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Insurance - October, 2014

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• AIG To Pay $35M To End New York Probe Into Ex-Units
• Atty Wants Wiley Rein DQ'd From Continental Policy Spat
• Marsh Prevails In $35M Suit Over Condemned High-Rise
• HHS Watchdog Details 2015 Plans To Scrutinize Medical Billing
• 8 Ballot Measures Attorneys Will Be Watching
• Insurer Must Pay $50M Of Cameron's Deepwater BP Deal
• Texas Justices Nix Broad Discovery Order Against Lloyds
• RE Rumor Mill: Equity Residential, Bowery, Stoltz RE Co.
• Primer On Civil And Common Law For The Int'l Insurer
• Insurer On The Hook For Stryker Defect Claims, Judge Rules
• Miami Cos. Dinged For Insuring Sanctioned Individuals
• Atty Called Policyholder 'Idiot' After Sandy Claim, Suit Says
• Highmark Plan Doesn't Violate UPMC Deal, Pa. Court Finds
• Lexington Wins 'Named Storm' Ruling In ShopRite's Sandy Suit
• GOP Lawmakers Want Info On Diplomats' ACA Benefits
• Quinn Emanuel Bails On House GOP's Obama Lawsuit
• DOJ, AllQuest's Doc Dispute In $264M FCA Suit Rages On
• How To Manage Client Expectations During Litigation
• Wells Fargo's Contested $281M Force-Placed Deal Approved
• To Hack Back, Or Not To Hack Back, That Is The Question
• HSBC Gets Final OK For $32M Deal Over Force-Placed Policies
• Calif. Court Cites Iskanian, Sends OT Row To Arbitration
• AIG Bailout Terms Defied Economic Sense, Expert Says
• Securitas Unit Wins $88M Deduction In Insurance Risk Shift
• Ebola Crisis Sparks Concern About Coverage For Quarantines
• NYC Eateries Pursue Insurers For Sandy Coverage
• JPMorgan, Others Can't Blame Recession In $2B RMBS Row
• ACA Birth Control Rules For Nonprofits Draw Continued Fire
• 5th Circ. Favors Homeowners In Defect Exclusion Fight
• Greenberg Traurig Adds New Insurance Practice Co-Chair
• Experienced Litigator Joining Berger Singerman In Miami
• Fla. Plaintiffs Want Stay Lifted In Same-Sex Marriage Case
• Silicon Wafer Co. Wins Partial Coverage In Superfund Case
• Prudential Keeps Three Gateway Space Amid Relocation Plans
• Insurer Owed Shamoun Defense In Fee Dispute: Texas Judge
• Colgate Can't Sue Reinsurers In Asbestos Case, NY Court Says
• Cyberattack Insurance Challenges Confront Energy Sector
• The Evolution Of ADR: 30 Years Of Change
• Hennessy Must Arbitrate Attys' Fees From Asbestos Suits
• NYC Restaurant Goes After Insurer Over Sandy-Spoiled Food
• EEOC Seeks Injunction To Stop Honeywell Biometric Testing
• WellCare Hit With FCA Suit Over Denied Hospital Stays
• Medical, Atty Groups Look To Upend NJ PIP Rules
• Ex-US Tech Chief Subpoenaed Over HealthCare.gov Woes
• The Legal Professions' Curious Under-Use Of 2nd Opinions
• InterContinental Unit Sues Zurich For Privacy Case Coverage
• Optum Nabs Rival Alere Health In $600M Deal
• Apollo To Pay $395M For Italian Bank's Insurance Units
• Judge Says UK Co. Must Face Asbestos Claims Despite Ch. 11
• FCPA Risks Abound For PE Firms And Their Insurers
• Detroit's Ch. 9 Trial Ends, Judge To Rule Nov. 7
• Fla. High Court Upholds Insurer's Family Vehicle Exclusion
• Touchstone, AIG Get $56M For Seattle Office Project
• Insurer Off Hook For $8.9M Monsanto Seed Patent Verdict
• Aetna Attacks Antitrust, RICO Claims In Reimbursement Row
• Embattled Fla. Judge Wants Case Against Her Tossed
• Fla. AG Asks To Keep Same-Sex Marriage Ban In Place
• Insurer Looks To Duck Deutsche Bank's Costs In WTC Suit
• Attys' Feud Draws Judge's Wrath In Fight Over Horizon Deal
• Hobby Lobby, HHS Wrangle Over Future Birth Control Regs
• Mich. Law Firm Earns ACA Exemption In Light Of Hobby Lobby
• Why Insurers Should Like The ALI's Restatement Of Law
• The Significance Of 2nd Circ.'s Indian Harbor Decision
• Use Social Media For Legal Service Only As A Last Resort
• Blue Cross Rips Honigman's 'Dual Role' In Antitrust Suit
• NJ High Court Will Review $3.2M National Union Decision
• Kan. Justices Rule Broker's Omissions Can't Block Coverage
• FCA Whistleblower Wants Humana Suit Restrictions Lifted
• NRG Blasts Insurer's 'Scorched Earth' Tactics In CAA Row
• Homeowners Slam Wells Fargo's $281M Force-Placed Deal
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Farmers 'Good Driver' Suit
• Insurer Wants Gawker Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Feud Trashed
• ERISA To The Rescue: Preemption Of State Law Prevails
• 5th Circ. Told Bad Repairs To Chevron Rig Are Covered
• San Bernardino Creditors Demand Deadline For Ch. 9 Plan
• Insurer Asks 8th Circ. To Fry Oil Fire Coverage Verdict
• 9th Circ. Urged To Deny Allstate's Bid To Toss TCPA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Blocks Collection Of $378M Terrorism Judgment
• Global Regulators Finalize Capital Standard For AIG, Others
• Why You Should Start Thinking About Upcoming Drone Regs
• IRS Must Better Guard ACA Exchange Info, Watchdog Says
• Can D&O Insurers Contract Around Duty-To-Advance Costs?
• Law Firm's Coverage Claims For False Ad Row Trimmed Again
• Dollar Thrifty Renters Seek Cert. In Hidden Fees Suit
• Reed Smith Hatches Global Ebola Task Force
• Sutherland Snags Ex-AXA Equitable In-House Insurance Pro
• Nonprofit Execs Indicted On Insurance Fraud, Bribery Charges
• Prophet Equity Says Insurer Owes $15M For Ex-Worker's Suit
• National Union Defeats Suit Over $40M Real Estate Deal
• Ex-WR Grace Workers Seek OK To Sue Insurer Over Asbestos
• Insurers Won't Change $32M Deal Over Force-Placed Policies
• Insurer Accused Of Ducking Shell Wind Farm's Repair Costs
• OIG Remains Focused On Pharmaceutical Copayment Coupons
• Testing Texas CGL Coverage For 3rd-Party Products
• New Jurisdictional Issues When Moving To Quash A Subpoena
• Detroit Ch. 9 Judge Wants Specifics On Settlements, Exit Plan
• Papa John's, AIG Affiliates Settle Text Spam Coverage Suit
• 'Consent-To-Settle' Insurance Issue Sent To Ga. High Court
• Senate Shake-Up Would Breathe New Life Into ACA Battles
• Conn. High Court Says Insurer's Breach Doesn't Nix Suit
• Highmark Loses Bid To Ax Pa.'s Challenge To Medicare Plan
• DLA Piper Preps Health Care Exchange Software Co.'s IPO
• 10th Circ. Lets Insurers Bow Out Of Pollution Exclusion Row
• Anderson Kill Dodges $10M Malpractice Suit Over Insurer Row
• When Is A Party-Appointed Appraiser 'Disinterested'?
• CORRECTED: OneBeacon Hit With $34M Verdict Over Dish Malpractice Case
• CVS Developing Tobacco-Free Pharmacy Benefit Network
• With Lessons Learned, FHFA Lets Mortgage Giants Ease Credit
• High Court Denies Blue Cross' Appeal In Hidden Fee Case
• Harbinger Battles For $50M Discount On OM Group Sale
• Chiropractors Can't Keep Excess Medicare Pay, Humana Says
• 2nd Circ. Denies Seneca's Bid For Reinsurer Reimbursement
• 2 More HCA Hospitals Added To Fla. PIP Coverage Class Suit
• Detroit Could See Decision On Ch. 9 Exit Within Weeks
• Aussie Insurer Medibank's IPO Could Reach $4.8B
• How Hotels Can Control The Consequences Of Force Majeure
• Judge Sets Cleanup Cost Formula For Long Island Gas Plants
• Accessing The D&O Liability Coverage Of A Bankrupt Corp.
• NCAA Insurance News — A Step In The Right Direction
• Same-Sex Marriage Bans Fall In Alaska, Arizona, Wyoming
• Judge Won't Sanction Insurance Brokers In Discovery Spat
• Mass Mutual Sues JPMorgan Over 'RetireSmart' Rights
• Ex-AIG CEO Says Only Bailout Alternative Was Failure
• MetLife Faces Tough Task In Challenge To SIFI Designation
• AIG Blasts IRS Economic Substance Claims In $306M Tax Row
• Patient Seeks $2.5B From UnitedHealth Over Hep C Exposure
• Northrop Narrows Coverage Claims In Travelers Cleanup Row
• Old Mutual Forks Over $941M For UK Investment Manager
• Investment Fund Hits Gilbride Tusa With $85M Negligence Suit
• Insurer Owes $3M In W.Va. Mesh Malpractice Case
• Summary Judgment Is No Dress Rehearsal
• The Root Cause Of Skyrocketing Defense Costs
• What Litigators Can Learn From Novelists
• JPMorgan Can't Duck $650M MBS Suit From Insurers
• Ex-AIG CEO Says Fed Didn't Call Shots In Bailout
• Atty Deserves Sanctions For Baseless FCA Claims, Judge Says
• Insurers Can't Appeal US Bank Overdraft Settlement Ruling
• 5th Circ. Declines To Hear $50M Sinkhole Coverage Battle
• JPMorgan Gets Insurer's $300M RMBS Suit Pared On Appeal
• Fosun Unit Pays $590M For Portuguese Health Services Co.
• NJ Legislature Votes To Curtail Insurers' Dental Pricing
• Australian Insurer's $5B IPO Poised For Strong Showing
• Cigna Accuses Lab Co. Of $84M Billing Fraud
• Detroit Inks Deal With Last Major Holdout Opposing Exit Plan
• Nelson Brown Can't Get Injunction In Fee Fight, Ex-Attys Say
• Pa. OKs $139M Settlement In Medical Malpractice Fund Case
• Why Pro Rata Allocation Is The Majority Rule
• Blue Shield Can't Shake Reconstructive Surgery Class Action
• Fed Watched, But Didn't Control AIG In Bailout, Official Says
• Nixon Peabody Beefs Up Chicago Office With Ex-Schiff Attys
• Israeli Insurer's Construction Mishap Suit Not Time-Barred
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Garnishment Of Judge's Accounts
• Sandy Attys Blasted For Using Same Mediators Over And Over
• Blue Cross, HCSC Urge End To Hospital Underpayment Suit
• 3rd Circ. Backs Dismissal Of BofA Pay-To-Play Class Action
• 9th Circ. Clears Way For Same-Sex Couples To Marry In Idaho
• Pa. Judge Says Shoddy Work Can't Trigger Accident Coverage
• Top NY Court Takes Up Allstate Lead Paint Policy Arguments
• DC Circ. Should Rein In Int'l Reinsurance Tax, Groups Say
• Aetna Faces Neuromonitoring Insurance MDL In Pa.
• Equipment Renter Pushes For Coverage In $20M Injury Case
• CMS Launches Consumer Outreach For HealthCare.gov
• Market Rumors: Cheil Industries, Dai-ichi, Memorial Health
• 7th Circ. Says Random Sampling Works For CAFA, Not How
• Texas Justices Told Fed. Arbitration Act Trumps Med Mal Law
• 5th Circ. Can Hear $50M Sinkhole Battle, Texas Brine Says
• GOP Urges DC Circ. To Rehear ACA Origination Clause Suit
• Asian Investors Play Growing Role In US Real Estate Deals
• DirectTV Sues FM Global For $23M In Thailand Flood Losses
• Sinkhole Coverage Suit Time-Barred, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• Highmark, Keystone Health Sue Pa. Gov't For Blocking HMO
• Detroit Close To Deal With FGIC Over $1B Bankruptcy Claim
• Insurer One Step Closer To Ducking Ammonia Cleanup Costs
• ACA Spurs Feds To Rethink Anti-Kickback Policies
• Fla. Appellate Court Expands Insurance Bad Faith Law
• Information Governance: A Missed Opportunity For Lawyers
• Banks Agree To End 'Too-Big-To-Fail' Swaps Provision
• Bernanke Testifies AIG Bailout Wasn't About Punishment
• Supreme Court Won't Back Stay On Idaho Gay Marriages
• Calif. Consumer Laws Cover Home Warranties, 9th Circ. Told
• Highmark Medicare Plan Violates UPMC Deal, Pa. AG Says
• 2nd Circ. Sends Geico Employees' OT Dispute To Trial
• Texas CGL Case May Boost Insureds In Property Damage Suits
• Insurer Can Limit Firm's Fraud Defense Coverage: 3rd Circ.
• 3 Tips For Avoiding EEOC Suits Over Wellness Programs
• 9th Circ. Closes More Doors On ACA Challenges
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, Wachtell, Sullivan
• Travelers Must Cover Seized Bank's D&O Defense, Judge Says
• Insurer Can Yank Jailed Ex-Atty's Malpractice Policies: Judge
• CAFA Removal Procedure At Center Stage In Dart Cherokee
• Clarity Over Insurance Broker Liability Comes To NY, NJ
• Telemarketers Ink $125M Deal To End FTC Health Scam Claims
• Bernanke Defends AIG Deal In Bailout Comparison
• Dallas Clinic Cleared Of Fired Worker's Fraud Allegations
• Babcock Case May Give Policyholders More Settlement Control
• HIPAA Data Theft Suit Not Covered, Insurer Tells 11th Circ.
• Couples Urge Supreme Court To Nix Idaho Gay Marriage Stay
• 3rd Circ. Frees Flintkote Insurer From Asbestos Arbitration
• Pa. Insurance Agent To Pay $2M To Settle SEC's Fraud Suit
• College's Win In Bias Coverage Suit Upended By NJ Court
• A Reminder That 'Relatedness' Cases Are Fact-Specific
• AIG Hit With $12M Suit Over Oil Recycler's PCB Cleanup Costs
• Insurers Again Appeal $200M JPMorgan Market-Timing Suit
• Geithner Defends Criticized AIG Bailout Interest Rate
• FCA Whistleblower Must Try Again In Humana Medicare Suit
• Injunction Axed In Meyer-Chatfield Client Pilfering Suit
• NJ Transit Sues Insurers For $300M In Sandy Coverage
• Idaho Gets High Court To Delay Gay Marriages
• 5 ACA Issues Employers Should Be Following
• Considerations On Earthquake Coverage In Calif.
• A Primer On 'Bad Faith' In Federal Removal Jurisdiction
• CFPB Interpretation Of RESPA Troubling
• Traveler's Moved Too Soon In Centex Atty Suit, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Urged To Ax Sanctions In $5M Life Insurance Row
• 9th Circ. Rejects Same-Sex Marriage Bans In Idaho, Nevada
• 8th Circ. Lets Insurer Off Hook For Sonic Owner's Car Wreck
• Justices Question Their Powers In Class Action Removal Row
• Geithner Says AIG Failure Would Have Caused 'Mass Panic'
• Utica Asks Judge To Rethink Ruling Over DQ Of Hunton Attys
• Fla. Will Continue Defense Of Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Data Breach Feared At MBIA Asset Management Unit
• Highmark Plan Breaches Transition Accord, Pa. Officials Say
• Notre Dame Takes Contraception Mandate Fight To High Court
• Fla. Supreme Court Digs Into Citizens' Bad Faith Immunity
• Massage Therapist's Sex Assault Defense Not Covered
• Wal-Mart To Drop Part-Time Worker Coverage As ACA Looms
• DC Circ. Told US Tax Power Stops At Foreign Retrocessions
• NJ Courts Continue To Grapple With Allocation Issue
• ACLU Aims To Lift Stay On Fla. Gay Marriage Ruling
• Texas Firm Munsch Hardt Merges With Houston Boutique
• Same-Sex Marriage Gets Boost After High Court Inaction
• ACA Contraceptive Mandate Foe May Lack Standing: 8th Circ.
• Regulators To Eye SIFI Labeling, Hear MetLife's Challenge
• State Farm Asks 5th Circ. To Reverse Katrina Fraud Ruling
• St. Paul Mercury Can't Duck Bank's Hacking Coverage Suit
• Paulson Says AIG Got 'Harsh' Deal In Bailout
• Lawyers Weigh In On High Court's Same-Sex Marriage Silence
• Justices Won't Hear MetLife Worker's ERISA Appeal
• DOJ Asks High Court To Stay Out Of ACA Subsidy Fight
• Hilton Inks $1.95B Deal To Unload Waldorf Astoria
• In-House Insights From KBR General Counsel Andrew Farley
• Do Capital Markets Need Financial Guaranty Insurers?
• High Court Won't Hear Same-Sex Marriage Appeals
• Another Blow Dealt To Restitution, Disgorgement Defense
• Medical Groups Seek High Court Review Of ACA Mandate
• Texas High Court Takes Hurricane Ike Insurance Battle
• MetLife, Balking At SIFI Label, Pushes Back At Regulators
• Insurers Defeat Ch. 11 Buyer's Suit For Cleanup Costs
• Nationwide Worker Wants High Court To Hear Sex Bias Suit
• Attys Ask High Court To Discharge $2M Debt In Bankruptcy
• Texas Brine Demands Liberty Cover $50M In Sinkhole Claims
• Fla. Bad Faith Ruling Gives Policyholders Leg Up On Insurers
• Jury Clears Blue Cross In $26M Surgery Reimbursement Suit
• 2nd Circ. Says Underwriting Fee Case Lacks Final Order
• Cornell's $367M Superfund Deal OK'd Over Exxon's Objections
• Insurer Asks FAA To OK Drone Use For Natural Disasters
• Life Insurance Lenders Find RE Rates In Their Sweet Spot
• Travelers Wants Out Of PF Chang's Data Breach Litigation
• CMS Payment Data Website May Stop Some FCA Claims
• How To Argue An All Sums Approach To Long-Tail Claims
• Is Your EPLI Covering The Right Risks?
• Lloyd's Trial On $132M Veolia Crash Payout To Use NY Law
• Bankrupt RG Steel To Recoup $3M In Pact With Insurer
• Don't Expect Wellness Program Guidance: EEOC Commish
• NY Archdiocese Asks 2nd Circ. To Curb Birth Control Mandate
• Wells Fargo Keeps Victory In $8.2M Blue Cross Lending Suit
• AIG Bailout Crafted To Protect Public, Fed Official Says
• 2nd Circ. Frees Indian Harbor From San Diego Enviro Coverage
• Tesoro Wants Contempt Order For National Union In $15M Row
• Nationwide Can't Pin Beeswax Blast On Citgo, Court Says
• Are Academic Medical Centers Dead?: Part 2
• Missouri Group Sues HHS Over Health Insurance Rate Info
• AIG Bailout Was Best Choice Of 'Bad Lot,' Fed Emails Say
• EEOC Fires Off 2nd-Ever ADA Suit Over Co. Wellness Program
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Deny AIG $306M Tax Refund Appeal
• Transatlantic Wins 1 More Shot To Plead Humana Claims
• Pittsburgh Corning Insurers Can't Nix Ch. 11 Asbestos Plan
• Insurer Defeats Mariah's $100M 'False' Storm Report Suit
• Insurer Must Face Dating Service's $14M TCPA Coverage Suit
• CORRECTED: Illinois Union Stuck With NRG Energy's $3.5M CAA Fines
• Are Academic Medical Centers Dead?: Part 1