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Insurance - June, 2014

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• Corporate Religious Rights In Flux After Hobby Lobby Ruling
• Lawyers Weigh In On Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby Ruling
• Hobby Lobby Workers' Coverage Gap May Spur Regulatory Fix
• Fireman's Sues OneBeacon Over Share Of $35M Asbestos Deal
• Hobby Lobby Arms ACA Opponents For Future Battles
• Insurer Sheds Policy For Law Firm Tied To Ponzi Scheme
• Examining Arguments Made (And Not Made) In Hobby Lobby
• Insurer's Late Filing Was Its Own Fault: Ill. Appeals Court
• Crist Backs Challenge To Fla. Gay Marriage Ban
• High Court Snubs Ex-AIG CEO's Suit Over $100B Bailout
• Justices Say For-Profits Can Skirt ACA Contraception Mandate
• AIG Unit Removes NJ Racetrack's $20M Sandy Coverage Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Bristol-Myers Win In Kickback Row
• NY Late Notice Ruling Blocks Off Shortcut To Policyholders
• FAA Can't Dodge $45M Deadly Bagram Crash Coverage Suit
• O'Quinn To Face Ironshore Silica Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Brand Battles: NFL, Nissan, MetLife, Keurig
• Philly Archdiocese Loses Bid To Halt Contraceptive Mandate
• RE Ponzi Scheme Suits Excluded From Policy, Insurer Says
• Axis On Hook In $2M Construction Row After Waiving Deadline
• Medicare Part D Prior Authorizations Come Under Fire
• Endurance Taps Into Bermuda Law To Advance $3.2B Aspen Buy
• 4 Things Every Law Firm Should Do Upon A Cyberbreach
• A Look At HHS' Newly Proposed Exclusion Rule: Part 2
• Md. High Court Sets 2-Part Test For Biz Pursuits Exclusion
• Lyondell D&Os Clinch Key Holdings In Excess Coverage Row
• IRS Issues Final Rule On ACA Small Business Tax Credits
• AIG Insurers Told To Hand Over Reinsurance Communications
• HHS Floats Auto-Renewal For ACA Insurance Plans
• State Farm Targets Auto Shops' 'Vague' Antitrust Suit
• Insurer Hit With Penalty In Hurricane Ike Coverage Suit
• Flagstar Dodges Reinsurance Kickback Scheme Class Action
• QBE Argues Bank-Kickback Suits Covered By AIG Policies
• Insurer Hid Policy Limits In Injury Cases, Class Action Says
• Condo Owners Sue Insurer For $55M Building Defect Verdict
• 8th Circ. Won't Rehear Worker's Breastfeeding Bias Case
• CORRECTED: Omnicare Seals End To Insurer's FCA Suit
• LSE Puts Up $2.7B For Asset Manager Russell Investments
• A Look At HHS' Newly Proposed Exclusion Rule: Part 1
• What To Do When Opposing Counsel Is A Jerk
• Pruco Life Alleges $4M Policy Was Fraudulently Obtained
• 5th Circ. Exhaustion Ruling Keeps Excess Insurers On Toes
• Spitzer Can't Dodge Greenberg's Defamation Suit
• FHFA May Sue Insurers For Fannie, Freddie Overpayments
• Partners HealthCare, Mass. AG Strike Antitrust Deal
• 9 Takeaways From Enforcers On Medicare Fraud Priorities
• Deals Rumor Mill: Del Taco, China Post Group, Aetna
• Coverage Suit Over Dish's Malpractice Claims Stays Alive
• Arch Can't Exit Faulty Construction Coverage Suit In Calif.
• Fla. AG Moves To Intervene In 2 Same-Sex Marriage Cases
• AIG Settles With Freedom Industries Over Spill Coverage
• Lexington Escapes NY Health Centers' Coverage Claims
• Senate Panel Approves HUD Chief Nominee
• 10th Circ. Strikes Utah Gay Marriage Ban
• Travelers Unit Escapes Coverage Of Madoff Suits In NY Court
• Calif. Offers Regulation As Solution To Underinsurance
• Cigna Beats Suit Claiming It Cut ERISA Benefits
• Texas High Court Asked If EPA Letters Trigger CGL Coverage
• 11th Circ. Puts Reinsurer On Hook For City-Contractor Row
• Post-Halliburton Costs May Drive Shift In D&O Coverage
• Insurers On Hook For $30M Of PNC Overdraft Deals: Judge
• Lew, Dems Duke It Out With GOP On Proposed FSOC Revamp
• Anco Takes Asbestos Coverage Dispute To 5th Circ.
• Miami Beach, Orlando Support Fla. Gay Marriage Suits
• Texas Appeals Court Affirms Class Cert. Against Life Partners
• Calif. Undercuts Policyholders In Implied Disparagement Rows
• Kaufman Dolowich Picks Up Ex-AIG Insurance Pro In NY
• Insurer Beats Fraud Claims In $5M Suit Over Termination
• Risks And Rewards From Hospital Premium Subsidies
• Looming Expiration Of The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
• Supermarkets, Lexington Battle Over $22M Sandy Deductible
• MBIA Says Credit Suisse Withheld 'Key' Docs In MBS Suit
• Skadden Arps Guides Validus In $690M NJ Insurer Buy
• Calif. Agency Seeking Inaccuracies In ACA Doctor Listings
• Federal-Mogul Bankruptcy Trust Wins $9.3M Asbestos Verdict
• NJ Senate Fails To Override Sandy Bill Of Rights Veto
• Ex-Wilentz Goldman Attys Launch Whistleblower Suit
• 2nd Circ. OKs $3M Coverage For Baruch College Design Flaws
• Excess Insurance Can Be Triggered By Any Claims: 5th Circ.
• Insurer Needn't Defend Lowe's Fuel Firepot Row, Suit Says
• Ex-Dewey Brass Says Insurance Deal Bars Misconduct Claims
• Carlyle Rakes In $1B For 2nd Fund Targeting Financial Cos.
• Jurisdiction Dooms Illinois National's $19M Model Railway Suit
• Pa. Diocese Wins Injunction On ACA Contraception Mandate
• Southwest Risk Targets Ironshore In $28M Ike Coverage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Case Will Have Far-Reaching ERISA Implications
• Insurance Matching Regulations Increase Litigation Risks
• 1st Circ. Axes TCPA Defense Suit Over Jurisdiction Threshold
• CalPERS Insurance Shorted Doctors, Class Tells Calif. Panel
• 10th Circ. Says Travelers Needn't Cover Water Project Trouble
• Agencies OK Exemption In ACA's 90-Day Coverage Wait Limit
• House Committee OKs Bills To Extend TRIA, Limit SIFIs
• 9th Circ. Extends Billing Period For Gov't Contracts
• HHS Beefs Up Staff To Avoid Another HealthCare.gov Fiasco
• American Axle Seeks $2.5M For GM-Related Losses
• Lexington Seeks $4.3M In Sandy Losses From Port Terminal
• AIG Unit On Hook For $5M Of NY Firm's Madoff Losses
• China Life-Led Venture Pays $1.35B For Canary Wharf Tower
• State Farm Can't Nix Coverage Claim Over $9M TCPA Award
• Texas Justices Ax $26M Award Citing Wrongful Arbitrator DQ
• Philly Court Will Hear WolfBlock Severance Coverage Suit
• Fla. Law May Become Standard For Private Flood Insurance
• Ind. Panel Remands Taiwanese Worker Injury Coverage Case
• Blue Cross Loses Bid To Exit Regional Plan Antitrust Suits
• 11th Circ. Says Settlement Rejection Isn't Insurance Bad Faith
• Pa. Demands Insurance, Cleanup Costs From MTBE Makers
• Georgia Law Firm Settles $1M Mineral Lease Contract Suit
• 11th Circ. Punts Legal Service Query To Ala. High Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Meritech, EFG Hermes
• Poultry Co. Seeks $14M Coverage For Cockroach Shutdown
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams Mullen's McCarroll
• Primer On Underwriting Insurance Risks In Argentina
• Smartphone Forensics: Tips From The E-Discovery Trenches
• UK-Based LLP Partners Now Enjoy More Protections
• Court Clarifies Insurers' Replacement-Cost Obligations
• ACA, Health Insurance Exchanges And The Future Of COBRA
• 6th Circ. Hands Building Owner $1.6M Fire Coverage Win
• Farmers Hit With FLSA Suit Over Adjusters' Off-Clock Duties
• Feds Pay $4M To Escape Chubb's Ammo Site CERCLA Suit
• ACA Insurer Payments Pose Risk Of Abuse, Lawmakers Hear
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Ex-K&L Gates Insurance, RE Pro
• Pa. Clerk Takes Gay Marriage Intervention Bid To 3rd Circ.
• Catholic Co.'s Suit Over ACA Contraception Mandate Clipped
• Insurer Sues To Avoid Covering Michaels Data Breach Suits
• 11th Circ. Bars Docs' Antitrust, RICO Claims In WellPoint MDL
• Insurer Says It Shouldn't Cover $3.8M Home Defect Settlement
• UK Asset Management Lobbying Group Nabs New Chair
• Christie's Looks To Ditch Suits Over Sandy-Damaged Artwork
• Ex-Gen Re Atty Cleared To Practice Before SEC Again
• Insurer Fails In Bid To Transfer Seattle Superfund Cleanup Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bush Seyferth's Cheryl Bush
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Davis Wright's Kelli Sager
• HHS Touts ACA Tax Savings In Debut Enrollment Period
• 6th Circ. Sets August Hearing For 5 Gay-Marriage Cases
• Insurers Urge Fla. High Court To Uphold Limit On Attys' Fees
• US Slaps IPC With False Claims Lawsuit Over 'Upcoding'
• SunTrust To Pay Nearly $1B To Settle Mortgage Fraud Claims
• 10th Circ. Says Mid-Continent Must Cover Salt Mine Damages
• McCarter & English Fends Off DQ Bid In $41M Loan Row
• Heller Ruling May Be Knockout Punch Against Jewel Claims
• AXA Says 'Shadow Insurance' Class Can't Stand
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alstom, Medtronic, BP
• Hartford Wants Out Of Nuke Plant Crane Collapse Coverage
• Dewey Brass Says Judge Misread Law In $35M Note Fraud Suit
• Guilty D&O May Lose Defense Costs, Indemnification Too
• Endurance Facing $3.2B Buyout Battle As Aspen Spurns Offer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Monica Shilling
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levine Sullivan's Gayle Sproul
• Steptoe Bankruptcy, Finance Crew Leaves For Trial Boutique
• Calif. Court Backs Liberty In Building Defect Coverage Row
• Insurer Shorted Condo Owners On Sandy Damages, Suit Says
• US Bank Borrowers Get Cert. In Force-Placed Flood Policy Suit
• Jackson Walker Cleared Of Conflict In $11M RE Fraud Case
• Class Claims Axed In Tax Shelter Suit Against Insurer
• Hospitals Cheer Illinois Medicaid Rate Overhaul
• Judge Asked To Toss MGA's Bad-Faith Claims In Bratz Brawl
• FIO Report Sets Stage For Sweeping Insurance Changes
• 'Stern Claims' Remain Hazy Despite High Court Ruling
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nexsen Pruet's Marguerite Willis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe & Johnson's Flanery
• Mercury Fails To Upend Homeowners' Insurance Rate Order
• Rothstein Feeder Fund Lied To Get Coverage, Insurers Say
• McAndrews Held Sues Ad Agency For Fees In TM Row
• Utica Hits Reinsurer With $4M Suit Over Asbestos Claims
• Sony Tops List Of Biggest Insurance Rulings So Far In 2014
• Centex Slams Travelers' Suit Over Attorney Choice
• JPML Shouldn't Join Auto Shop Antitrust Suits, Insurers Say
• The Problem Of Payment In A Delegated-Network System
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ogletree Deakins' Melissa Bailey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sterne Kessler's Eldora Ellison
• House Oversight Data Shows Low Enrollment In ACA Co-Ops
• Calif. Justices Scale Back Product Disparagement Coverage
• TWIA Again Sues AG To Block Mostyn Firm's Records Bid
• IRS Needs 'Full Court Press' For ACA Compliance, Panel Says
• Belgian Insurer Ethias OK'd To Amend Restructuring Plan
• AMA Adopts New Telemedicine Standards
• Travelers Sues To Nix Policy Of Atty Convicted In RE Scams
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Class Action Over Insurance Regs
• AIG's Sinkhole Coverage Suit Belongs In La., Judge Rules
• Treasury Urged To Shine Light On Terrorism Insurance Market
• Adopt Value Or Be Left In The Ash Heap Of History
• Travelers Off Hook In $4M Alagasco Cleanup Row: 11th Circ.
• NY Medical Services Law Hits Out-Of-Network Providers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bryan Cave's Chris Cesare
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gordon & Rees' Leslie Benitez
• Farmers Beats Class Cert. In Insurance Underfunding Row
• LA Hospitals Sue State Over Medi-Cal Payment Denials
• AHIP Urges Subsidies For Bare-Bones ACA Plans
• Greenberg Says $2.7M Malpractice Suit Should Be Arbitrated
• Blue Cross Sues Takeda, Eli Lilly Over Actos Cancer Costs
• EEOC Sues Co. For Making Workers Say 'I Love You'
• 6th Circ. Won't Stay ACA Mandate For Catholic Groups
• Blue Cross Of Calif. Wins Redo On Damages In Billing Row
• D&O In An Age Of Individual Accountability: Part 3
• The Hidden Costs Of Spreadsheets In Risk Management
• Pa. Republicans Back Clerk In Fighting Gay Marriage Ruling
• Insurer Sues Others To Share $30M Cost Of Beirut Project
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive $16M Contractor Suit Against Travelers
• Latham & Watkins Adds Quinn Emanuel Trial Atty To LA Office
• Insurer Can't Deny Eating Disorder Treatment: Calif. Court
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gardere's Kim Yelkin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Margaret Dale
• MGA Wins $2.9M In Bratz Coverage, Can't Collect Unpaid Fees
• Longview Gets Stay On $825M Insurance Policy Suit In Calif.
• Skateboard Co. Not Covered In 'Streetsurfer' IP Spat: 9th Circ.
• Caterpillar To Pay $46M To Settle Ship Engine Explosion Suit
• NY Top Court Relaxes Coverage Denial Window For Pollution
• 18 States To Delay ACA 'Employee Choice' Program
• Insureds Can't Pool Claims To Elbow Into Fed. Court: 6th Circ.
• Irell & Manella Fights DQ Bid In Insurance Fraud Row
• 2nd Circ. Puts Hartford On Hook For Defense In ERISA Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thacker Martinsek's Martinsek
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rutan & Tucker's Kathy Jenson
• D&O In An Age Of Individual Accountability: Part 2
• NY's Stricter Insurance M&A Rule May Block Capital Flow
• Questions Left Unanswered In High Court's Arkison Ruling
• National Union Escapes Coverage Of $3.2M Loan Settlement
• High Court Ducks Chance To Define Bankruptcy Courts' Power
• Omnicare Fires Opening Salvo Ahead Of Supreme Court Args
• House Expands Dodd-Frank 'Qualified Mortgage' Definition
• Lawyers Weigh In On High Court's Arkison Ruling
• Justices Snub Challenge To ERISA Reimbursement Reach
• The Purpose Of Proposed Rule 37(e)
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $55M Bonus, Caps Fees For 9/11 Responders
• AIG, Allied Pay $60M To Settle Wildfire Coverage Row
• Ropes & Gray Adds 2 To London Tax Practice
• RLI To Pay Insurers $3M In Oregon Superfund Case
• D&O In An Age Of Individual Accountability: Part 1
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Kerryann Minton
• Female Powerbrokers: WhatleyKallas' Edith Kallas
• Endurance Launches $3.2B Offer For Reluctant Rival Aspen
• High Court Maintains Check On Bankruptcy Judges' Powers
• Fed. Judge Strikes Down Wis. Gay Marriage Ban
• Franken Bill Would Let More Families Get ACA Tax Credits
• Wash. Warns Employers, Insurers Against Same-Sex Bias
• Ex-MetLife Worker Looks To Get ERISA Case To High Court
• Calif. Court Says Lloyd's Needn't Defend Painting Mishap Suit
• $2M Settlement Shot Down In MetLife Loan Officer OT Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Pa. AG Charges Fracking Waste Hauler For Illegal Dumping
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Chartis Junk Fax Coverage Decision
• 1st Circ. Limits Metropolitan's Abuse Exclusion In Insured's Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Publish Ruling On '8 Corners' Exception
• Pa. Courts Can't Hear Philly Insurance Row With NJ Town
• Bowditch & Dewey Lands Edwards Wildman Employment Pro
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Waller's Katie Stenberg
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hanaway
• Insurance Recovery After Vietnamese Unrest
• Omnicare: The Other Securities Case To Be Worried About
• Catholic Employers Win ACA Mandate Waiver From Okla. Court
• Court Urged To Nix 'Murky' Flood Insurance Overcharge Suit
• Disabled Firefighter Wants Fla. Workers' Comp Law Nixed
• AIG Unit To Foot Port Authority's Fees In WTC Asbestos Suit
• Dental Clinic Operator Fights $72M Wash. Medicaid Fine
• Philly Archdiocese Joins ACA Contraceptive Mandate Fight
• Pa. Justices Will Hear $6M Blue Cross Tax Credit Row
• Gay-Marriage Foes Can't Intervene In Fla. Suit, Judge Says
• Roig Tutan Adds Trio Of Concepcion Martinez Attys In Miami
• Keys To Successful Legal Outsourcing
• NY Court Says Sandy Bad Faith Claims Should Be Tossed
• NJ Condo Says Construction Defects Caused Sandy Flooding
• First Challenge For Fed Insurance Adviser Is Being Heard
• Putting The CFTC's 'Swap' Definition Into Context
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duval & Stachenfeld's Terri Adler
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brown Rudnick's Louise Verrill
• Allstate Urges 9th Circ. To Nix Adjusters' OT Class Cert.
• Equitable Contribution Applies To Indemnity Too, Judge Says
• Auto Parts Co. Settles Retiree Health Benefit Spat
• Medicaid Sign-Ups Top 6M Under ACA
• ACA Doesn't Lower Cost Of Most Expensive Meds, PhRMA Says
• Pa. House Committee Passes ACA Medicaid Expansion Bill
• Ind. Appeals Court Revives Toxic Land Insurance Row
• NY Insurance Cases Cut Back Consequential Damages Claims
• How Bitcoin Will Bring About A Legal Practice Revolution
• Medicare Advantage Is FCA's Next Frontier
• Allstate Argues Against Pa. Bad Faith Claim Assignments
• Farmers Insurance Drops High-Profile Climate Change Suits
• Japanese Insurer Dai-ichi Drops $5.7B On Protective Life
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akerman's Mary Carroll
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hanson Bridgett's Linda Klamm
• Senate OKs Bill To Ease Dodd-Frank's Insurer Regs
• Anda Escapes Doc Demands In 'Pill Mill' Suit Coverage Feud
• HHS Dangles $300M In ACA Cash For Safety Net Clinics
• Insurance Trade Group AIA Snags Debevoise Attorney
• Fla. AG Says Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Voters' Will
• BofA Says Insurer's RMBS Fraud Suit Still Lacking
• Porter Hedges Agreed To Malpractice Jury Trial, Appeal Says
• Siemens Must Face $20M Faulty-Turbine Suit: Appeals Court
• Wash. Court Clarifies Duty To Defend In Pollution Cases
• Insurer Says It Won't Cover $156M Steel Antitrust Judgment
• How To Control Your Law Firm's Real Estate Costs
• AIG Must Cover Bluetooth Headset Maker In Hearing-Loss Row
• Senate Banking Panel Sends TRIA Extension Bill To Floor
• 5 Insights From Nationwide Chief Legal Officer Pat Hatler
• Do's And Don'ts Of D&O Coverage According To The FDIC
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fross Zelnick's Barbara Solomon
• Pru Faces Leaner Suit Over Death-Benefit Interest Rates
• Fed Taps Former CT Official To Lead Insurance Oversight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, Cinven, Protective Life
• Creative Collaborations: Law Firms And Corporations
• Blue Cross Seeks To Toss $66M Hospital Underpayment Suit
• Nev. High Court Sets Limits On Pollution Exclusion
• Pa. Gov. Team Wades Into Highmark, UPMC Contract Battle
• Justices Won't Hear Cleveland Indians Coverage Appeal
• Former Astros Owner Sues For Coverage Of TV Deal Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sugarman Rogers' Chris Netski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Benesch's Megan Mehalko
• 11th Circ. Pushback Against Ga. Prompt Pay Statute
• Endurance Values Aspen At $3.2B In Sweetened Buyout Bid