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Insurance - April, 2015

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• Texas Senate Passes Bill Aimed At Cutting Hail Policy Claims
• Fla. Senate Dems Ask Court To Order House To Reconvene
• Johnson & Bell Can't Duck Insurer's Malpractice Suit
• Lloyd's Off Hook For Huron's $2.7M Whistleblower Suit Costs
• Cherokees Seek Share Of $2.4B Actos Deal On Behalf Of Tribes
• Prudential Exec Pushes Sens. For Route To Escape SIFI-Dom
• House Approves Bicameral 2016 Budget Deal
• AIG Says PIMCO Filed Securities Fraud Suit Too Late
• Ore. Tax Court Says Fisher Liable For Excise On Stock Sale
• Sony, Zurich Settle Data Breach Coverage Battle
• New IRS Regulations Could Affect Offshore Insurers
• 8th Circ. Delays Gay Marriage Rulings For High Court Review
• SEC Reaches Deal With Ex-Ameriprise Adviser Ahead Of Trial
• 6th Circ. Asked To Review $30M Blue Cross Settlement
• Rising Star: Wiley Rein's John Howell
• TransRe Must Face Berkshire's Asbestos Liability Suit
• Lewis Brisbois Malpractice Suit Transfer Sets Precedent
• Farmers Accused Of Culture Of Bias Against Female Attys
• Fla. Senate Leader Challenges House's Abrupt Early Closing
• Atty Loses Bid To Share Funds Sparked By His Criminal Acts
• Aon Can't Escape Northrop's $255M Katrina Coverage Suit
• Zurich Beats Diagnostics Co.'s $70M Coverage Row
• NY Floats Tough Anti-Kickback Rules For Title Insurers
• Advocacy Group Calls Insurers Out For Not Covering Women
• TIG Gets Coverage For Stryker Knee Deals Capped At $6.2M
• Texas Ruling Won't End Anti-Concurrent Clause Suits
• Consider This Common Sense On Contra Proferentem
• Gov. Scott Sues Feds Over Health Care As House Ends Early
• CORRECTED: Hospital's Discovery Objections In Humana FCA Suit Nixed
• State Farm Beats Pedestrian Cert. Again At 10th Circ.
• No Sanctions For Ex-Exec, Atty In Bid-Rigging Fee Deal Row
• Int'l Insurer Capital Rules Should Gel With US Law, Sens. Told
• Cigna Hit With Class Action Over AIDS/HIV Drug Program
• Wells Fargo Affiliate Pays $2M To End Account Execs' OT Suit
• Ocwen, Assurant To Pay $140M To Settle Force-Placed Suit
• Rising Star: Jones Day's Rebekah Byers Kcehowski
• NY Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal Of $30M UBS Suit
• Sen. Warren Calls Out Annuity Cos. For Lavish Sales Gifts
• Wis. High Court Clarifies Contours Of Pollution Coverage
• AIG Unit Can't Escape Coverage In $19M Mine Collapse Row
• Humana Urges Court Not To Allow Drug Cos.' Aggrenox Appeal
• Rising Star: Dickstein Shapiro's Jared Zola
• Blue Cross' $8M Deal Over 'Bait And Switch' Tactics Gets Nod
• Insurer Can't Duck $2.2M Award For Hepburn Estate's Buyers
• How BigLaw's Top Dogs Are Leaving Rivals In The Dust
• Andrews Kurth Scoops Ex-Gardere Trial Pro For Dallas
• Insurers Can't Sue Alone For Workers' Comp.: Pa. High Court
• The Law Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2014
• Policy Doesn't Cover Bad Repairs To Chevron Rig: 5th Circ.
• Lawmakers Press Obama To Drop ACA's Cadillac Tax
• Insurer Says NJ Law Shouldn't Apply In Med Malpractice Case
• Pa. Looks To Make Highmark, UPMC Arbitrate Contract Row
• IRS May Need Legislative Fix For Reinsurance Tax Strategy
• Insurer Can't Dodge NJ Condo Association's $1.6M Claim
• Supreme Court Again Questions ACA Birth Control Waiver
• Auto Body Attys Slam Insurer's Sanctions Bid In MDL
• City's Policy Doesn't Cover $11M Stadium Row, Insurer Says
• CGL Policies In 4th Circ. May Cover Intentional Conduct
• Sandy Was No Flood, Amtrak Says In $1B Insurance Suit
• Anthem Covered For Medical Payment Rows: Ind. High Court
• Insurers Rip Tenn. 'Retaliation' Tax In High Court Petition
• Fla. Appeals Court Reinstates Same-Sex Divorce Case
• Cyberinsurance Thaw Hinges On Data-Sharing Bills
• Insurer Can't Get Rid Of Cat Urine Smell Coverage Row
• 5th Circ. Wipes Out ACA Origination Clause Suit
• US Bank Settles Suit Over Force-Placed Flood Insurance
• Post-Ike Rebuilding Coverage Rebuffed At Texas High Court
• Hinshaw Grabs 8 Meckler Bulger Attys For Chicago Office
• Rising Star: Debevoise & Plimpton's Alex Cochran
• NY High Court Emphasizes Evidence In Serious Injury Cases
• Insurer, Law Firm Resolve Coverage Row Over Securities Suits
• Anheuser Unit Tells 8th Circ. To Nix Insurer Win In Mold Suit
• AIG Unit Can Arbitrate LAX Contractors' Claims, Judge Says
• Md. High Court Frees Insurers From Joint Venture Fight
• AIG To Pay $40M In Pension Plan Class Action Settlement
• Goldman Grabs Pacific Life's Pension Fund Adviser Biz
• Miami Hospital Says Humana Underpaid For Services
• Rising Star: Akin Gump's Ashley Vinson
• Crop Insurer Scores FAA Approval For Drone Program
• Owen Gleaton Loses DQ Bid In Insurer's Malpractice Suit
• No Bright-Line Test In IRS Hedge Fund Reinsurance Regs
• BP Wants Another Go At $750M Deepwater Coverage Case
• Notre Dame Leans On Hobby Lobby In ACA Birth Control Feud
• AIG Bailout Dispute Judge 'Perplexed' Over Loan Terms
• Sidley Austin Nabs Ex-Sutherland Insurance Pro In NY
• Prudential Settles $2B RMBS Row With BofA, Merrill
• 'Life of Pi' Effects Studio Exec Wants D&O Coverage Access
• Atty Moves To Duck Sanctions Over Menopause Comment
• Feds Blast Wells Fargo, Exec's 'Scorched-Earth' Discovery
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Fla. Judge Seeks Stay Over Late Evidence In Discipline Case
• 5th Circ. Affirms $38M Penalty For Insurance Billing Scheme
• 5th Circ. Gives Arch Victory In Insurance Coverage Row
• Insurers Given Path To Avoid Data Security Liability
• AIG Brass Seek To Stop AG's Fraud Suit As Trial Looms
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Fla. 'Structural Damage' Suit
• EU Will Ask US To Rethink Reinsurance Collateral Rule
• DC Circ. Says $1.75M Malpractice Verdict Not Covered
• Utica Asks Judge To Rethink $7.5M Asbestos Reinsurance Cap
• Insurers Must Adapt To New Business Models: Calif. Official
• Hartford Seeks Payback For Pie-Tin Maker's Pollution Suits
• PSEG Settles Sandy Row With Insurers In NJ
• Baker & McKenzie Nabs Ex-Locke Lord Insurance Pro In NY
• Court Can't Collect $30M In Life Insurance Dispute: 2nd Circ.
• Warming Up To EEOC Rules On Workplace Wellness Programs
• Insurer Fights Costs Of $10.5M Green Jacobson Legal Mal Row
• Ga. High Court Sides With XL In 'Consent-To-Settle' Fight
• Health Insurance Startup Oscar Valued At $1.5B In Financing
• Hartford Suit Over $15M Squire Patton Tab Has Firms On Edge
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Sandy Debris Ruling
• Travelers Can't Raise New Asbestos Defense, Court Told
• Tips For Guiding Your Client Through The Mediation Process
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Law Firm Biases Continue To Thwart Women
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• Estee Lauder Insurer Denied Replay Of Late-Notice Defense
• State Insurance Regulators Step Up Cybersecurity Pressure
• 3 Questions About EEOC Rules And Wellness Programs
• Ecolab Buys 882,000-Sq.-Ft. Travelers Tower In St. Paul
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Stock Certificate Loss Case
• Atty Can't Prove Insurer Promised To Hire Him, Judge Says
• Seyfarth Shaw, Banks Ran Tax Shelter Scam, Suit Says
• Hogan Atty's Crash Not Covered By Firm Policy: Va. High Court
• 5 Steps To Data Breach Coverage For Card Issuer Liability
• Wells Fargo Exec Wants Gov't Docs In $189M Fraud Suit
• Virginia's 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar
• Carlton Fields Adds Ex-Locke Lord Insurance Pro In LA
• $150M In Transocean Excess Coverage Tapped, Judge Says
• Whirlpool, Others Back M&G In Health Benefits Battle
• Judgment Nixed Against Ex-Mostyn Atty In Referral Fee Fight
• Catlin's Win Upheld In Kohl's Construction Coverage Row
• Judge Won't Revist Reinsurer's Asbestos Costs
• High Court Blocks 3rd Circ. OK Of ACA Birth Control Waiver
• Rep. Pushes Effort To Nix ACA 'Belly Button' Tax
• Moving On Up The Value Chain: Here Is What Legal Can Do
• AIG Brass Can't Dodge NY's Relentless Fraud Suit
• Ill. City Says OneBeacon Must Cover $11M Stadium Spat
• EEOC Sues Md. Agency For Paying Female Workers Less
• Erie Can't Duck Crash Coverage For Insured's Child
• Reed Smith Denied Arbitration In Insurance Settlement Tiff
• EEOC Issues Proposed Regs On Wellness Programs, ADA
• OneBeacon Denied Trial On Damages In Olin Cleanup Row
• Senate Agrees To Conference With House On 2016 Budget
• Atty In NFLer's Stock Scheme Loses Insurance Defense Row
• 10th Circ. Follows Colo. High Court's Claims-Made Ruling
• 2 Routes To Hourly Rates For Lawyers
• Hartman Simons' Win Flipped In Malpractice Coverage Row
• Money In Trust Not A Gift, Estate Argues In $4M Tax Fight
• OneBeacon Says Texas Law Bars $30M Recovery For Law Firm
• Travelers Can't Skirt Pre-Tender Defense Costs, 11th Circ. Told
• Ore. Claims Immunity In Health Site Copyright, Contract Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Jury Order Dooms Tax Evasion Conviction
• Interest In Ride-Sharing Insurance Is Revving Up
• 2nd Circ. Revives FGIC's $900M Claims Against Putnam
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Challenge To ACA Birth Control Waiver
• House Passes Two Bills To Tweak Dodd-Frank Loan Rules
• Travelers, Web Design Co. Settle Bank Data Breach Battle
• Travelers Must Pay $9M In Fees In Asbestos Coverage Row
• 5 Tips For Policyholders To Prevail At Trial
• Fla. High Court Denies Judge's Contempt Claims Against Bar
• 2nd Circ. Wary Of Odyssey, Lloyd's Arbitration Panel Squabble
• 7th Circ. Squashes Senator's ACA Subsidies Suit
• Paul Weiss Guides Exor's $6.4B Bid For Reinsurer PartnerRe
• Foran Glennon's Bad Advice Cost Insurer $10M, Suit Says
• AIG Sues Superfund Site Owner Over $78M Cleanup Bill
• What We Do And Don't Know About Iran Sanctions Relief
• New School, Insurer Seek $7M From Con Ed For Water Damage
• Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Seeks Retrial Over 'Jury Crasher'
• Arrowood Must Cover More Fees In Moldy Bed Row, Jury Says
• 7th Circ. Revives Suit Over Abbott Off-Label Scheme
• Zurich, Others Say Inept Crew Nixes Oil Spill Coverage
• Texas Firm Seeks $9M In Fees For OneBeacon Malpractice Suit
• Stroock Strengthens Litigation Practice In NY, Miami
• BofA Not Covered Under AIG Policy In Boat Defect Row
• Guam Couple Goes To Court Over Island's Gay Marriage Ban
• 5 Tips For Insurers To Win Coverage Disputes
• Wal-Mart's Vision Centers Overcharge Consumers, Suit Says
• No Exclusions Apply For $78M FCA Suit, Shipbuilder Says
• US Sanctions And Foreign Insurers — The JCPOA Effect
• The Next Big Wave Of Insurance Class Actions
• How To Weather Media Inquiries In High-Profile Cases
• Practical D&O Insurance Considerations For PE Firms
• Aviva Targets More Dewey Execs Over $35M Note Fraud
• Ref Wants Fla. Attys In PIP Dispute Disbarred, Suspended
• Client Indemnity Clauses a Ticking Time Bomb for BigLaw
• HSBC, Assurant To Pay $1.8M To End Insurance Kickback Row
• Insurer Off Hook For DBSI Investors' Claims: Calif. Court
• Insurer Seeks $8M Refund Of St. Luke's FTC Defense Costs
• Fla. Court Reinforces Right To Transfer Policy After Loss
• Judge Lights Fire Under $111M Taylor Bean Coverage Tussle
• Calif. Assisted-Living Homes Sue For Nonpayment Penalties
• Tribal Insurer Says Housing Co. Can't Dodge Arbitration Bid
• AIG, Oil Recycler Settle $12M Contamination Coverage Suit
• Broker-Dealers — New Targets Of Unclaimed Property Audits
• Testimony On Fighting Health Fraud Tells Of Digital Tools
• First Horizon Pays $212.5M To Clear HUD's Mortgage Claims
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rethink Sandy Debris Ruling
• National Union Escapes Mortgage Fraud Row In Minn. Court
• Squire Patton's $15M Row With Hartford Set For May Hearing
• Conseco Wins Dismissal Of Policy Fees Suit
• Say No To Iffy Work Or Yes To Malpractice Suits, Attys Warn
• Texas Court Talks Insurance And Actual Cash Value
• Zurich Must Face Health Co.'s Suit Over $10M Payroll Fraud
• Fed. Circ. OKs MassMutual's Dividend Tax Deductions
• Post & Post Wants Hospital's $2.5M Malpractice Suit Axed
• Pittsburgh Hospital To End Medicare Contracts With Highmark
• American Zurich Must Pay $2.8M For Denying Coverage
• Calif. Court Strikes Homeowner Insurance Protections
• CORRECTED: Texas Panel Creates MDL Courts For Farmers Storm Suits
• First American Can't Force Arbitration In Fee Fight Appeal
• Allstate Wins $46M Judgment In RICO Suit Over Health Claims
• 'Known Loss' Axes Coverage For Contamination: Ind. Court
• $350M ResCap Suit Belongs Outside Bankruptcy, Insurers Say
• Arbitrator Exceeded Authority In Contract Row, 5th Circ. Says
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Google, Ping An Insurance, Workday
• AIG Scores Green Light From FAA To Use Drones
• Travelers Sues KB Home Over Construction Row Defense
• Allianz Wins Partial Reversal In Contamination Coverage Row
• UnitedHealth Behavioral Unit Can't Duck ERISA Claims
• SEC Denied Judgment Against Alleged Receiver Of Inside Info
• 1st Circ. Told PR Won't Drop Marriage Ban Despite Promise
• Hinshaw & Culbertson Adds Insurance Pro In NY Office
• 6th Circ. Rejection Of Disgorgement Brings ERISA Relief
• Split Ruling On Vacancy Exclusion Burns Insurers
• National Union Escapes Tesoro's $15M Theft Coverage Suit
• Korean Insurer Wants $30M UBS Fraud Suit Back In NY
• Calif. Democrats Unveil Bills To Protect Immigrants
• SEC Says Insurance Co. Fraudulently Sold Life Settlements
• Hogan Lovells Booted From Naval Shipyard Cleanup Row
• Judge Rips Feds' Doc Dump In $189M Wells Fargo Suit
• 11th Circ. Rejects Insurer's 'Trigger' Claim In Coverage Suit
• LAX Contractors Call AIG Unit's Arbitration Clause Illegal
• Aetna Fined $1M Over Pharmacy Network Errors
• Zurich Freed From Malpractice Suit Defense
• Judge Iffy On Fining Imprisoned Inside Trader From Ameriprise
• AG 48: Reserve Financing's Modest Revolution
• Citibank Case Puts Another Breed Of Class Action In Peril
• Ex-Nelson Levine Atty Alleges 'Frat House' Sexism
• Horizon Blue Cross Escapes Data Breach Class Action
• Deutsche Bank Says MassMutual RMBS Suit Comes Too Late
• St. Paul, Everest Settle Over Construction Suit Coverage
• Claim Adjuster Can't Escape Suit Over Crop Duster Crash
• Pay Boost Finalized For Medicare Advantage, Part D
• Twin City Needn't Cover Medical Co.'s FCA Suit, Judge Says
• Wells Fargo Blasts Feds' Discovery Bid In $189M Fraud Suit
• Travelers, Contractor Attys Face Filings Sanctions In Row
• Dollar Thrifty Fights Class Cert. Bid In Add-On Fees Suit
• Treasury Axes Tax Filing Penalties Tied To ACA Errors
• Pain-Pump Seller, Ironshore Settle $10M Coverage Row
• Playing In Peoria: Hospital Exclusive Dealing Case Proceeds
• 5 Insurance Tips For Deal Makers
• Calif. Court Says Squatter's Fire Isn't Vandalism Under Policy
• Contractor Seeks Win In Insurance Spat Over $140M Project
• Liberty Mutual's SLAPP Defense Fails In Unfair-Practices Suit
• NY Hauler To Pay $2M To Teamsters For Missed Payments
• Insurer Must Defend Chemical Co. In Ind. Landfill Cleanup
• Travelers Says No Duty To Defend Medical Co. In IP Suit
• Cruise Excursion Insurer Wins Injunction Against Ex-Workers
• Ensuring Prompt Insurance Payments In Germanwings Tragedy
• Insurer Needn't Defend Toxic Insulation Row: Vt. High Court
• Class Says Visteon's $1.8M ERISA Penalty Is Too Small
• 15 States Urge High Court To Uphold Same-Sex Marriage Bans
• 7th Circ. Flips Insurers' $6M Win In Terrorist Assets Fight
• MGA, Insurers End Fight Over Atty Fees In Bratz IP Suit
• Insurers Can't Replace Attys In Window Defect Row
• AIG Failed To Pay $15M Legal Damages, Office Depot Claims
• Calif. High Court Takes Up Citibank Arbitration Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Upholds AIG Insurer's Loss In Reinsurance Row
• Bird Brain Can't Exit Insurer's Firepot Suit Without Atty
• Retailers Turn To Data Security Czars To Fight Breaches
• Humana Stuck With FCA Suit Over Medicare Advantage Billing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cerberus Capital, Genworth Financial, Belk
• OneBeacon Owes Olin $80M For Cleanup Costs, Court Says
• Friedman Slammed With $72M Suit Over Accounting Errors
• No Immunity Waiver In $23M Unemployment Row, Tribe Says
• Geico Claims It Was Defrauded By Roadside X-Ray Vans
• Doral Floats $11M Bankruptcy Sale For Insurance Wing
• A Lesson On Indemnification Clauses And Relitigation
• The Perilous 'Superperil' Ruling In NJ Storm Surge Case
• Allstate Ducks Contract Claim In Cleanup Coverage Suit
• 3rd Circ. Sandy Debris Ruling Vexes Policyholders
• Westfield Off Hook For Covering Faulty Construction Suit
• Broad and Cassel Adds 3 Attys In Real Estate, Regulatory
• Republican ACA Suit Is 'Alarmist,' White House Says
• Germanwings Victims' Families Promised Quick Payments
• China Developer Country Garden Sells $812M Stake To Ping An
• NAIC Urges States To Close Ride-Hailing Insurance Gaps
• Controversial $30M Blue Cross Antitrust Settlement Approved
• 2nd Circ. Revives AIG Investors' $60M Stock-Drop Suit
• Accounting For Auto Makeup In Insurance Calculations
• Inside The New Data Breach Laws In Montana And Wyoming
• Astra Oil Gets Last Claim Dismissed In Puerto Rico Blast Suit
• Nebraska Asks 8th Circ. To Reinstate Gay Marriage Ban
• Ethics In The Tech Age: What Every Lawyer Should Consider