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Insurance - September, 2014

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• Pa. Insurance Agent Charged With Securities Fraud
• Fed Had 'No Limit' For AIG Bailout Terms, Atty Says
• ACA Neglected To Fund Insurance Risk Corridors, GAO Says
• 6th Circ. Says Wis. Leave Law Preempted In Nationwide Case
• Humana Underpaid For Medicare Advantage Care, Suit Says
• Excess Insurers Not Allowed To Relitigate NJ Asbestos Claims
• Allstate Pays $22M To Settle Pa. Bad-Faith Case
• US Urges 11th Circ. To Toss Claims In ACA Contraception Suit
• UnitedHealth Snaps Up Texas Management Firm MedSynergies
• LA Dodgers Sued By Injured Giants Fan Over $3.4M Lien
• Insurer Must Cover Recorded-Call Suit, 7th Circ. Told
• And Now A Word From The Panel: ABCs Of JPML Practice
• National Trust Off The Hook For Faulty Pool Repair Coverage
• John Hancock Pays $244M For Chicago Office Tower
• Okla. Judge Rejects ACA Tax Subsidies On Federal Exchanges
• Steadfast Sues To Escape Coverage Of Ally's $98M CFPB Deal
• Undoing MICRA
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Bob Horkovich
• Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Target Force-Placed Class Action
• AIG Bailout Overreached Fed Authority, Former CEO Says
• Medicare Plan Launches $500M Suit Over Bad Finance Advice
• GEICO Wins Round In TCPA Robocall Suit
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• LSI Says Ace Skimped On Covering Shareholder Settlement
• Carmakers, Insurers Want Garlock Asbestos Records Unsealed
• Murky Crime Policy Has Arch Facing HIV Scam Coverage Suit
• FTC Holds Up Verisk's Planned $650M EagleView Buy
• 3rd Circ. Says Horizon Wrongly Denied Inpatient Bulimia Care
• Pushing Employees To Work During FMLA Leave Can Backfire
• Twin City Off The Hook For Potato Exec's Antitrust Defense
• MBIA Lands 2nd Shot At JPMorgan In $168M MBS Suit
• Shampoo Maker Sues Hartford To Cover $7M False Ad Deal
• 3rd Circ. Kills ERISA Suit Against John Hancock
• Judge Denies Sanctions For Shipping Co. In Humana Suit
• ING Kickback Settlement Worth $415M Gets Final OK
• Caremark Inks $6M FCA Deal Over Medicaid Billing
• $56B AIG Trial Will Shine Harsh Light On Crisis-Era Tactics
• Critical Cyberinsurance Considerations For Utility Execs
• State Farm Tries Again To Shake TCPA Class Action
• Insurer Claims Real Estate Developer Ducked Legal Fees
• Firm Says Insurer Must Produce Docs In Malpractice Row
• Allstate, Farmers Shorted Drivers On Fees, Class Actions Say
• Abbott Labs Wins Nix Of RICO Claims In Humira, AndroGel Suit
• Indalex Ruling Threatens Insurers With Greater Tort Exposure
• 26 Cos. Object To $30M Blue Cross Deal In Antitrust Suit
• Landmark, RSUI Seek To Escape Coverage In Superfund Suit
• Insurers Off Hook For UnitedHealth's $350M AMA Settlement
• General Star Not Liable For Defense Of Inflated Appraisal Row
• Prudential To Take On $3B In Motorola Pension Obligations
• Fed. Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Ky. Pension Row, Judge Says
• Texas Pro-Policyholder Case Will Impact Excess Insurers
• The Great Digital Bank Robbery: Are You Ready?
• Blue Shield, Cigna Accused Of ACA Plan 'Bait And Switch'
• Insurer Sues Longview To Nix $350M In Mechanics' Liens
• Urban Outfitters Sues Continental Over $2M In Sandy Losses
• Chamber Asks 5th Circ. To Curb Discovery In Katrina FCA Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Walgreen, Starz, Actavis
• Utica Mutual Can't Shake Reinsurers' Bid To DQ Hunton Attys
• Getty Trustee Strikes $1.4M Deal With AIG
• Surgery Service Claims Blue Cross Affiliate Owes It $26M
• HealthCare.gov Gets Positive Report On Privacy Protections
• UK Antitrust Monitor Bans Car Insurers' Deals With Websites
• Continental Wins Dismissal Of Tax Shelter Coverage Row
• McElroy Deutsch Adds Former NJ Insurance Official
• DOJ Jabs At Humana In Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• First Mercury Must Defend Cos. In Workplace Injury Suits
• Ill. Developers' Indemnity Rights Are Now Stronger
• AMJ Investments May Not Alter Texas Claims Landscape
• Verizon Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold ERISA Case Dismissal
• Hospitals Trim Claims In $66M Blue Cross Underpayment Suit
• Health Insurers Suffer Blow As ERISA Shield Is Reinforced
• Companion Says It Shouldn't Pay $38M Workers' Comp Claims
• 6th Circ. Clears Wells Fargo In Fuel Spill Coverage Feud
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Product Liability Attys To Philly Office
• How Congress Came Together Over Flood Insurance Reform
• 80 More Insurers To Participate In ACA Exchanges Next Year
• Insurance Groups Tell High Court ERISA Liability Unjustified
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• Seagrave Wants Coverage In Firefighter Hearing Loss Suits
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Former Dentons Insurance Litigator
• Explosives Co.'s Insurers Can't Rule Out Blast Coverage
• Amtrak Wants $500M From Insurers For Sandy Coverage
• Insurer Exempt In $10M Settlement Of TCPA Fax Blast Case
• 5th Circ. Asks Texas Justices To Clarify Insurance Terms
• Toward A Mandatory Polar Code By Tacit Means
• Insurer Ordered To Defend Equipment Co. In Listeria Suit
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Detroit Council OKs $50M Regional Water Authority Plan
• AIG Unit Hit With $1.6M Verdict In Sandy Deductible Case
• 7th Circ. Says Doctor Group Lacks Standing In ACA Tax Suit
• Sanctions, $1M Fee Award Nixed In Texas State Farm Dispute
• Starr Seeks $38.2M Tax Refund In IRS Suit
• Insurers Needn't Cover Delphi's Self-Insured Cos.: 2nd Circ.
• BakerHostetler Out, Quinn In For Obama GOP Suit
• NY Flood Exclusion Case Could Be Hurdle For Sandy Coverage
• IRS Finalizes Rules On Health Insurer Deduction Limit
• MetLife Blasts Class Cert. Bid In Homeowner Labor Costs Row
• HIPAA Privacy Rule Extends To Same-Sex Spouses, HHS Says
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal Over Indemnity For Torts
• BofA Gets Nod On $31M Flood Insurance Class Settlement
• NY AIG Ruling Shifts Workers' Comp Fights Back To Calif.
• Nelson Brown Shedding Lawyers In 'Organizational Changes'
• RSUI Should Pay $8M Post-Hurricane Award, Texas Court Told
• ACE Sues American Dream Developer In $5.2M Premium Row
• W.Va. Seeks Quick Win In ACA Policy Renewal Suit
• Uber, Lyft Face New Insurance Regs As Calif. Gov. Signs Law
• Issa Blasts CMS For Impeding HeathCare.gov Security Review
• St. Paul Owes $1.8M Toward Forklift Death Settlement
• Insurer Sues Anheuser-Busch Over $12M Frozen Beer Claim
• FEMA Loses Fight To Fla. Water District Over $21M For Repairs
• Calif. Court Says Asbestos Coverage Claims Not Time-Barred
• Avoiding Open-Ended Liability From Autonomous Vehicles
• Insurer Says Chancery Erred By Not Halting Mine Safety Suits
• Oracle Adds IP Claim Against Oregon In Health Exchange Row
• Detroit's Ch. 9 Confirmation Trial Delayed For A Week
• Former Florida Judge Pereyra Joins JAMS In Miami
• Insurer In Judge Murder Plot Charged With Faking Records
• Safeco Loses Challenge To Abatement Of Bad Faith Suit
• BNY Mellon Says RMBS Suit Over Loan Docs Falls Short
• OneBeacon Denied Again In Dish Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Policyholders Say Defense Is Delaying Sandy Mediation
• When Does An Insurance Co. Waive Atty-Client Privilege?
• AIG Unit Says Sandy Caused Flood As Deductible Trial Opens
• Texas Justices Weigh BP's $750M Deepwater Coverage Claim
• Affiliated Off Hook For $30M Sandy Coverage Due To Mistake
• House Passes Broad Dodd-Frank Revision Bill
• $14.5M Defamation Verdict Against State Farm Upheld
• Bernstein Litowitz Wants Later Opt-Out Deadline In AIG Deal
• NJ AG Wants Doc In Insurer Outsourcing Case Sanctioned
• Senator Asks 7th Circ. To Wade Into ACA Subsidy Battle
• Court OKs Moving Pa. Atty's Child Abuse Defamation Suit
• Hennessy Must Arbitrate Asbestos Coverage, 7th Circ. Told
• Lyft, Uber Ridesharing Bids Fall Short, Pa. Insurers Say
• Raff & Becker Attys Urge Court To Toss Ex-Judge's FCA Suit
• Manufacturer Says Lloyd's Has No Suit Over Drilling Blowout
• Humana Doubles Share Buyback Program To $2B
• Detroit Creditors Give Ground To Seal Syncora Deal
• Brace For This Brief's Impact On The Supreme Court
• Insurers, Be Ready To Pay Twice In Texas
• Ill. Joins State Trend On Malicious Prosecution Claims
• DHL Pension Change Didn't Violate ERISA, 9th Circ. Says
• 7th Circ. Puts Indiana Same-Sex Marriage Ruling On Hold
• Aetna Can't Close Book On Underpayment Saga, Class Says
• Feds Get Heat For Oversight Of Ark. Medicaid Expansion
• Fla. AG Moves To Join 4 Gay Marriage Suits To Cut Confusion
• Data Issues Threaten ACA Coverage For 500K Consumers
• ACE Won't Pay Amerisource's Attys' Fees After Pa. Appeal
• EPA Query Into Superfund Site Counts As Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Dealmakers Q&A: Farella Braun's Philip Peters
• Pa. Auditor To Probe Corbett's Medicaid Waiver Spending
• Malpractice Insurer's Arbitrator Ties Don't Ax Win, Court Says
• Syncora No Longer Needs Banks' Help On Detroit Deal
• Nelson Brown Exodus Continues With Loss Of NY Trial Atty
• ACA Tax Subsidy Dispute May End Up Before High Court
• Syncora-Detroit Deal Would Leave FGIC Alone As Holdout
• BP's Bid For $750M Transocean Coverage Shaking Up CGLs
• PwC To Pay $10.5M As Part Of AIG Class Action Deal
• FDIC Loses $40M Suit Against NC Community Bank Execs
• States Ask High Court To Overturn 7th Circ. Marriage Ruling
• ACA Allows For Black Lung Benefits, 11th Circ. Rules
• Cumberland Mutual Wins Appeal Of $8M TCPA Coverage Row
• State Farm Dodges Landlord's Lead Paint Coverage Suit
• OPINION: Pro Bono May Help Diversity Recruiting Efforts
• Chase Denied Atty Docs In $775M Fight With Insurer's Trust
• Neb. Court Says Insurer Not Liable For Property Damage Claim
• Insurer Can't Skirt Ex-Giacometti Smith Atty's Malpractice Suit
• Exxon Wins Stay Of Insurer's Suit Over Explosion Injuries
• Reliance Claim Status Doesn't Hang On Ala. Ruling: Pa. Court
• Indian Health Service Recovery Efforts Are Overreach
• Cleary Says Insurer's Flood Ban Is Void In $3M Sandy Row
• Doctors Fight To Join Blue Cross Antitrust Class Suit
• Life Partners Seeks Early End To Bellwether Fraud Trial
• Lexington Off Hook For Fired Trucker's $5M Arbitration Win
• Groups Ask High Court To Chuck EEOC Conciliation Rule
• Greenberg Wins Arbitration Bid In $3M Malpractice Suit
• Unwieldy Quest Overbilling Class Denied Cert. At 3rd Circ.
• Gov't Liable In Iraq Kidnap Insurance Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Insurer Stuck With Longview's $336M Lien Coverage Suit
• Nomura Loses Bid To Make Insurer Pay For RMBS Litigation
• Feds, Insurers Tussle Over $6M Seized From Terrorist
• House OKs Sales Of Pre-ACA Policies To Small Businesses
• Insurer Gets $32M Mo. Reservoir Collapse Suit Moved To NY
• How Research Efficiency Impacts Law Firm Profitability
• NAIC Reinsurance Framework Part Of Larger Action Plan
• 5 Insights From Ford General Counsel David Leitch
• Detroit-Syncora Deal Restores Faith In Chapter 9
• Texas Lt. Gov. Calls For Dissolution Of Windstorm Insurer
• Moses & Singer Gave Bad HIPAA Advice In Merger, Suit Says
• Insurer Off Hook For Defective Titanium Deal, NJ Court Says
• Imperium Avoids Bill For Mining Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Wells Fargo Asks 11th Circ. To Reinstate $10M Pruco Policy
• 9th Circ. Asks For Input On Malpractice Insurance Fight
• Kaiser Accused Of Dumping Mentally Ill Patients
• Fla. Judge Vacates His Gay Marriage Ruling On Technicality
• Medical Supplier Wants TCPA Suit Axed After $9M Deal Halted
• MF Global Highlights D&O Insurance Issues In Bankruptcy
• ACE Insurance Off The Hook For Real Estate Antitrust Costs
• Cigna Disputes Fraud Exemption In ERISA Coverage Fight
• Insurers Face Increased Risk Of TCPA Suits
• Nonsignatory Arbitration Extensions Remain The Exception
• Best Business Planning Practices For Lawyers
• Detroit, Syncora Reach Tentative Deal Over City's Debt
• Excess Insurer Can't Duck 5th Circ. Ruling On Ike Coverage
• Ironshore Says Policy Doesn't Cover Shamoun Fee Dispute
• Judge To Wait For Texas Prompt Pay Ruling In Aetna Case
• American Guarantee Ducks Coverage In Sausage Co. Row
• NJ Supreme Court Mulls New Bad Faith Insurance Standard
• EmblemHealth Unit Settles NY Probe Of Out-Of-Network Costs
• 5th Circ. Told Texas Gay Marriage Ban 'Defies Logic'
• Latham, Linklaters Guide PE Firm's Insurance Broker Buy
• Bermuda Form: Retroactive Integrated Occurrences
• 9th Circ. Takes On Same-Sex Marriage With Hearing On 3 Bans
• Opponents Of ACA Birth Control Mandate Vow To Fight On
• Insurance Co. Escapes Title Policy Tax Row In NJ Court
• Edwards Wildman Taps Ex-Fortress Atty For NYC Office
• GAO Chides HHS On Price Of Ark. Medicaid Expansion
• NJ Court Frees Golf Club From Live-In Worker's Injury Suit
• RSUI Can't Escape Coverage Row Over TCPA Class Action
• Oil Co. Slams Attempt To Alter 5th Circ. Ike Insurer Ruling
• XimpleWare Urges Halt To Versata Software Use In IP Row
• Whistleblowers Say State Farm FCA Katrina Claims Preempted
• Developer Takes 9/11 CERCLA Case To Supreme Court
• 23andMe Wants Hold On Coverage Suit Amid DNA Test Row
• Carrots, Sticks And Insurance Premium Discounts
• Posner's Takedown Of Gay Marriage Bans May Sway Peers
• Insurer Didn't Force Suit, Avoids Fee Claim In Fla. Appeal
• AIG Unit, Coventry Trade Suits Over Life Insurance Deals
• Allstate Fraud Suits Put NY No-Fault Reform On Front Burner
• Firm Opposes Ford, Honeywell Motion To Unseal Garlock Docs
• NJ Court Might Ease Path For Insurer Bad Faith Claims
• Goldman's Vague Corporate Titles May Still Cost It Millions
• Industrial Co. Protests IRS Notice Over Captive Insurance
• Fast-Food Worker Seeks Class Cert. In Alter Ego OT Suit
• One Beacon, Fla. Insurer Settle Construction Contractor Row
• Insurer Says Project's Zoning Gambit Voids Lender's Policy
• MetLife Asks Court To Decide Wives' MLBPA Payout Claims
• Highmark Bid For $4.7M In Fees In IP Case Gets Another Go
• Fla. High Court Won't Take Up Same-Sex Marriage Appeal
• Supreme Court Must Rule On Gay Marriage, AGs Say
• Fall Back On Insurance For Data Breach Fallout
• 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
• Orchard, ACE Reach Deal Over $8.9M in Insurance Funds
• AIG Unit Ducks Insurance Suit Over Guantanamo Bay Contract
• MF Global Execs Win D&O Coverage Windfall
• Detroit CFO Defends City's Post-Bankruptcy Budget
• MetLife Slapped With Systemic Risk Label By US Regulators
• KeySpan Coverage Saga Over NY Plant Cleanup Heads To Trial
• 7th Circ. Axes Same-Sex Marriage Bans In Ind., Wisc.
• Fla.'s JFK Med Center Overbills PIP Patients, Class Says
• Document Storage Tips: Inside The Email Vault
• FDIC Wins $4.9M From WaMu's Title Insurer For Loan Fraud
• Prudential Accused Of Fraud Over Polluted Land Sale In NJ
• Hackers Broke Into HealthCare.gov, HHS Says
• Architect Cut From Philly Building Collapse Coverage Suit
• Exide Insurers To Pay Pacific Chloride $5M For Fire Damages
• GOP Lawmakers Say SIFI Process For Insurers Is Unfair
• Sign Maker Can't Skirt TCPA Insurance Coverage Row
• Top NY Court Rejects Forest Lab Bid For Coverage From RSUI
• Full DC Circ. To Rehear ACA Tax Credits Case
• ACA Contraception Accommodations May Not End Strife
• WellPoint Subscribers, Providers Denied Cert. In Rates MDL
• Manulife Forks Out $3.7B For Standard Life's Canada Unit
• Hartford Escapes Insurance Suit Over Embezzlement Claims
• Feds Outline ACA Health Insurer Notice Obligations
• Unhappy Creditors Open Assault On Detroit Ch. 9 Plan
• Coverage Liability Is Basis For Bad Faith Suits: Fla. Court
• State Farm Freed From Covering $5M Junk Fax Suit In Ill.
• ING Nets $1.2B In Sale Of 30M Voya Financial Shares
• 9th Circ. Won't Nix Allstate Adjusters' OT Class Cert.
• Highmark Suit Says UPMC Overbilled $300M For Chemo Drugs
• Insurers Resolve Salmonella Claims Against Tuna Importer
• Conducting A Braintrust Review Of The Complex Case
• LA Lakers Sue Insurer For TCPA Class Action Coverage Denial
• HHS Finalizes ACA Plan Auto-Renewal Rule
• Kirkland Takes A Gamble With Feisty Detroit Playbook
• Morgan Stanley Unit, Lloyd's Dodge $350M Insurance Suit
• Detroit Opens Defense Of Ch. 9 Plan At Trial
• NJ Court Reverses Fox Rothschild Win In Malpractice Row
• Dunhill Can Pursue Damages In $6M Hail Insurance Lawsuit
• Atty Must Comply With Limited Deposition In Insurer Ad Suit
• Hinshaw Beefs Up Insurance Group With Barger Tie-Up
• FHFA Floats Tighter Regs For Funding From Home Loan Banks
• Highmark, UPMC Finalize Coverage Contract Termination Plan
• 10th Circ. Frees Excess Insurer From $4M Construction Deal
• New DSH Suit Joins Flood Of Medicare Pay Litigation
• Travelers Gets $117M In Sale Of NYC Office Tower Stake
• Judge Tosses Gov't's Claim For Indemnity In $264M FCA Suit
• China Fines Insurers $18M For Auto Policy Price-Fixing
• Retailers Face A Blizzard Of Breaches: Are You Covered?