hansen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paradigm's Maureen Dorney
• Horizontal Exhaustion Not For Excess Policies Under NY Law
• Detroit Retirees, Berkshire Hathaway Buck Bankruptcy Plan
• NY Senator Takes NCOIL's Helm After Disgraced Prez's Exit
• K&L Gates Adds Auto, Transportation Pro To Chicago Office
• Justice Of The Peace: CIT Chief Judge Donald Pogue
• Reinsurer Off The Hook In Asbestos Coverage Dispute
• DOJ Stays Out Of Pa. Gay Marriage Fight
• CAFA Creep: Federal Removal Grows After 11th Circ. Case
• Clifford Chance Partner To Lead Insurance Probe Leak Inquiry
• Morris Manning Debuts Data Security, Breach Practice
• Business Leaders Want Action On Tax Extenders
• Mayer Brown Survey Says Insurance M&A To Step Up In 2014
• 2nd Circ. Won't Reconsider Con Ed, Insurers' 9/11 Suit
• Judge Won't Halt Aetna Investor Meeting In Disclosure Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Whitney Roy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Debbie Spranger
• Fla. Senate Panel Clears Citizens Insurance Reform Bill
• Feds Attack 9/11 Insurers' $6M Windfall From Terrorist
• Insurers Win Concessions On Medicare Advantage Rates
• 11th Circ. Urged To Publish Take On Deciding Defense Duty
• House Passes Bill To Increase Federal Spending Oversight
• High Court Poised To Set New Bar For Class Action Removal
• Calif. Quakes Should Shake Off Policyholder Complacency
• Sheppard Mullin Takes In 10 McKenna Attys In Calif.
• Insurance Group Says Off-Exchange Plans Get Short Shrift
• 8th Circ. Holds Related Acts Lower Continental's Tab
• Arthur J. Gallagher Pays $936M For Aussie Insurance Brokers
• BofA To Pay $228M To Settle Force-Placed Insurance Case
• High Court Mulls Class Action Removal In Oil Royalty Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Amaducci
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steinman & Rodgers' Rodgers
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Over GM Life Insurance Cuts
• Pros And Cons Of Trial Presentation Software Programs
• State Farm Must Defend Nonprofit In $85M Defamation Row
• Expect Continuing Inconsistency After Howell Vs. Hamilton
• New HIPAA Tool Means No More Excuses For Lax Security
• The Eight Corners Rule: Uncertainty On Duty To Defend
• CBO Tells Paul Ryan No More Budget Analyses
• House Agrees To Long-Term Budget Review For Major Bills
• 2nd Circ. Rules NY Woman Is Barred From Suing Ariz. Insurer
• Force-Placed Insurance Rate Defense Advances To 2nd Circ.
• GOP Bill Seeks More Transparency At Financial Risk Council
• AIG Sues NY Insurance Regulator Over High-Stakes Probe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Feinberg Day's Elizabeth Day
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pillsbury's Elizabeth Moeller
• Essex Disputes Coverage Of Scrap Co.'s $22M Oil Slick Bill
• Hartford Must Defend Ad Puffery, Calif. Justices Told
• NJ Judicial Committee Issues Plan To Manage Sandy Suits
• O'Donnell Ferebee Asks To Pick Counsel For Malpractice Suit
• Stonebridge Settles Spam Text Case With 60K Plaintiffs
• NY Bows To Need For Secrecy In Insurer Solvency Reports
• Xerox, Nev. Health Exchange Sued Over Coverage Glitches
• In Zurich V. Sony, Yes, There's A Duty To Defend
• Texas Lt. Gov. Claims Immunity In $26M Coverage Suit
• 19 'Occurrences' Found In Faulty Pool Defense Suit
• House Passes Bill To Redefine Full-Time Work In ACA
• Insurer's Settlement Tactics Earn $1M Bad Faith Ruling
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Atty's Dual Role In Injury Row
• Medicare Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages
• Insurer Fights $50M Coverage For Cameron's Deepwater Deal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Caldwell's Robyn Crowther
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Patricia Curtin
• Atty Battles Former Firm Over Hurricane Ike Referral Fees
• Coventry's $7.6M Workers' Comp Reimbursement Pact OK'd
• Conseco Wins 2nd Look At Dismissal Bid In Policy Fees Row
• Vanderbilt Scores In Asbestos Coverage Row Of 30 Insurers
• IMS Health Sees Insurers Try To Jump Antitrust Coverage
• 1st Amendment Limits Liability In Clergy Sex Abuse Cases
• Allstate Can Keep $6M Telemarketing Fraud Award
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Farella Braun's Stephanie Skaff
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Haynes And Boone's Jan Sharry
• Tour De France Prize Insurer Fights Lance Armstrong Appeal
• House OKs More Sanctions As Russia Cries Foul On JPMorgan
• Insurer Says Miami Atty Not Covered In Fight Over $1.4B Suit
• The Lion In Winter: Judge Stephen Reinhardt
• Porter Hayden Asbestos Coverage Suit Kept Alive
• Flight 370: Restoring Credibility Through Prompt Redress
• Berkshire Unit's Suit Over TransRe Arbitration Tossed
• 9th Circ. Lets Hawaii Cut Legal Aliens' Health Benefits
• Obama Says ACA Repeal Debate Over As Sign-Ups Pass 7M Mark
• IRS Urges 11th Circ. To Reject ACA Mandate Delay Challenge
• AIG Must Defend $176M Westernbank FDIC Suit, 1st Circ. Says
• Atty Gets 10 Years For Role In $837M Mutual Benefits Scam
• USAA Can Hike Building-Code Coverage Unsolicited: Judge
• Radiation Settlements Deserve Coverage, Pa. Justices Told
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Betsy McDaniel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Jennifer Peterson