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Insurance - March, 2015

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• Nautilus Off The Hook For Pastor Sex Abuse Suit
• Skadden Reps Reinsurer Endurance In $1.8B Montpelier Deal
• AIG, Other Insurers Pay FDIC $34M To Settle D&O Claims
• Manufacturers Can't Shake Hog Farm Fire Coverage Suit
• NJ Appeals Court Backs State's New PIP Rules
• 5th Circ. OKs Health Exec's Conviction In $100M Bribes Case
• Aetna Ignoring Key Claims In $120M Kickback Suit, Court Told
• Insurers Prevail In $18M Junk Fax Deal Coverage Dispute
• Triad Officers Cleared In Securities Class Action Suit
• Med Mal Arbitration Rule Waives Consumer Rights, Attys Say
• Mid-Continent Says Magistrate Erred In $63M Coverage Fight
• Insurer Must Cover Hawaii Collapsed Dam Litigation
• Del. Justices Nix NorthPointe's $15M Award In Contract Row
• The 2015 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Washington Nationals Sues Lloyds For Ticket Refunds
• Justices Told To Defer To Voters On Same-Sex Marriage Bans
• Dioceses Seek Another Birth Control Showdown In 3rd Circ.
• Insurer Didn't Breach Defense Duty In Loan Fraud Case
• Calif. Surgery Centers Say Aetna Staged Boycott Of Services
• NJ Justices To Mull Coverage Question For Law Firm Partners
• Travelers Says Farmers Is Infringing Red Umbrella Logo
• Following The FCA's Public Disclosure Bar
• Premera Blue Cross Facing Five Lawsuits Over Data Breach
• Mediation And The Thorny Issue Of Settlement Authority
• High Court Won't Hear Attack On ACA Cost-Control Panel
• This Week In Congress: A Few Hearings Outside Of DC
• 3rd Circ. Should Uphold Horizon Settlement, Attys Say
• Wells Fargo Hits Rival's Trade Secrets Suit With Like Claims
• Gray Reed Hires 5-Member Litigation Team In Houston
• NY Cuts To Judges' Health Plan Ruled Unconstitutional
• Aetna Rebuffs Judge-Shopping Claim In $120M Kickbacks Suit
• Ex-USC Football Star Gets Coverage Row Sent To Calif.
• Pilot Not Covered Under Garmin Policy, 10th Circ. Affirms
• NYC Firm Loses Bid For Post-Sandy Lost Biz Coverage
• Insurers Won't Pay For Biotronik's $28M Pacemaker Suit
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Insurer Needn't Cover Claims In Train Derailment: Ill. Court
• Good Title Attorneys Are Hard To Come By, FNTA CEO Says
• Calif. Says Tribe Owes $23M In Unemployment Insurance Row
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: KIC, MetLife, Hirschvogel
• What Experts Can Say About Inadmissible Facts During Trial
• 5 Key Privacy Considerations For All Companies
• Premera Blue Cross Sued Over Massive Data Breach
• Aetna Escapes Investor's Disclosure Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Zhong An, TIAA-CREF, Jets' Johnson
• Conoco Secured In Oil Contamination Suit, Texas Court Says
• Sandy Plaintiffs Get Boost From PSEG Insurance Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Post-Sandy Debris Removal Claim Under SFIP
• Texas Court Says Lloyd's Off Hook For $5M Rita Repairs
• Ex-AIG HR Director Wants 3rd Shot At Bailout Suit Fix
• Selective Owed No Defense For E-Candle IP Row: 8th Circ.
• NY Court Questions Early KO Of ACA's Suit Against Goldman
• Texas Justices Urged To Rehear Med Mal Arbitration Row
• Ill. High Court Closes Loophole On Insurance Agent Liability
• No Coverage For Atty In Malpractice Suits, Ill. Court Affirms
• A Primer On Defending Your Calif. Insurance License
• Ariz. Lawmakers Approve Bill To Curtail Abortion Coverage
• Insurer Tells 8th Circ. To Toss Anheuser Unit's Mold Suit
• Insurance Broker Off Hook For Negligence After Texas Arson
• Old Republic's Negligence Claim Stands In Reinsurance Row
• Marina's Attys Won't Have To Nix Insurance Judgment For Now
• Axis Says PNC Not Covered For $356M Funeral Scam Verdict
• Fla. Man Gets Nearly 5 Years For $100M Fake Bond Scam
• Ky. Judge Reverses Finding On Claims-Made Policy Coverage
• Travelers Must Defend Home Health Co. In Fraud Arbitration
• IRS Gives Good Directions On ACA Cadillac Tax
• Maersk Not Liable In Damaged Cargo Row, 2nd Circ. Affirms
• NJ High Court Revives Coverage Row In Sex Assault Case
• FaegreBD Nabs 9 Partners To Amp Up Chicago Operations
• High Court May Take On Corporate 5th Amendment Privilege
• AIG Unit Denied Quick Win In Asbestos Reinsurance Suit
• AIG Appeals $8M Coverage For Investment Co.'s Madoff Loss
• Class Cert. Denied In Cephalon Painkiller Marketing Suit
• Insurer Sues US Bank Over Losses To $180M Trust Accounts
• 8th Circ. Insurable Interest Ruling Limits Insurer Defenses
• Calif. Lawmaker Proposes Paid Family Leave Extension
• NJ Condos Say FEMA Owes Coverage For Sandy Damage
• Lexington Fights Reconsideration Bid In Cell-Crete Atty Suit
• 7th Circ. Title Policy Ruling Brings Risks For Lenders
• Tribal Housing Co. Looks To Nix Insurer's Arbitration Bid
• Lender Smacks AIG With $4M Suit Over Seized Business Plane
• Trending: A Principles-Based Approach To US Financial Regs
• Mid-Continent Can't Get Texas High Court's Input In IP Row
• Ill. Court Finds Tech Co. Not Covered For Microsoft IP Suit
• Kelley Kronenberg Adds Miami Office, 6 New Attorneys
• Premera Slams Alaska Native Health Group's Billing Testimony
• Rothstein Feeder Fund Settles Claims It Lied For Insurance
• Chartis May Be On Hook For Part Of $26M Merrick Loss
• Old Second Covered In Vandalism Row Under Mortgage Clause
• Kennedy's Gridlock Comments Spook ACA Backers
• Oracle Says Oregon Signed Away Immunity To Copyright Suit
• Liberty Reaches Deals To Exit Sprawling Meningitis Row
• Fireman's Fund To Pay $44M To Settle FCA Charges
• Ex-Smith Giacometti Atty Settles Malpractice Coverage Suit
• 8th Circ. Puts Hartford On Hook For Mortgage Broker Bonds
• United Sues HCA To Keep Lid On 'Highly Proprietary' Data
• PSEG Wins Storm Surge Ruling In Sandy Coverage Row
• High Court Again Declines $22M Art Investors' Insurance Beef
• Funds Tell 2nd Circ. $60M AIG Case Tossed Prematurely
• Policyholders Should Reach For Reinsurance Documents
• The Law360 400
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• This Week In Congress: Bicameral Coincidence, Vote-A-Rama
• 8th Circ. Says Prior Payout Doesn't Clear Trucker's Insurer
• Iowa Justices Back State Farm In Store's Water Damage Suit
• Puerto Rico Won't Defend Same-Sex Marriage Ban In 1st Circ.
• Nat'l Union Can't Nix Bad Faith Claims In $5M Defect Suit
• Insurance Fight Win Not Enough For Atty Fees: Ark. High Court
• Judge OKs $970M AIG Deal, With Firms Scoring $116M
• Alaska Agencies To Review Security After Premera Breach
• BP Pays $7.9M To End Calif. Claims Over Leaky-Tank Cleanup
• EEOC's Proposed Wellness Program Regs Advance To OMB
• AIG Unit Argues For Keeping Coverage Dispute In Arbitration
• 5 New FCA Rulings Attys Need To Know
• Jury Convicts Ringleader Of $100M No-Fault Insurance Scheme
• AIG Says 2nd Circ. Can Ignore 7th Circ. In Reinsurance Row
• To Understand King V. Burwell Look To Yates V. US
• 5 Insights From Avon General Counsel Jeff Benjamin
• Sens. Blast Anthem For 'Slow Pace' Of Breach Notification
• 8th Circ. Says Orthodontist Isn't Covered For Libel Suit
• Agents Have Duty Of Care To Insured, Ill. High Court Says
• 6th Circ. Says Biz Co-Owner On Hook For Surety Bond Deal
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds 3 Attys To Bolster Litigation Bench
• Data Sharing Could Boost Cyberinsurance, Senate Panel Told
• Amerisure Prevails In $14.1M Dispute Over Asbestos Claims
• Madoff Investors Ask For Probe Of Picard Over SIPC Insurance
• NY Slaps Drug Clinic Execs With $27M Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Progressive Policy Tricks Consumers With Medicare, Suit Says
• Domestic Relations And Health Information Post-Byrne
• Insurance Implications Of EPA's New Coal Ash Rules
• Insurers Win Deductible Fight Over Offshore Oil Rig Damage
• Texas High Court May Reshape Insurers' Decision To Defend
• Calif. AG Seeks To Revive Homeowner Insurance Protections
• Allstate Wins Appeal Over Policy's Notice Of Fee Schedule
• ACA Contraceptive Coverage Suit Stayed To Await 11th Circ.
• Wis. High Court Puts Chartis On Hook In Gas Explosion Case
• Insurer Fights Coverage In D&B Credit Monopoly Suits
• Tax Board Revokes Calif. Blue Shield's Exempt Status
• BCBS Groups Hit With Antitrust Suits Across Country
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Cover Ky. Hospital For DOJ Probe
• BCBS Unit Strikes Mental Health Coverage Deal With NY
• Insurers Should Learn From CoOportunity Health Collapse
• Recent Trends In Pension Buyouts And Lump Sum Offers
• Simon Property Wins $200M Coverage Suit Over Flood Damage
• Bristol-Myers Gets Relators Booted In Calif. Kickback Suit
• Premera Blue Cross Data Breach May Affect 11M Members
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• AIG Says Exec's Work Emails With Atty Aren't Privileged
• Fla. Senators Advance Health Insurance Exchange Plan
• Quest Diagnostics Says Antitrust Claims Already Axed 3 Times
• Insurer, Broker Will Face Some Of Day Care Center's Claims
• Stairway's Bid For $25M Coverage Rebuffed By NY Court
• Northwestern Mutual Allowed To Appeal DACA Bias Decision
• Subcontractor Policy Off Limits In Injury Suit, NY Court Says
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Medical Malpractice Partner In Vegas
• NJ Justices Told Insurers Owe Neighbor For Slow Cleanup
• Lexington Says Texas Brine Isn't Covered For La. Sinkhole
• Anthem Aftermath: Conn. Tackles Data Security Legislation
• State Farm Escapes Sandy Coverage Suit In NJ
• DOJ Discovery OK'd In $189M Wells Fargo Fraud Case
• House OKs Medicare Notice Tweak For 'Observation' Patients
• National Union Seeks Quick Win In $100M Coverage Dispute
• Insurer Disavows Shipbuilder's $78M FCA Suit At 5th Circ.
• Ariz. Judges Can't Perform Only Opposite-Sex Weddings
• Insurers Must Split Coverage For $20M Goldman HQ Accident
• Northwestern Mutual Reaches $84M Class Settlement
• Mid-Continent Should Face $63M Coverage Row, Judge Says
• 5 Tips For Navigating 'Wild West' Of Cyber Policies
• NJ Court Follows FEMA Lead On Sandy Settlement Program
• Making The Most Of Insurance When CFPB Comes Calling
• Paging Employers: Have You Considered Telemedicine?
• Fla. Appeals Court Releases Insurance Head From Testifying
• Texas High Court Will Hear $72M Coverage Dispute
• Suit Over Amtrak Enviro, Asbestos Claims To Stay In NY
• Smoke From Fire Not Pollution Under Policy, Mich. Court Says
• Continental Says It Can Still Ax Policy Over $2M Ponzi Plot
• Law Students Tell High Court To Overturn Gay Marriage Bans
• Admiral Off Hook For Chinese Drywall Defense, Court Affirms
• CMS Ducks Questions On ACA Tax Form Fix
• 7th Circ. Denies Lender Coverage For Development Liens
• 8 Cases To Know As High Court Weighs ACA's Future
• 5 Insights From Dish General Counsel Stanton Dodge
• Policyholders Lose Last Leg In Chinese Drywall Case
• A Primer On TCPA Insurance Coverage Issues
• Execs Name Top Industry Risks In 2015
• Anthem Breach May Require Plan Sponsor Action
• Agent's Duty On Fire Coverage Unclear, Ind. High Court Says
• Insurer Gets Fake-Pot Co.'s Policy Rescinded
• Twin City Needn't Cover Telecoms' Civil Theft Verdict
• FEMA To Reopen 144K Superstorm Sandy Claims
• Insurers Cut From Sandal Maker's $1M Property Damage Suit
• Insurer Says Fla. Law Firm Not Covered In Contempt Suit
• Insurer Must Defend Construction Co. In Hotel Damage Suit
• Hotel Didn't Justify Biz Interruption Claims, Texas Court Says
• $55M Condo Defect Coverage Suit Needs Work, Judge Says
• Should Retailers Rely On CGL Coverage For Data Breaches?
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• Fla. Judge Accuses Attys Of Contempt In Disciplinary Case
• NJ Judge Asks If Attys Filed Sandy Suit Without Telling Client
• NJ Court To Unravel Which Agents Botched Contractor License
• 5th Circ. Dumps Developer's Bid For Extra Hail Damage Cash
• Insurer Says Exide Plan Effectively Ignores $3B Liability
• Marsh Asks NYC Judge To Sanction Litigious Former VP
• Damage From Dumped Sand Was Unexpected, Ind. Court Says
• Can A House Be An Advertisement? The 5th Circ. Thinks So
• High Court Urged To Review ACA Cost-Control Board
• Fla. Court OKs Dismissal Of $190M Class Suit Against Citizens
• Wal-Mart Double Dips On Vision Payments, Class Action Says
• Traub Lieberman Enters South Fla., Adds 4 Wilson Elser Attys
• Fla. Senate Committee OKs Medicaid Expansion Alternative
• VisionAid Insurer Off Hook For Counterclaims In Firing Suit
• Mercury Paying $1M To End Calif. Insurance Violations Suit
• Life Partners Needs Ch. 11 Trustee, Judge Says
• Buckyballs Suit Gets No Coverage Under 'Clear' IP Exclusion
• DC Circ. Told $1.75M Malpractice Verdict Should Be Covered
• Law360 Insurance Editorial Advisory Board
• Insurers, Hospitals Ding Medicare Advantage Pay Proposals
• Pa. High Court To Hear Insurer Calculations On Med. Devices
• Wis. Tribe Immune To Casino Injury Claim, State Court Says
• Verisk Pays $2.8B For Energy Specialist Wood Mackenzie
• PNC Bank Hit With $391M Jury Verdict In Funeral Scam Case
• Texas Health Care Providers Weigh Arbitration Agreements
• HHS Watchdog Pressed On New Health Fraud Safe Harbors
• RICO Reinsurance Kickback Suit Is Time-Barred, BofA Says
• Insurers Needn't Defend Anda In W.Va. 'Pill Mill' Suit
• UK's Towergate Seeks Ch. 15 Relief Amid $1.6B Workout
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Insurance Fraud Specialist In Fla.
• Goldberg Segalla Snags Nelson Brown Partners In Pa., NC
• Aflac Hopes To Recoup $850M With Latest Bond Offering
• Atty Defends Fee Bid In $320M Taylor Bean FCA Row
• Market Rumors: Aldermore, Caixa, PTSB
• Del. Justices Say Insurer Can't Call $9M Deal A 'Penalty'
• Ex-Party Liberty Mutual Can't Enforce Asbestos Defense Deal
• Aetna 'Judge Shopping' In $120M Kickbacks Suit: Hospital
• Amtrak Claims Right To Sue Reinsurer In $1B Sandy Row
• Insurer Off Hook In Wrongful Conviction Suit, Ill. Court Says
• 3rd Circ. Courts Controversy Over Class Numerosity
• Redefining The M&A Playbook In Light Of Cigna
• Supreme Court Revives Notre Dame's Contraception Challenge
• US Says Prior Info Cuts Scan Whistleblower From $322M Deal
• Chartis Should Pay Fees In Condo Coverage Row, Court Hears
• Fla. Senate To Mull Reworked Health Exchange Plan
• Calif. Court Rejects Roofers' Bid For Hotel Case Coverage
• Watt Tieder Urges End To $52M Malpractice Suit
• Gawker, Nautilus Settle Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Coverage Suit
• Aetna ERISA Fight Ready For Fed. Court, Surgery Group Says
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Validate Medicare Geographic Label Rule
• Web Designer Aims To Nix Travelers' Data Breach Suit
• Is Laminate Flooring The New Drywall For Insurers?
• Insurer Off Hook For Suit Over Texas Town House Defects
• Covington Starts LA Office With O'Melveny, Pillsbury Attys
• Top Republicans Give Gay Marriage Blessing To High Court
• Texas Medical Arbitration Rule Preempted By Federal Law
• Permira Unit Sells $122M Stake In UK's Just Retirement
• Insurer Says Law Firm Hid Ties To Stanford's Ponzi Scheme
• Pa. Gov. Expands Highmark Subscribers' Access To UPMC
• Japan's Sompo Eyes $915M Stake In French Reinsurer Scor
• More Law Firms To Face Suits Over Sensitive Client Data
• No Fix On The Horizon In Fla. If Court Nixes ACA Subsidies
• US Bank Can't Revive $1.8B RMBS Suit Against Credit Suisse
• Brokerage Not Covered For Online Theft, 11th Circ. Affirms
• 11th Circ. Ruling Gives Insurers Edge In Sinkhole Disputes
• United Specialty Sues Over Ford Plant Demolition Coverage
• DLA Piper Snags Ex-O'Melveny Star Litigator In Los Angeles
• Cincinnati Drops Coverage Suit Over Cookie Co. False Ad Suit
• Travelers Sues To Duck Coverage Of $15M Contract Claims
• Nelson Brown Name Partner Among Further Exits In Pa.
• ERISA Doesn't Preempt Texas Insurance Law, Judge Rules
• Split 6th Circ. Wipes Out Insurer's $4M ERISA Disgorgement
• Tower Escapes Building Demolition Coverage Row
• Winston & Strawn Adds Ex-Pillsbury Finance Pro In NY
• ABA, 300 Cos. Urge High Court To Back Gay Marriage
• Ex-USC Trojans Star Sues Lloyd's Over NFL Rookie Contract
• Trinity Tries Again To DQ Judge After $8M Verdict
• GAO Pins HealthCare.gov Flubs On HHS' Hands-Off Approach
• Progressive, Sun West Bank Top Brass Settle Coverage Row
• Constangy Beefs Up With New Name Partner, 11 Labor Attys
• Farmers Unit Must Face Sex Assault Coverage Claims
• Public Storage Attys Exit Class Action Following DQ Bid
• UAW Fights Reversal Of 6th Circ. Ruling In TRW Retiree Spat
• Law Firm Tensions Mount In Africa — What Does It Mean?
• Judge Ups OneBeacon Liability In Malpractice Insurance Row
• National Union Ducks Coverage Of $40M Securities Verdict
• BigLaw Insurer Rating Drop To Prompt Coverage Scrutiny
• Insurers Must Take Entire Coverage Fight To Arbitration
• FSB Jumps Forward On Boundaries For SIFI Asset Managers
• Cole Schotz, Goodwin Guide Largest Brooklyn Deal In A Year
• State Farm Settles 'Machine Gun Fire' Suit With Army
• Plaintiffs Split On Where To Consolidate Anthem Data Suits
• ING Exits Insurance Biz With $2B Stock Sale And Repurchase
• High Court Split On ACA Subsidy Challenge At Oral Args
• Crunching The Numbers In NYDFS' Cybersecurity Report
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's McMullen
• Alabama Supreme Court Halts Same-Sex Marriage
• Travelers Shouldn't Duck Ad Coverage Suit, Court Told
• FEMA, Insurers Settle Wave Of Sandy Homeowner Claims
• Travelers' Asbestos Exclusion Not Enforceable, Judge Says
• Nelson Brown, Lewis Brisbois Can't End Atty-Laptop Suit
• Insurer Says Property In Pot Farm Case Was 'Entrusted'
• US Seeks More Time To Respond To MetLife SIFI Suit
• Tax IG Says ACA Tax Credit Fraud Could Be 'Budget Buster'
• Bank Not Covered For $2M Ponzi Scheme Losses: 8th Circ.
• Homebuyers Take Title Kickback Cert. Row To 9th Circ.
• GOP Vows ACA Backup As High Court Arguments Loom
• Wells Fargo Stole Trade Secrets In Broker Hire, Suit Says
• Insurers Want $1M For Rail Cars Trashed In Deadly Crash
• Hanover Liable In Urban Outfitter's IP Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Chamber Says Muddled Financial Regs Hurt Businesses
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Akerman's Palash Pandya
• Ohio Sues BP For $33M In Gas Tank Leak Cleanup Costs
• NY School District Can't Revive Insurance Suit At 2nd Circ.
• Unapproved Deal Dooms OneWest's Suit, Insurer Tells Judge
• High Court Denies Same-Day Release Of ACA Arguments
• Insurer Wins Atty Fees In DBSI Investor's Bad Faith Suit
• Attys Predict Supreme Court Will Uphold ACA's Tax Credits
• Ballard Spahr Snags Ex-Las Vegas DA As New Partner
• Judge Axes Nebraska's Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Travelers Owes Great American For Asbestos Suits, Suit Says
• IRS Says $38M Tax Spat Not For Judicial Review
• Billion-Dollar Issues Loom Over Fla. Legislature Session
• Healthfirst Skirts NJ Hospital's $30M Medicaid Claims
• Ala. Court Says Lesbian's Ex-Partner Has Custody Rights
• GOP Says Obama Can't Duck ACA Suit And 'Neuter Congress'
• 5 Wild Cards At High Court's ACA Arguments
• ACA Cadillac Tax Could Hit Less Expensive Plans
• SEC Wants Ex-Ameriprise Advisers Dinged Over Insider Claims
• High Court Won't Hear Wellpoint Premium-Hike Class Action
• Texas Claims Are Getting Nasti: The Insured's Burdens
• 3 Questions For Hotel Cos. Buying Data Breach Coverage