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Insurance - August, 2014

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• Gay Marriage Ban Challenges Cleared For Florida High Court
• Ex-Mutual Benefits CEO Gets 20 Years For $837M Fraud
• What To Watch For At Detroit's Ch. 9 Trial
• AIG Needn't Cover QBE Defense In Kickback Case, Court Says
• Va., Okla. Same-Sex Couples Urge High Court To Hear Cases
• Texas Can't Grab Uncollected Settlement Funds, Court Says
• Calif. Bill On Uber, Lyft Insurance Offers Road Map For Pa.
• Revolving-Door Roundup: DLA Piper, Akin Gump, Covington
• Oil Cleanup Is Covered Despite Settlement, Texas Court Says
• Providers Get Conditional Cert In UnitedHealth Claims Suit
• BofA Works Out $447M Countrywide MBS Row With Insurer
• Wells Fargo Loses Bid To Bar Insurer From 'ABD' Name
• Australia To Privatize Gov't-Owned Insurer In $4B IPO
• Texas Justices Say Farmers Vacancy Clause Precludes Payout
• Detroit Judge Slams Syncora's 'Personal Attack' On Mediators
• Breaking Down The Collapse Doctrine In Wash.
• 5 Reasons Large Companies Are Turning To Boutique Firms
• Tweaked Calif. Ridesharing Insurance Bill Gets Senate's OK
• Winners In 10th Circ. Marriage Ruling Seek High Court Review
• Junk Fax TCPA Breach Isn't Covered 'Accident,' Insurers Say
• Pa. Expands Medicaid In Win For Hospitals, Insurers
• IRS Delivers Guidance, Forms For ACA Employer Mandate
• Insurer Says NYC Firm Not Covered For Sandy Flooding
• Ex-SC Lawmaker Pleads Not Guilty To Money Laundering
• Pa. Stakeholders Mull Ride-Sharing Insurance Requirements
• Tesco Bid For Rig Accident Coverage Revived In Texas Court
• Insurer Says It Has No Duty To Defend Law Firm In 5 Suits
• Insurer Ducks Bad-Faith Claims Over King Tuna Marketing Suit
• NY Joins Texas In The Broad Use Of Appraisal
• Perils Of Communicating With Customers By Phone Or Text
• Fla. High Court Asked To Weigh In On Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Excess Insurer Seeks To Alter 5th Circ. Ike Coverage Ruling
• Anda Contradicts Itself In 'Pill Mill' Suit, Insurer Says
• 6th Circ. Told Hobby Lobby Can't Save Catholic Orgs' ACA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Agrees AIU's $23M Asbestos Claim Came Too Late
• EQT Avoids Attys' Fees In Fracking Suit With Subcontractor
• ATP Trustee Sues Insurer For Deepwater Horizon Defense
• The 8 Gotchas Of Technology Contracting: Part 2
• WellPoint Rates MDL Should Have Many Classes, Court Told
• Judge Won't Toss Starr's $55B Suit Over AIG Bailout
• Detroit, Creditors Head To Mediation As Pressure Mounts
• Conn. Health Exchange's Ex-CEO To Helm Fed. Marketplace
• Insurers Backed Out On $25M D&O Policies, Sava Says
• Arrowood Had Conflict In Moldy Bed Defense, Judge Rules
• NY Homeowner Gets Allstate Sandy-Damage Suit Remanded
• Insurers Flocking To Data Breach Exclusions In CGL Policies
• Wis., Ind. Push 7th Circ. To Reinstate Gay Marriage Bans
• The 8 Gotchas Of Technology Contracting: Part 1
• Arch Defeats Coverage For Employees' Genital Exposure Suit
• NY Regulators Could Throw Wrench In PE Insurance Deals
• Blue Cross Units Want $6M Tax Overpayment Credits Upheld
• Detroit Wins Approval For $1.5B Utility Bond Refinancing
• $1B Temblor Should Prompt Cos. To Revisit Quake Insurance
• Challenge To New CMS Auditor Contracts Rejected
• EPA Letter Triggers CGL Coverage, Texas High Court Told
• Insurer Stiffed Lukoil On $5M D&O Policy, Suit Says
• NJ Judge Won't Free Town From Retiree Co-Pay Breach
• BakerHostetler Reps GOP In Suit Against Obama
• Colony Can't Rescind Policy In $2M Fight, 4th Circ. Holds
• IRS Calls Indiana's ACA Employer Mandate Challenge Flawed
• Robbed Calif. Nightclub Wins $2.5M Verdict Against Insurer
• Insurance Broker Says 3 Former Execs Stole Trade Secrets
• Longview Insurer Wants $300M Fight Out Of Bankruptcy
• Travelers Sues Centex Over Attorney Choice In Defect Suit
• Manulife Fund Boosts Canadian Portfolio With Office Buy
• Credit Suisse, Prudential Settle $460M RMBS Suit
• Insurer Freed From Hotel Construction Defect Suit In Calif.
• Some Calm For NY Claims Handlers Over Late Disclaimers
• PE Firm Urges End To AIG Aircraft Unit Trade Secret Suit
• 3 Companies Join IPO Pipeline As Others Take A Step Back
• Resort Sues Occidental Over $12M Construction Liability Deal
• Oregon AG Sues Oracle Over Failed Health Exchange
• Fight Over $825M Longview Insurance Policy Gets 2nd Look
• Evanston Fights Coverage For Nev. Atty's Malpractice Suit
• Detroit's $1.5B Utility Bond Refinancing Succeeds
• CIT Denies AHAC's Bid To Halt Interest On Dumping Duties
• 6th Circ. Won't Lift Stay On TRW Health Benefits Fight
• New ACA Policies On Birth Control Mandate Unveiled
• Law Firm, Insurer Tentatively Settle 2nd Circ. Sandy Battle
• Texas' Progressive Claims Syndrome Is Treatable
• Detroit Floats Utilities Spinoff As $5B Refi Hangs In Balance
• Fla. Federal Judge Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban
• USF&G Defeats Coverage For $35M Fendi Trademark Win
• Geico Can Apply Ill. Tax Refund To Overpayment Years
• Conn., SC Rulings Show Divide On Insurer-Vs.-Insurer Suits
• Travelers Unit Recoups Defense Costs In Explosion Suits
• GEICO Slams Repair Shops' Conspiracy Suit
• $9M Deal In Fax-Spamming TCPA Suit Denied Judge's OK
• MF Global Brass Scores $15M 'Stopgap' In D&O Battle
• Travelers To Pay Over $8.5M In Well Explosion Suit
• Life Partners, Execs Blast SEC's Move For $2B Judgment
• USAA Removes Diminished-Value Class Action to Fed Court
• Encompass Beats Travelers Claim In Crash Coverage Row
• Insurance Co. Sued For Sandy Coverage By Homeowners
• Hartford, Cosmetics Co. End Coverage Suit Over Dior Claims
• Louisana AG Sues State Farm Over Auto Shop Manipulation
• AKS Unlikely To Be Raised Over Pharma Discount Sales
• How To Control Risk And Cost Of E-Discovery
• FSOC Closes Evidentiary Record In MetLife SIFI Review
• Anthem Hit With Latest Suit Over Narrow ACA Network
• Pa. Diocese Wins Permanent Injunction On Contraception Rule
• Aetna Wins $8.4M For ER Billing Fraud Conspiracy
• Insurers Demand Cleary, Cadwalader Docs In JPMorgan Suit
• Wells Fargo Worker Shorted On Health Coverage: 9th Circ.
• Old Republic Loses Reconsideration Bid In Asbestos Case
• High Court Blocks Va. Same-Sex Marriage Pending Review
• Former Hartford Analysts' OT Action Sent To Arbitration
• Firm Conflict Led To Unfair $32M HSBC Deal, Class Says
• Conn. High Court Ensures Insurers Can Sue Each Other
• Detroit Slams Syncora For Ch. 9 Grand Bargain 'Falsehoods'
• 9th Circ. Asks Wash. High Court To Define 'Collapse'
• Gawker Fires Back At Insurer In Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Fight
• Plant Insulation Co. Beats Insurers' Appeal Of Reorg Plan
• Holland & Knight Adds Ex-Husch Blackwell Auto Tax Pro
• Travelers, Kroger End $2.5M Assault Coverage Row
• MF Global Execs Press Case For D&O Policy Proceeds
• Regulators' Unclaimed Property Position Again Rejected
• Vt. High Court Shuts Down Negligence Claim Against Insurer
• Travelers Fights To Nix Policy Of Atty Convicted In RE Scams
• Insurer Fights Payment Reallocation On Magma Investor Deal
• Aetna Hits Indicted Medical Lab With $15M Fraud Suit
• Ford, Honeywell Say Sealed Garlock Docs Allege Atty Fraud
• DC Circ. Urged Not To Revisit ACA Subsidies Ruling
• QBE Aims To Raise $750M In Offering, Sell Agency Assets
• NY DA Wants Securities Suit Against Ex-Dewey Exec Stayed
• Aetna OK'd To Countersue Docs Suing Over Nixed Contract
• 6th Circ. Flips Part Of Martin Marietta ERISA Benefits Ruling
• NY Court Caps Reinsurer's Costs In Caterpillar Asbestos Row
• Illinois National Needn't Defend 'Faulty' Arts Center Builders
• Insurers Want Exxon's $4M Plant Explosion Award Axed
• Cancer Center Fraudster Pays $5.7M To End FCA Suit
• Medicare Need Not Pay For Pure Research, 7th Circ. Says
• Regulators OK New Insurer Disclosures, Captive Framework
• Montagu Repurchases Insurance Tech Co. 7 Years Later
• Nature Documentary Maker Sues Insurer For Coverage Denial
• PNC Must Face Captive Reinsurance Suit: Pa. Judge
• Maynard Cooper Launches West Coast Office In SF
• 2 IPOs Planned This Week As Slow August Continues
• Inside The New Hedges And Mixed-Straddles Tax Guidance
• Insurers Must Defend Del Webb In 900 Home Damage Claims
• Shaw Blasts Zurich For 'Dishonesty' In Pipe Defect Suit
• Blue Shield Beats Suit Over Hefty HIPAA Policy Premiums
• 6th Circ. Frees Liberty From Gun Sellers' Trade Secrets Row
• Mennonite Family's Co. Wins Pass On Contraception Rule
• Blue Cross Asks High Court To Nix $5M Fee Judgment
• Meat Co. Sues Lloyd's Over Recall Coverage Beef
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Ameriprise Adviser's Insider Conviction
• RBS Settles Insurer's NY Fraud Suit Over $291M In MBS
• An In-House Lawyer's Top 10 Tips For Outside Counsel
• Chartis Can't Charge Insurer Larger Chunk In Condo Row
• NJ City Demands Coverage In 'Buck Foston's' Litigation
• Miami Judge Rules Fla. Workers' Comp Law Unconstitutional
• Insurers Assail W.Va. Treasurer's DMF Case In High Court
• FGIC Wants Damages In Detroit's Bid To Undo $1.5B Debt
• Insurance In Brazil: A Reinsurance Perspective
• MGA's Insurer Can't Escape Bad-Faith Claim In Bratz Row
• Polsinelli Boosts RE Finance Team With 2 Ex-DLA Piper Attys
• Detroit To Amend Bankruptcy Plan, Delays Ch. 9 Trial
• Calif. Policyholders Win Flexibility On Hiring Defense Firms
• Employment Attys Want To Undo Fla. Workers' Comp Fee Cap
• Longview Judge Rules $825M Policy Fight Not Core To Ch. 11
• Hartford Says It Faces Rival Claims For $22M Injury Suit
• Sutherland Asbill Nabs McDermott Tax Pro For NY Office
• Indiana's ACA Employer Mandate Challenge Moves Forward
• Zurich Sued For Denying $37M Hurricane Sandy Claim
• AIG Asks 2nd Circ. For $3.5M From Reinsurer In Asbestos Case
• NY Takes Wait-And-See Approach In Sandy 'Placeholder' Row
• O'Quinn Agrees Not To Disclose National Union Settlement
• 'Midnight Rider' Producer Says Insurer Skirted $1.6M Bill
• Insurer Aims To Duck ShoreBank Execs' Defense In $73M Suit
• Law Firms May Be Violating Copyrights
• Lowenstein Sandler Continues Growth With New DC Office
• 2 Calif. Cases Professional Liability Insurers Must Know
• Specialized Cyber Insurance Becoming A Must For Many Cos.
• EEOC Defends Suit Over Workers Forced To Say 'I Love You'
• Syncora Rips Judge At Center Of Detroit 'Grand Bargain'
• Pharmacies Grapple With Surge Of FCA Suits
• IRS Defines Exemptions For ACA Health Insurance Fee
• Colony Strikes Deal Over Coverage For $11M Trade Dress Suit
• Philly Collapse Victims Say Insurer Can't Void Coverage
• Hospital's Needless Heart Surgeries Not Covered: Insurer
• 3rd Circ. Says State Missing-Packages Claims Are Preempted
• Porter Hedges Avoids Jury Demand In Texas Malpractice Row
• MetLife Acquires The Loop Shopping Mall In Florida
• Utica Battles Reinsurer Over $1M Cap On Asbestos Defense
• New Calif. Provider Playing Field Benefits Patients
• Amtrak Sues To Compel Enviro, Asbestos Coverage
• A Close Look At NY's New Privilege Log Rule
• Rampart's $20M Fraud Suit Against Insurers Gets Trimmed
• BrightStar, Insurance Broker Settle FCA Subpoena Fight
• State Farm Can't Shake TCPA Action, But 2 Insurers Escape
• Calif. Judge OKs Using Multiple Firms As Independent Counsel
• City Wins $2M For Defense Coverage In San Bernardino Row
• Quiet Week Expected With 4 IPOs Amid August Slowdown
• Travelers Loses Bid To Duck Coverage Over Well Explosion
• 9th Circ. Fails Innocent Insureds In Diocese Case
• Amtrak Enviro, Asbestos Claims Not Covered, Insurers Say
• Auto Insurance Antitrust MDL Parked In Fla.
• Travelers Must Defend Health Co. From Med Records Suit
• Halliburton Heard Loud And Clear In AIG's $960M Settlement
• Fla. AG Wants Gay Marriage Cases To Wait On Supreme Court
• Dowling Nabs $125M For Second Insurance-Focused Fund
• FEMA Targets 'Placeholder' Claims In Sandy Litigation
• National Union Escapes Coverage Of 2 Redbox Privacy Suits
• Congress Won't Allow Medicare To Go Bankrupt
• Compliance Reigns Supreme As In-House Demographics Shift
• 6th Circ. Says Denial Letter Must Note Lawsuit Time Limits
• 6th Circ. Says Stryker Owes Insurer $2M In Bad Knee Row
• Kelley Drye Nabs Litigation Pro From Epstein Becker
• FIO Touts Importance Of Global Capital Rules For Insurers
• 9th Circ. Tosses Challenge To ACA Cost-Control Board
• Geico Dodges Auto Damage Adjuster's OT Action
• Insurer Seeks Dismissal Of Condo's $55M Building Defect Suit
• MetLife To Shell Out $23M To End Junk Fax Class Actions
• 5 Tips For Policyholders Amid M&A Insurance Boom
• Nelson Levine Denied Injunction In Fee Fight With Ex-Attys
• Ex-Treasury Sanctions Pro Joins DLA Piper's Insurance Group
• Collaboration In The Shadow Of The Billable Hour
• Timely Notice For NJ Insurance Claims Just Got Harder
• 2 Insurers Must Face Battle Over Centex Defect Coverage
• TPG Sells $250M Stake To China Life, Ponders IPO: Report
• Nelson Levine Pushes For Escrow In Fee Fight With Ex-Attys
• Donaldson Tells Insurer To Get Back To 'Insurance Reality'
• Wells Fargo Wants Insurer Barred From Using 'ABD' Name
• Shook Hardy Adds Experienced Trial Atty In Miami
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Prudential Win In Wartime Coverage Suit
• Target, Pfizer, Others Voice Support For Gay Marriage
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Railroads' Win In Wreck Coverage Suit
• NLRB Judge Knocks UnitedHealth Employee Arbitration Pact
• Utah Asks High Court To Weigh In On Gay-Marriage Ban
• Unclaimed Property Law In The Spotlight
• $39.2M Prudential Deal With Military Families Gets OK'd
• Fourth Judge Rules Fla. Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
• Anthem Agrees To Refund $8M For Inflated Mo. Health Plans
• Life Insurance Funds Payable Upon Notice Of Death: Court
• MetLife Is No AIG, NY Regulator Tells Financial Risk Panel
• Watchdog Finds IRS Doing Solid Job Providing ACA Data
• Akerman Adds M&A, Litigation, RE Pros In South Fla.
• Reinsurers Press For Discovery In Bid To DQ Hunton Attys
• EU Weighs Changes To Insurance Antitrust Exemption
• Insurer Sues To Dodge Construction Co.'s $39M Death Verdict
• Nelson Levine Sues 7 Subrogation Attys Over Exodus
• Public Adjusters Do Not Have Free Pass To The Stand
• AIG Pays $960M To Settle Securities Fraud Class Action
• OneWest Tells 9th Circ. Insurance Class Is Forum-Shopping
• Travelers, ERSIC Can't Dodge Suit Over $92M Indemnification
• Treasury Adds More Insurer Reps On Panel Advising FIO
• Big Biz Must Tread Lightly On Health Insurance Pay Caps
• AIG Unit Must Turn Over Atty Docs In $70M TransCanada Suit
• Ex-Fidelity Counsel Joins Carlton Fields' Property Group
• Fla. Judge Says State Must Recognize Out-Of-State Gay Union
• Pa. Court Refuses To Nix Settlement In Atty Defamation Row
• Mont. Justices Revive AIG Unit's $29M D&O Battle Over Merger
• NY Warns Ocwen On Force-Placed Policy Deal With Altisource
• Insurers Say US Blocked $96M Terrorism Claims Against Libya
• Nelson Levine Drops Attys In Pa., NJ In Global Refocus
• After FDIC D&O Battles, Redrawing Exclusion No Easy Task
• ERISA Plans Must Pay Mich. Health Care Tax: 6th Circ.
• Insurers Be Warned, Your Communications Are Discoverable
• Verein Tie-Ups Gain Allure As Firms Eye Global Expansion
• UK Firms Expand Global Empire, But US Firms Gaining Ground
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Take Global To New Heights
• Reinsurer Taking Beef Over Arbitration Umpire To 2nd Circ.
• Detroit Ch. 9 Appeals Put On Hold As Workers Cut Deals
• AIG Investor Loses Bid To Bring Back Securities Suit
• Zurich Wants Shaw Group's Pipe Defect Suit Trimmed
• Calif. Appeals Court Frees Liberty from Defect Coverage Suit
• Full DC Circ. Urged To Rehear ACA Subsidies Case
• Fairfax Financial Says Insider Trading Probe Targets CEO
• House Dems Float 4-Year Extension To Child Health Program
• The ACA Has Made The Collateral Source Rule Obsolete