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Insurance - July, 2014

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• Longview Wants $825M Policy Fight Kept In Bankruptcy
• OPINION: Lawyers Should Think In Terms Of Big Data
• CMS Official Says HealthCare.gov Will Continue To Improve
• ACA Challengers Ask High Court To Take Up Subsidy Fight
• Lloyd's Ducks Firm's Malpractice Coverage Suit Over $7M Loss
• Calif. Trumpets 4% Rate Rise For ACA Insurance Plans
• Axis Can't Pursue Cop Shooting Coverage Suit In Fed. Court
• AIG, GE Capital Will Remain SIFIs, US Regulators Say
• Indian Harbor Can't Shield Reserve Info In Coverage Battle
• 2nd Circ. Says ERISA Doesn't Preempt Insurance Laws
• Calif. Judge Won't End Silgan's $4M Faulty Can Coverage Suit
• GAO Says Big Bank 'Subsidy' Could Return In A Crisis
• Different Health Care M&A Get Same Rigorous FTC Scrutiny
• GAO Slams CMS Planning For Glitchy HealthCare.gov Rollout
• NJ Accounting Firm Can't Duck Liberty's Declaratory Suit
• Plaintiffs Seek Consolidation Of 2 Fla. Gay Marriage Cases
• W.Va. Sues Feds Over ACA Policy Renewals
• 'Too Big To Fail' Study Unlikely To Spur New Reforms
• Gauthier Fends Off Conflict Issue In Sandy Coverage Suits
• Detroit Pensioners Face Moment Of Truth On Ch. 9 Appeals
• House Gives Boehner OK To Sue Obama Over ACA Delay
• Med Exam Ruling Alters Case Against State Farm, Panel Says
• Endurance Nixes $3.2B Aspen Bid Amid Weak Investor Support
• 9th Circ. Lets Insurer Avoid Priest Abuse Suit Coverage
• CUNA Mutual Drops RBS Securities Claims To Work On Appeal
• After Hobby Lobby, Business Revives Contraception Fight
• Ill. Court Lets Lloyd's Revive Additional-Insured Fight
• Death Rattle For Unfinished Business Claims?
• Chiquita To Pay Insurance Co. $13M Over War Crimes Claims
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Ruling On Medicaid Lien Formula
• Texas Doubles Down On Same-Sex Marriage Fight In 5th Circ.
• St. Paul Mercury's Win Upheld In Claim For Lawsuit Coverage
• Fla. Medical Association Backs Medicaid Expansion
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Top 10 Venue Arguments
• Highmark, Allcare Spar Over High Court Fee-Shifting Cases
• Detroit Audit Finds City Was Insolvent Prior To Bankruptcy
• NY's Aging Fraud Case Against Ex-AIG CEO Headed For Trial
• Jackson Lewis Nabs Ex-Atkinson Employment Partner In Calif.
• Arizona Beverage Seeks $1M Sandy Coverage From Hanover
• Gawker Not Covered For Hogan Sex Tape Row, Insurer Says
• Pa. Atty Disbarred Over Extended Role In Annuities Scheme
• Calif. Justices Told Insurer Can Deny Eating Disorder Care
• Abbott Holds Onto $84M Win Against Lloyd's In Ill.
• Crossclaims Dismissed In $20M Sandy Coverage Fight
• CIT Group Sues Over $2M In Costs From Deadly Derailment
• DC Circ. Rejects ACA Origination Clause Challenge
• Not A Federal Question: ACA Fund Dispute Is For States
• Obama, Insurers 'Colluded' To Create ACA Provision: Report
• Detroit Ch. 9 Plan Calls For Monitor With Subpoena Power
• Plant Insulation Reorg Plan Flouts 9th Circ., Insurers Say
• Wash. Insurance Official Cleared In Row With Judge
• Continental Stuck With NY Ruling On Reinsurance Arbitration
• Lawsuits Over Narrow Insurer Networks Threaten ACA Goals
• Texas Lawmaker Appeals To Dodge Deposition In $26M Suit
• Medicare's Long-Term Outlook Improves Slightly, Report Says
• Gay Marriage Plaintiffs Want Cases In Fla. Supreme Court
• 4th Circ. Sinks Va. Same-Sex Marriage Bans
• In Win For Travelers, Conn. Lets Insurers Sue Each Other
• 2 Insurers Off Hook In Sapa Defective Window Settlement
• Aspen Shareholders Reject Endurance's Proposals
• 5th Circ. May Have Created New Rule On Policy Exhaustion
• 6th Circ. Pushes Excess Carriers To Monitor Primary Denials
• Fla.'s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Struck Down By 2nd Court
• Urban, Insurer Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive IP Coverage Appeal
• No Need To Hold Up TRW Health Benefits Fight, Retirees Say
• Liberty Mutual Dodges Coverage In SC Construction Case
• Hospital System Alleges Insurer Withheld Medicare Payments
• Feds Set ACA Tax Credit Exceptions, Fine Caps
• NY Developer Appeals Sandy Flood Limit Ruling
• Ambac Finalizes Bond Settlement Ahead Of Detroit Plan Trial
• XL Asks 11th Circ. To Excuse It From $4.9M Piedmont Deal
• Insurer Sues To Duck Malpractice Coverage For Atty's Widow
• Your D&O Insurance Policy Post-Halliburton
• Litigator's Perspective: 5 Tips On Arbitration Provisions
• NJ Law Firm Adds Named Partner With Maloof Lebowitz Split
• BofA Customers Lose Bid To Revive Insurance Fee Suit
• RBS Securities Can't Duck CUNA Mutual's MBS Suit
• Law Firm, Business Leaders Join To Urge TRIA Extension
• Dodd-Frank Architect Says Law Can Adapt To The Times
• Professional Liability Pro Rejoins Kaufman Dolowich In NJ
• Ohio Pays $420M To Settle Workers' Comp Premium Case
• Berkshire Unit Needn't Arbitrate Asbestos Coverage Rows
• NY Prosecutor's Charter Jet Ride Broke Rules, Watchdog Says
• House Panel OKs Republican-Led ACA Suit Against Obama
• Auto Shops Defend Antitrust Suit Against State Farm, Others
• Travelers Must Defend $3M Univ. of Mich. Power Plant Suit
• 6 Years In, Why Haven't FRE 502(d) Orders Caught On?
• Unconventional Cyber Case Gets Md. High Court's Attention
• ACA Nets $4.3B In Consumer Health-Premium Savings: HHS
• ACA Birth Control Mandate To Get New Opt-Out Process
• Lloyd's Insurers Target Cameron Over Gulf Of Mexico Blowout
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Lift Stay On Gay Marriage Ruling
• Tenn. Residents Sue State Over Delayed Medicaid Coverage
• 4 Years After Dodd-Frank, Insurance Regulation Still In Flux
• Dodd-Frank Namesake Defends Law But Says Tweaks Needed
• Former CEO Of Noted Charity Jailed For Huge Looting Scheme
• Travelers Dodges Coverage For HOA In SC Condo Fight
• Crowell & Moring Adds Ex-CMS Official To DC Office
• AIG Unit Can't Escape $3.75M Verdict In Ad Injury Case
• Employers May Have Opportunity In ACA Legislative Flaw
• Trial-Ready In 180 Days: Prepare For SDNY's Rocket Docket
• 4 Years In, Debate Rages Over Dodd-Frank's Systemic Risk Tag
• Insurance Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2014
• Jury Orders Great American To Pay $40M In Fraud Claims Suit
• ACA Subsidies Likely To Survive Despite Circuit Split
• Fla. Gay Marriage Ban Will Remain Intact During Appeal
• RE Rumor Mill: AIG, Zurich, Urban Compass
• Pa. High Court Clears Bankrupt Insurer In $12M Warranty Row
• Aspen Tells Shareholders To Reject Endurance Proposals
• Insurer Sues 23andMe To Duck Coverage Of DNA Test Suits
• 4th Circ. Contradicts DC Circ. In ACA Subsidies Debate
• RLI Skirted Shareholder Vote On Stock Options, Suit Says
• 2nd Circ. Revives $510M Travelers Asbestos Settlement Bill
• German Insurer Can Continue To Fight $15M HIV Settlement
• Judge Axes Sen.'s Suit Over ACA Exemptions For Congress
• 6th Circ. Errs In Conflating Primary With Excess Insurance
• ACA Exchanges Dealt Blow As DC Circ. Limits Subsidies
• Retirees Vote In Support Of Detroit's Bankruptcy Exit Plan
• Humana Looks To Toss Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• Allstate Urges Pa. To Ban Bad-Faith Claim Assignments
• The Biggest Health Care Cases Of 2014: Midyear Report
• MBIA Loses Bid For 'Key' Docs In Credit Suisse RMBS Suit
• SEC's Dodd-Frank Duties Fade As Other Reforms Take Focus
• HHS Formalizes 340B Policy As Court Fight Continues
• Starr Denied Goldman Docs In $55B Suit Over AIG Bailout
• Kinder Morgan Unit Sues Insurers Over NC Spill Cleanup
• Handling Hurricane Insurance Claims Post-Sandy
• NH Suit To Block US From $194M Bankruptcy Deal Advances
• Key Democrats Tell 5th Circ. To Nix GOP Donor's ACA Suit
• High Court Puts Utah Same-Sex Marriages On Hold
• IRS Mixed Straddle Final Rules Pose Headache For Insurers
• Goldberg Segalla Snags Wilson Elser Insurance Partner
• Dodd-Frank Still A Boost To Law Firm Billables 4 Years In
• Insurers Ask 9th Circ. To Let Ore. Mull If Enviro Query Is A Suit
• Insurers Spar Over $1M Defense Of Condo Defect Suit
• MBC Founder's Partner Gets Supervised Release For Fraud
• 10th Circ. Strikes Okla. Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• DC Circ. Says Temp Nurse Is 'Employee' In $3M Coverage Row
• Mass. AG Wins Delay Of Partners' Antitrust Deal Hearing
• Lexington Dodges Coverage For O'Quinn Overbilling Cases
• 5 Insights From Pfizer Chief Litigation Counsel Michael Parini
• BDO Seidman Continues To Rule NY Restrictive Covenants
• Powerful Tools For Discovery And Litigation Strategy
• 8th Circ. Affirms Insurers' Win In Sunken Barge Case
• Utica Fights To Keep Hunton Attys In NY Reinsurance Row
• US Fire Wants Out Of Media Co.'s CERCLA Suit
• MBIA Wins Defense From Lloyd's For Restructuring Claims
• Fla. Judge Overturns Gay Marriage Ban, State Appeals
• PRISM Scatters Attorney-Client Privilege
• Senate Easily Passes Bill To Extend TRIA For 7 Years
• Feds Seek New ACA Site Contractor Before 2015 Enrollment
• Employers Directed To Disclose Birth Control Objections
• No Sanctions On Defense Counsel In Junk Fax Class Action
• NY Insurers May Benefit From Lower Disclaimer Standard
• Texas District Court Finds Out 'What The Hail Is Going On'
• OPINION: Let's Financially Reward Law Firm Diversity
• 5th Circ. Frees General Star From Architecture Coverage
• House Can't Sue Obama For ACA Mandate Delay, Experts Say
• Insurer Must Cover Derivatives Suits, Even In NY: 8th Circ.
• BofA, JPMorgan Escape Mortgage Insurance Qui Tam Suit
• Jury Instructions OK In Allstate Trial Win, 8th Circ. Rules
• Senate GOP Blocks Bill To Override Hobby Lobby Ruling
• Fidelity Fights Class Cert. Over Title Insurance Premiums
• Broad & Cassel Adds International Pro To Corporate Group
• Greenwich Can't Offload Costs Of Oil Well Explosion Deal
• Onex Puts Up $1.3B For York Risk Services Group
• 3rd Proxy Adviser Backs Aspen As Rival's $3.2B Bid Looms
• Crucial Predictive Coding Case Law: Progressive V. Delaney
• BofA To Pay $650M To AIG In Global RMBS Deal
• Calif. Drug Bill Would Frustrate Pharmacy Operations
• Irell & Manella Beats DQ Bid In Calif. Insurance Fraud Row
• 6th Circ. Says Excess Insurer Must Foot $8M Defense Costs
• Burnham Brown Spreads To New SF, LA Digs
• OPINION: Advance Conflict Waivers Send Wrong Message
• Lloyd's Freed From Covering Calif. Hospital In Rape Case
• 5th Circ. Asked To Rehear Construction Defect Exclusion Row
• House GOP Slashes IRS Funds As White House Threatens Veto
• Bank Fraudster Wants Scottsdale Held Liable For Legal Fees
• Hobby Lobby Makes NY 'Boss Bill' Vital, Sponsor Says
• NAIC Agrees To Have Its Governance Put Under Microscope
• Detroit Rapped For Disclosing Sensitive Creditor Docs
• FDIC Sues To Collect On Georgia Bank's $2M D&O Policy
• Liberty Mutual Asserts Right To Sue Over Workers' Comp
• The Frustratingly Elusive Nature Of Relatedness
• MetLife TCPA Suit Trimmed As Judge Casts Doubt On Class
• Dealmakers Q&A: Skadden's Todd Freed
• Collateral Insurance Not Liability Coverage, 10th Circ. Rules
• NCOIL Issues Rebuke On Global Capital Rules
• Alienage Suit In NY Presages New Wave Of Employment Claims
• Cephalon Wins Dismissal Of Travelers' $22M Marketing Suit
• Citing Conflicts, Judge Limits Union Insurer's Subpoenas
• Skadden Guides BTG's $2B Purchase Of BSI From Generali
• Deals Rumor Mill: Elementia, VistaJet, Hony Capital
• Nationwide Fights $18M Bad Faith Award From 1996 Crash
• Travelers Denies Coverage For Med Co.'s $67M Settlements
• How Hobby Lobby Ruling Impacts Calif. Employers
• Blocking Coverage From The Anti-Aggregation Rule
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Appeal Over Urban Outfitters IP Coverage
• Senators Demand Pricing Details On $1,000-Per-Pill Sovaldi
• Judge Revives Insurers' Claims Over $8.6M Oil Spill Cleanup
• FHFA Capital Rules Will Squeeze Older Mortgage Insurers
• Roberts' Pass on Hobby Lobby Signals Alito's Rise
• ISS Props Up Aspen In Fight Against $3.2B Takeover By Rival
• PacifiCare Sues Calif. Insurance Official Over $174M Fine
• In Win For Axis, 8th Circ. Holds Drownings Were 1 Event
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Telefonica, Cemex
• Judge Reverses Coverage Ruling In EMT Sex-Abuse Suit
• Boehner Preps Obama Suit Over ACA Employer Mandate Delay
• Detroit Can Hang On To Casino Tax Revenues, Judge Rules
• Blackstone Pays $609M For 2 Units Of Life Insurance Co.
• Del. VC Laster Targeted In Businessman's Murder Plot
• States May Be Moving To Expand The Federal Sunshine Law
• A Year After Tiara, How Much Has Changed?
• Fla. Disagrees With Insurers' Trade Secret Claims On Rates
• 5th Circ. Puts Contractual Liability Exclusion Back On Map
• Lloyd's Wins For 'All Time' On Covering Scammer, Court Says
• BofA Customers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Insurance Fee Suit
• Texas Appeals Court Boots Atty Fee Suit To New Mexico
• Agent Costs Add Millions To Rebates Under ACA, GAO Says
• National Union Denies Coverage For Med Co.'s $100M Suit
• Horizon Deal, $2.5M Atty Fees OK'd In Reimbursement Suit
• Canada Urges Insurers Not To Ask For Genetic Testing Info
• Endurance Urges Investors To Push Aspen On $3.2B Merger
• Sen. Seeks More Public Input On ACA Preventive Care Panel
• Insurer Beats Pharmacy's Bid To Ax Junk-Fax Coverage Suit
• Employer Takeaways From High Court's Hobby Lobby Ruling
• Legal Forms And IP Rights: Yours, Mine, Ours Or Theirs?
• Judge Expands Coverage For FDIC's $176M D&O Claims
• Blue Shield Customers Seek Class Cert. In Mental Health Row
• Utah Will Ask High Court To Reinstate Gay Marriage Ban
• Anthem Hit With False Ad Class Action Over ACA Plans
• Senate Dems Float Bill To Override Hobby Lobby Ruling
• OneBeacon Can't Appeal Partial Asbestos Coverage Order
• Insurers Seek En Banc Review Of Umbrella Policies' Scope
• Chamber, Insurers Urge House To Rethink Major TRIA Changes
• Northwestern Mutual Biased Against Non-Citizens, Suit Says
• Watchdog Unveils Capital Rules For Global Insurance Giants
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Former Jefferson Health GC To Philly
• Vedder Price Snags Class Action, Privacy Pro From Lathrop
• EmblemHealth Pays $1.2M To Settle NY Mental Health Probe
• Dealmakers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Jon Van Gorp
• Medicaid Act May Offer Cause Of Action Against Rate Cuts
• Senate Dems To Pitch Bill Forcing Contraception Coverage
• Contractor's Self-Insured Retention Soars In Calif. Battle
• Manatt Scores Health Expert From Barger & Wolen
• Insurer's Damages Curbed In Credit Suisse RMBS Rows
• Hartford Insurance Wants Out Of Steel Co. Antitrust Coverage
• Insurer Settles Hotel's Suit Over $1M Deductible For Sandy
• Classes At Odds In UnitedHealth ERISA Suit, Defense Says
• MGA Defends Bad-Faith Claims Against Insurer In Bratz Brawl
• AIG Insists NY Regulator's Probe Ripe For Court Review
• 5 Insights From Home Depot GC Teresa Roseborough
• HHS Will Dole Out $100M To Open ACA Health Clinics
• National Union Avoids Coverage Of Visteon Pollution Claims
• The ACA Still Has Its Day In Court, Now Over Subsidies
• Why Texas Insurers Need To Report Fraudulent Hail Claims
• A Step Toward Alleviating Growing Discovery Problems
• Texas Lawmaker Blasts Depo Order In $26M Coverage Suit
• AIG, Pru's Living Wills Won't Cure All In Case Of Collapse
• Travelers Seeks To Duck Indemnity In NFL Painkillers Suit
• Porter Hedges Adds Hodgson Russ Litigation Partner
• Travelers Can't Nix Texas Well Blowout Coverage Row
• AIG Must Pay UK Insurance Co. $22M Over Warranty Breach
• Insurer's Fraudulent Transfer Claims Kept Alive In RE Suit
• Pa. Clerk Asks High Court To Halt Same-Sex Marriages
• Expedia Scores Insurer Defense Win In Hotel Tax Row
• No Coverage For Law Firm In False Arrest Case, Insurer Says
• Credit Agricole, EDF Seal Deal For Office Park In Paris
• Helvetia To Buy Rival Insurer Nationale Suisse In $2B Deal
• First Read On Same-Sex Spouse Health Benefits Post Windsor
• Lawyers And Email: Ethical And Security Considerations
• High Court Lifts Contraception Rule For School, Drawing Fire
• Papa John's Can't Force Coverage In TCPA Row, Judge Says
• Insurer Can't Get Help For $2M NYC Building Injury Deal
• Insurers Seek To Audit Philips Unit's Asbestos Trust
• Insurers Denied Win On US Bank's $55M Overdraft Deal
• Insurance Group Says DC's ACA Exchange Fee Too Broad
• Insurers Say Auto Repair Rates Antitrust Suit Lacks Facts
• SunTrust Reaches $320M Deal To Resolve Mortgage Probe
• AHIP Nabs Ex-Epstein Becker Partner, CMS Official
• Cozen O'Connor Nabs Greenberg Traurig, Sedgwick Pros In LA
• Construction Co. Says RSUI Must Cover $5.5M Worker Verdict
• House Dems Plan Counter To Hobby Lobby Ruling
• Coverage For Construction Fixes In Calif. Remains Murky
• The Most Interesting Buyout Fight You're Not Watching
• Geico PIP Class Action Sent To Fla. Federal Court
• The Next Big Target For Cyberattacks: Energy Cos.
• AIG, Prudential, Other Top Finance Firms File 'Living Wills'
• Fla. Gay Marriage Advocates Say No Rational Reason For Ban
• High Court's Recent Term Leaves Employers Sitting Pretty
• 6th Circ. Affirms $2.3M Verdict Against First American
• Evanston Seeks To Stay Out Of Suit Over Posted DNA Results
• UBS, BofA Unit Freed From Insurers' RMBS Suits
• Anthem Blue Cross Sued Over Mental Illness Coverage
• La. High Court Backs Enforcement Of Forum Selection Clauses
• National Surety Says It Doesn't Have To Cover TCPA Suit
• Gov't Must Integrate Insurance With Cybersecurity
• Referring To Bible, Court Sides With State Farm On 'Flood'
• 5th Circ. Frees Liberty Mutual From Defending Pollution Suit
• 4 Health Care Battles To Watch In Wake Of Hobby Lobby
• QBE Can't Erase Rulings In Settled Misplaced Graves Suit
• Partners HealthCare's Mass. Antitrust Deal Put On Pause
• Deals Rumor Mill: ConvaTec, United Biscuits, ING
• Hinshaw & Culbertson Nabs Ex-McKenna Long Litigator In NY
• Zurich Ordered To Cover Eisai In Off-Label FCA Suit
• $5M Zurich Flood Cap Applies To Sandy Building Loss: Judge
• Watchdog Says CMS Struggles With ACA Data Inconsistencies
• Walgreen, CalPERS Lobby FDA To Drop Biosimilars Naming
• Aspen, Endurance Dig In As $3.2B Buyout Fight Heats Up
• 10th Circ. Should Stick To The Text, Not Public Policy
• Storming The Castle: Employee Whistleblowing Under ACA