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Insurance - September, 2015

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• Exxon Asks 5th Circ. To Rehear $3.3M Injury Coverage Suit
• Millennium Wins $5M Insurance Coverage For HIPAA Probe
• Homeowners' Ike Damage Claim Limited, Texas Court Says
• EU Rolls Out Rules Aimed At Healthy Securitization Market
• NJ Officials Push Horizon To Delay Tiered Coverage Rollout
• Allcare Can't Appeal $4.7M Fee Award In Highmark IP Row
• Chartwell Acquires Wadsworth Huott, Nabs 22 Attys In Fla.
• OPINION: Paul Harvey, RIP
• U. Of Phoenix Says $13M Backdating Settlement Is Covered
• A Look At The Legality Behind Daraprim's Price Spike
• Disease Outbreaks May Bode Ill For Your GCL Coverage
• Lawmakers Want Insurer Capital Rules Tailored To US
• Sun Life Insurance Scheme Suit Needs More Evidence: Judge
• USAA Can't Ditch Class Action Over Sales Tax Compensation
• Doc Can't Be Sued For Lack Of Insurance, NJ Justices Say
• Honigman Beats DQ Bid In Blue Cross Antitrust Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Atty Had Vague Role In Botched Insurance
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink 7th Geico Car Crash Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: MetLife, Shimao Property
• MetLife SIFI Fight Draws Clashing Takes On Designation
• Debevoise, Simpson Steer $217M Phoenix Go-Private Deal
• Insurance Chain Reaction From The Tianjin Port Explosion
• Insurers Get 3 Intellectual Ventures Patents Axed Under Alice
• Axis Bid To Escape $25M PNC Coverage Called Premature
• Crop Insurers Defend Claims In $200M FCIC Rate Dispute
• 7th Circ. Says First Mercury Needn't Cover Recorded-Call Suit
• IRS Says Court Lacks Clout To Cede Swiss Co. $38M Refund
• Skanska Contractor's Shoddy Work Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Fight For Conoco-Aetna Docs Erupts In $120M Kickbacks Suit
• House Tax Panel OKs Reconciliation Bill To Repeal ACA Taxes
• DOJ Targets D&O: Yates Memo's Impact On Insurance Claims
• CFPB Made Legit Practices Into Crimes, Lender Tells DC Circ.
• 3M Loses Bid For Coverage Of WG Trading Ponzi Losses
• Fla. Bar Renews Ethics Case Against Expelled State Judge
• Firms Face Malpractice Class Suit Over Prudential Litigation
• Mann Bracken Can't Get $9M Coverage For Axiant Losses
• Armstrong Settles With Insurer After $10M Perjury Sanction
• Insurer Should Beat Property Co.'s Sandy Suit, Judge Says
• Insurer Didn't Breach Duty To Doctor In Malpractice Deal
• Whey Execs Not Covered In Land O'Lakes Fight, Insurers Say
• House Votes To Block ACA 'Small Employer' Change
• Insurer Dodges Coverage For Post-Heart Attack Drowning
• Lawmakers Worry Horizon Plan Could Hurt NJ Hospitals
• Insurer Sues To Recover $300K Fondue Fireball Settlement
• 3 Ways Employers Can Prepare For The ACA 'Cadillac' Tax
• CORRECTED: House To Vote On Limiting 'Small Employer' Under ACA
• Morris Manning Launches Commercial Drone Group
• The Rise Of The Obama Workplace
• The Risks Of Not Defending Your Insured
• In Congress: Boehner, Shutdown, President Xi
• Law360 Names Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms Of 2015
• CORRECTED: Blue Cross Must Face Claims It Should Be Taxed Like Insurer
• Miami Law Firm Increases Claims Against USAA To $20M
• Hartford, Liberty Mutual Units Duck Spyware Suit Coverage
• Atty Can't Revive Coverage Bid Over Fight With Ex-Clients
• Noxious Drywall Not Covered, Fla. Appeals Court Affirms
• Troutman, Otten Johnson Steer $75M AIG-Kane Realty Loan
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Cigna Doctors' Benefits Suit
• State Farm Can't Nix Policy In Pa. For Underage Drinking
• Device Co. Fights BCBS Bid To Kill $67M Antitrust Suit
• JPMorgan Gets Slight Reprieve In Insurer's $100M CDO Suit
• OPINION: Have Big Law Firms Lost Their Way?
• Treasury Says IRS Dropping Ball On ACA's Insurer Fee
• CareFirst Says Lack Of Harm Sinks Data Breach Suit
• Xerox Sued Over Alaska Medicaid Billing Software
• Conflicting Insurance Opinions On Burden Shifting
• HHS Report Outlines More HealthCare.gov Vulnerabilities
• Nev. High Court Says Calif. Cumis Rule Applies There, Too
• The Ethics Of Using Public Adjusters As Expert Witnesses
• Kickstarting Information Governance: 3 Ideal Pilot Projects
• Blue Cross Defends $30M Antitrust Settlement At 6th Circ.
• DC Circ. Revives HUD's Defense Of Disparate-Impact Rule
• Nixon Peabody Adds Former Bond Schoeneck Partner
• Deals Rumor Mill: Williams Cos., Repsol, Towers Watson
• Tony Stewart's Insurer Says Wrongful Death Suit Not Covered
• Real Estate Rumors: Samsung Life Insurance, Adobe, Gap
• CoreLogic Fights Morgan Stanley Over Trade Secrets Release
• Occidental Says Texas Law Doesn't Apply To Sinkhole Suit
• Horizon Asks 3rd Circ. Not To Revive Data Breach Suit
• Ill. High Court Says City Owes Insurance Cash To Cop
• Malpractice Insurer To Appeal $37M Loss In Texas Firm's Suit
• Ky. Clerk Kim Davis Loses Another Marriage License Fight
• Apple Wants $548M From Samsung Insurers In Patent Fight
• BCBS Antitrust Players Continue Battle Over MDL Cert. Plan
• 3rd Circ. Denies Objections To Horizon Reimbursement Deal
• Clinton Aims To Tackle Out-Of-Pocket Health Costs
• Chartis, Cooper To Mediate $17M Ponzi Loss Coverage Row
• The Countries And Regions Pouring Cash Into US Real Estate
• Judge Tosses Car Repair Shops' 'Shotgun Pleadings' In MDL
• Ind. Justices Hear State Is Immune To Stage Collapse Claims
• $120K Atty Fee Award Against State Farm Ruled Too High
• Insurer Owed $3.5M For Covering Injured Trampoline Worker
• Swiss Re Pays $2.4B For Guardian Financial In PE Exit
• AIG, GE Reach Agreement To End Securities Suit
• New Anti-Laundering Rules May Affect Life Settlement Funds
• Lloyd's Can't Avoid Paying $132M In Train Crash Deal
• Palm Beach County Extends Uber Pact, Eyeing State Action
• US Specialty Need Not Cover Internal Squabble At Jerry's
• Catholic Orgs Ask Full 2nd Circ. To Rehear Birth Control Case
• Insurer Can't Seek $2.2M Oil Spill Cleanup Costs, Judge Told
• Jersey City Expands Health Benefits For Transgender Workers
• Insurance Co. Wants Docs From NJ Racetrack In Sandy Suit
• Texas Towing Co. Says State's Lost Profits Law Is 'Arbitrary'
• Aetna, Anthem CEOs Grilled Over Planned Mergers
• Aetna, UnitedHealth Dodge Surgery Centers' Antitrust Suit
• Chartis Wins Trial Over Pa. Mansion Fire Settlement
• ACLU Says Ky. Clerk Kim Davis Is Unlawfully Altering Licenses
• The Strike Zone For Breach Of Contract Policy Exclusions
• Continental Wins Trims in Defunct Metal Co.'s Coverage Suit
• UnitedHealth Again Tells Justices Circuits Are Split On ERISA
• 6th Circ. Affirms Ruling that Truckers Aren't Contractors
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• MetLife Seeks 7th Circ. Redo In Mayer Brown Atty ERISA Row
• White House Seeks DC Circ. Review In House ACA Case
• Nationwide Breach Ruling Misread Clapper, 6th Circ. Told
• AIG Must Face Pimco's Calif. Securities Fraud Suit
• GCs Expect Big Jump In Class Action Spending
• Medidata Slams Chubb Unit's Refusal To Cover $4.8M Fraud
• 2 Firms Are GC Faves For Class Action Litigation
• Excellus Facing Class Action After Data Breach
• Industrial Cos. Bar Witness In Superfund Coverage Suit
• Tax Court Says Residual Value Contracts Are Insurance
• UnitedHealth Asks Justices To Settle Split Over ERISA Suits
• Aetna Says DOJ Seeks More Info On $37B Humana Buy
• Bayer Sues Drug Info Co. For Posting False Mirena Price
• Last NJ Lawmaker Freed From Day Care Fraud Suit
• 8th Circ. Says Insurer Error A Valid Question In Fire Row
• Using Contract Provisions To Shorten The Time To Sue
• Will Fla. Abolish The Concurrent Cause Doctrine?
• Chubb Unit Says It Doesn't Owe Tech Co. For $4.8M Loss
• AIG Units Duck Coverage Of Hantz Employee's $2.6M Theft
• Religious Groups Draw On 10th Circ. Dissent In ACA Fight
• Autoworkers Win Benefits Class Action Against TRW
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Morris, Baker Botts
• IRS Must Face Swiss Insurer's $38M Tax Suit, Judge Says
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Expert Pay Allowed As Evidence
• Citibank Can't Relate MBS Suits From Shareholders, FDIC
• Pa. Mansion Seller's Suit Over $11M 'No Atty' Deal Survives
• Insured Customers Claim CVS Overcharged For Generics
• Health Insurance Startup Clover Scores $100M In Funding
• 2 Hollywood Producers Arrested In $21M Ponzi Scheme
• Liberty Sues Bed Bath & Beyond Over Exploding Fire Fuel
• Are Disparate Impact Claims Legally Cognizable Under ECOA?
• 7 Tips For Insurance Coverage For Whistleblower Lawsuits
• Fla. County Tangles With Rules For Ride-Hailing Cos.
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $2.8B Loss Valuation In 9/11 WTC Lease Row
• 5th Circ. Upholds $6M Win For Allstate In RICO Case
• Insurance Co. Claims Limited Liability In Bard Pelvic Mesh Row
• Ex-Md. Regulator Rejoins Hogan Lovells As Health Partner
• Sysco, United Behavioral Health Duck Penalties In ERISA Row
• Crowell & Moring Lands Former ACE General Counsel
• 5th Circ. Affirms St. Paul Owes $2.3M For Oil Well Blowout
• Ways To Treat Texas Progressive Claim Syndrome
• ACA Birth Control Opt-Out Imposes On Religion: 8th Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Supports Specifying Deadlines In ERISA Rows
• Reading The Regulatory Landscape Of Service Contracts
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Verizon Retirees' ERISA Appeal
• Water Damage Coverage Suit Came Too Late, Court Affirms
• Allianz Hit With Class Action Over Annuity Haircut, Penalties
• 5th Circ. Won't Let Stanford Investors Pursue $80M Suit
• Zurich Must Shell Out $2.3M In Exploding-Tire Suit
• HHS Watchdog Says Weak Oversight Enabled Website Woes
• Kutak Rock Renews Bid To Escape $10M Malpractice Suit
• Lender Says $4M Suit Over Seized Plane Isn't Time-Barred
• Ky. Clerk's Appeal Efforts Blasted, Denied At 6th Circ.
• Memorabilia Store Sues Insurer Over Sports Photogs' IP Suit
• Duped Bitcoin Processor Sues For Coverage Of Phishing Loss
• Doctor Accused Of Illegally Letting Assistants Do Surgeries
• Insurer Says $1M D&O Policy Doesn't Cover Nonprofit Execs
• Don't Get Burned By Calif. Wildfire Insurance Risks
• Terminating FHA Insurance Could Terminate The FHA Program
• 2nd Circ. Says Insurer Owes $1M For Each Of 3 Crashes
• Cosby Argues AIG Can't Duck Coverage Of Defamation Suits
• Lexington Needn't Cover $7.5M Salt Mine Damage: 10th Circ.
• Pa. Suit Over Faulty Ameriprise Financial Planning Revived
• LSU Hospital Operator Slams Dismissal Bid In Antitrust Suit
• Urban Outfitters Can't Flip Coverage Loss In ZIP Code Spat
• Most GE Docs Ruled Protected In $658M Tax Fight
• NJ Pols Slam Horizon's Alliance With Select Hospitals
• Hartford Tells 5th Circ. Ark. Crane Injury Claims Excluded
• 5th Circ. Says 2-Year Delay Frees Insurer From Hail Coverage
• Ex-Superior Offshore CFO Gets Insurance Suit Revived
• What's Next For The Affordable Care Act?
• Solving Law Firm Staffing Problems Through Innovation
• 'Act Of God' Defense Tossed In Sandy Copier Damage Suit
• Cigna Fee-Forgiveness Suit Precluded, Surgery Centers Say
• 3 Recent Insurance Cases That Defend The Duty To Defend
• Cigna Says Orrick Atty's SUV Bought With False Claim Cash
• Insurer Won't Have To Pay Judgment Against NJ Law Firm
• Insurer Asks 7th Circ. For Rehearing In $300M Contract Row
• Ocwen, Assurant's $140M Force-Placed Deal Beats Objections
• Indian Harbor Tells 8th Circ. Overdraft Not Insured Loss
• NJ Lawmaker Still Faces Medical Day Care's Fraud Claim
• Fla. Atty Says County's Proposed Uber Rules Defy State Law
• Insurer Says Mass. High Court Needn't Hear Atty Conflict Row
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear ERISA Dispute With Texas Clinic
• Neb. High Court Frees Insurer From Roofer's Breach Suit
• Insurer Seeks Default Win In False Ad Coverage Suit
• Altshuler Berzon, Cohen Milsten Attys To Lead Anthem MDL
• Unintended Consequences Of Construction Contract Forms
• Does UCC Article 9 Cover Business Interruption Policies?
• 9th Circ. Outlines Test For Successor Liability
• Century, Others Cut From Defense Duty In River Cleanup Suit
• CORRECTED: MetLife Sheds Most Of Securities Suit After Omnicare
• Nationwide Hits Samsung, Lowe's With Suit Over Dryer Fire
• Life Partners Trustee Hits Back At CEO With $41M Fraud Suit
• Mich. Sen. Proposes Freeing Tribes From Health Benefits Tax
• Doctors Assigned Payment Rights Can Sue Insurers: 3rd Circ.
• Safety National Says 5th Circ. Revived Unripe Indemnity Row
• Your Insurance May Not Cover Website Disability Claims
• A Solution To An Erie Problem In Insurance Diversity Cases
• 2nd Circ. Clears Allstate Of Dog Groomer's Sandy Claim
• Insurers Denied Quick Win In $80M Exxon Rupture Row
• Car Dealer Liable In Test Drive Crash Suit, Appeals Court Says
• UnitedHealth To Pay $9.5M In Insurance Underpayment Row
• Law Firms Vie For Lead Spot In Anthem Data Breach MDL
• Marsh & McLennan Pays $398M For UK-Based Jelf Group
• Taxi Cos. Say Fla. Agencies Fail To Regulate Uber, Lyft
• Health Care Co. Sues Insurer Over Denied Libel Suit Defense
• Holland & Knight, Arnold & Porter Steer $182M DC Deal
• Tesoro To Appeal Chartis' Win In $30M Cleanup Row
• Insurer Asks Ore. High Court For Trial In Water Damage Row
• Japan Post, Two Units Aim For $11.6B In Triple Listing
• Fight Over Health Insurance Mergers Hits Capitol Hill
• Sports Photogs Win Ban On Memorabilia's Sale, Destruction
• Continental Says It Needn't Cover UPS Award In Theft Case
• USC Case May Reshape Student-Athlete Insurance Landscape
• When Do Title Cos. Owe A Duty Of Care To Third Parties?
• Fresh Scrutiny Looms For House ACA Lawsuit At DC Circ.
• 9th Circ. Puts AIG Unit On Hook In $1.4B Gas Project Row
• Quest Antitrust Class Action On Thin Ice, Judge Says
• Blue Cross Blasts 'Streamlining' Proposal In Antitrust MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: Solera, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Manulife
• Health Net Must Use State's Tax Formula, Ore. Court Says
• Travelers Says Extra Counsel Not Needed In Termination Suits
• NY Health Insurer Hit With Hack Potentially Affecting 10.5M
• Travelers Must Pay $15M Interest For Denied Asbestos Claims
• Wicker Smith Expands South Fla. Offices With 9 New Attys
• Insurer Moves To Duck Counterclaims In $2.2M Oil Spill Suit
• Pa. Justices OK Expedited UPMC, Highmark Medicare Appeal
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Docs' ERISA Claim In BCBS Clawback Fight
• State Farm's Device Payments Violate Pa. Law, Justices Hear
• House GOP Can Sue Over ACA Spending, Judge Says
• Insurer, Condo Builder Seek Wins In $55M Coverage Suit
• 8th Circ. Says Property Fire Coverage Row Rightly Tossed
• HHS Rule Provides Broad Anti-Discrimination Protections
• BNY Mellon's STARS Interest Deductible, 2nd Circ. Says
• Data Breaches Bring D&O Insurance Issues
• Aetna Owes Nearly $34M in Surgery Payments, Texas Suit Says
• Texas High Court To Hear Contractor-Supplier Indemnity Fight
• Health System Calls Antitrust Claims Over LSU Deal Ironic
• Estate Asks 11th Circ. To Rethink 7th Geico Crash Trial
• Docs, Health Insurers Spar Over Looming Mega-Mergers
• Sports Photogs Want Sanctions In Collectibles IP Row
• NYC Seeks Coverage For Suit Over School Bus's Drop-Off
• Ky. Clerk's Freedom Contingent On Letting Deputies Work
• Skadden Guides Sumitomo In $5.33B Amlin Buy
• The Importance Of 'The' In Crafting Insurance Exclusions
• 5th Circ. Kicks Stryker Foot Implant Suit To State Court
• Ex-Marsh VP Not Party To $2.3M Fees Deal, 2nd Circ. Told
• Lumber Liquidators Can't Boot Coverage Dispute From Va.
• Legal Vs. Illegal Drugs In Event Cancellation Policies
• The Future Of Mediation: Joint Session 2.0
• MetLife Can't Escape Ex-Mayer Brown Atty's Disability Claims
• Allied Denied $8M Refund Of St. Luke's FTC Defense Costs
• Suitors Lose Bid To End Life Partners' Ch. 11 Exclusivity
• Skanska Says Air Force Project Bond Can't Be Revoked
• Birth Control Waiver No Burden On Faith Orgs: 7th Circ.
• Ore. Justices Take On Construction Defect Coverage Query
• 7th Circ. Revives Borrower's CitiMortgage Class Action
• Ore. Judge Faces Ethics Probe Over Gay Marriage Opposition
• Insurer Says TE Connectivity Policy Restricted Legal Fees
• Sears Withheld Discovery In Dryer Fire Case, Judge Says
• Ex-Highmark CEO's $32M Suit Says Affair Spurred Firing
• Workers' Comp Row Belongs Before Agency, Mass. Court Says
• Inside The Summer's Hottest M&A Plays
• Tesoro Tells 5th Circ. Employee Forgery Counts As Theft
• Boeing, Plant Workers' $90M ERISA Class Settlement OK'd
• Facts, Not Conclusions, Trigger Duty To Defend In 10th Circ.
• Gay Couples Get Marriage Licenses In Defiant Ky. County
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Katrina Insurance Penalty Ruling
• Insurers Should Pay $72M In Rig Death, Texas Justices Told
• 10th Circ. Dissent Blasts Upheld ACA Birth Control Opt-Out
• HHS Backs Wider Transgender Insurance Coverage
• Two Plead Guilty In $126M Miami-Area Health Care Fraud
• VisionAid Asks Mass. High Court About Atty Conflict Claim
• Carlton Fields Not Conflicted In Insurance Row, Allied Says
• Appeals Court Keeps Wilson Turner Malpractice Suit Alive
• Insurer Beats Cancer Widow's ERISA Claims In 8th Circ.
• DC Judge Questions W.Va.'s Standing In ACA Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Prison Not Covered In Suit Over Inmate Death
• Ky. Clerk Jailed For Contempt In Marriage License Row
• TIG Asks 6th Circ. To Nix $9M Stryker Knee Ruling
• Reps And Warranties Insurance Key In Gov't Contractor M&A
• Zurich Says Gemini On The Hook For Oil-Drilling Fire Damage
• Life Insurer's $13M Fraud Suit Revived By 3rd Circ.
• Insurer's Mistake Doesn't Mandate Coverage, Court Rules
• Ill. Court Axes Insurer Win In Construction Injury Spat
• 10th Circ. Reverses Discovery Sanctions Against Oil Co. GC
• O'Quinn Suffers Defeat In Silica Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Aetna-Humana Deal Threatens Medicare Advantage, AHA Says
• Trustee Blasts Kutak Rock's Bid To Exit $10M Row
• Mass. Judge Says Pfizer Whistleblower Suit Likely To Proceed
• Real Estate Rumors: Gilead Sciences, Starwood, TGM
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tesco, GVC Holdings, Novo Banco
• Insurer Says '100% Natural' Claims Don't Trigger Policies
• Watt Tieder Beats $52M Malpractice Suit
• Addition Of Defective Parts Is Injury, Texas Justices Hear
• Top LA Eateries Plotted Price Hike For ACA Costs, Suit Says
• UPMC-Highmark Price Conspiracy Claims Get Go-Ahead
• Is Withholding Insurance Benefits Bad Faith In Calif.?
• Yokohama Owes $4M For Crash Settlement: Costco Insurer
• St. Paul Must Cover Well Blowout Damages, Texas Court Says
• ABA Pairs With BakerHostetler To Offer Cyberinsurance
• Lie To The Court And Lose, 7th Circ. Says In Labor Bias Suit
• Uber Can't Get Coverage For Fatal Crash, Excess Insurer Says
• 7th Circ. Revives UnitedHealthcare TCPA Suit
• Old Republic Beats Landowners' Suit In Mass. Appeals Court
• BB&T, Assurant Unit Facing Suit Over Force-Placed Insurance
• Spokeo Will Impact Verizon ERISA Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• Ohio Misinterpreted 'Family' In Medicaid Act, 6th Circ. Says
• Fla. High Court Won't Rethink State Judge's Removal
• Judge Won't Convert Cache Bankruptcy To Ch. 7 Yet
• Carlyle Makes $764M Takeover Offer To Innovation Group
• GE Says IRS Took Too Long To Seek Info In $658M Tax Fight
• Insurers Must Cover $25M Damages Against Apt. Complex
• Rhode Island AG Seeks Review Of 10% Blue Cross Rate Hike
• 'Anti-Concurrent Cause' Won't Work In Ariz. Fire Policies
• Clerk Refusing Marriage Licenses Hit With Contempt Motion