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Insurance - October, 2015

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• Insurers' Bad Faith Led To $25M Poisoning Award, Court Told
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Blue Cross Docs' ERISA Claim
• Cushman Defeats Contract Claim In Sandy Damage Fight
• West Virginia Can't Sue Feds Over ACA Insurance Rule Fix
• Landscaping Worker's Death Is Covered, Ky. High Court Says
• American Apparel Asks Bankruptcy Court To OK Staff Bonuses
• Resort Owner Says Its Law Firm Betrayed It In Enviro Suit
• Insurance Fraudster Says Gov't Held Up Settlement Proceeds
• 4 Sentenced For Roles In $126M Fla. Health Care Fraud
• Burlington Gets Another Shot At Shedding Blame For Injury
• AIG Unit Says Clerical Error Doesn't Nix Privilege
• Fla. Condo Builder Awarded $23M From Insurer For Repairs
• The Cadillac Tax: What Hospitality Employers Need To Know
• Mudslides, Wildfires And Calif. Property Insurance
• Policies Cover Tribes' Claims In Superfund Case, Court Told
• Chinese Eatery Not Covered In Junk Fax Suit, Court Affirms
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Have To Cover Soccer Injury Suit
• Insurers Needn't Cover Presuit Notices, 11th Circ. Told
• Allied World Asks Court To Undo $5M HIPAA Coverage Ruling
• Wells Fargo Can't Duck Suit Over Mortgage Disclosures
• Insurer Denies Coverage For 'All Natural' Pretzels Suit
• Builder Has Coverage Beyond Vicarious Liability, Court Says
• Lumber Liquidators Can't Appeal Yet In Defect Coverage Row
• New Economy Businesses Need New Insurance
• NYU Sues Insurer For $1.4B In Sandy Damage Coverage
• T-Mobile, Class Tell 9th Circ. They'll Settle Deceptive Ad Case
• Wealth Management For Attorneys
• 5 Law Firms That Inspire Fear With Their Marketing Mojo
• Travelers Claims It Controls Defense In Building Defect Suit
• Insurer, ShoreBank Execs Near Deal In $73M Coverage Fight
• No Coverage For Atty's Distress Claim, Wash. Court Says
• US Wins Duties, Interest In Row Over Chinese Crawfish
• Deals Rumor Mill: Starwood, UnitedHealth, DuPont
• Contractor Says Insurance Policy Covers Shipyard Labor
• Leadership Void Threatens To Weaken NY Financial Watchdog
• Insurance Co. Wants Out Of Policyholder's Website IP Spat
• Barge Co. Wants Insurer To Cover Texas Oil Spill Costs
• Trustee Hits Life Partners Sales Team With $92M Clawback
• Insurer Rips Tyco For Delays In $60M Drug Heist Suit
• Ill. Court Upholds Insurer Win In $8M TCPA Coverage Battle
• $80M Sinkhole Dispute Falls Under Texas Law, Insurers Say
• Icahn Takes Aim At AIG In Letter Urging Insurer To Split Biz
• 10th Circ. Looks At Insurer Duty To Start Settlement Talks
• Costco Not Covered By Insurer In Crash Suit, Court Affirms
• Burns White To Take On Pittsburgh's Dapper Baldasare
• Sen. Warren Says AIG, Prudential Admit To Lavish 'Kickbacks'
• $55M Defect Coverage Suit Belongs In SC, Texas Court Says
• Hanover's 3rd Circ. Win Exposes Policyholders To Vague Suits
• Railway Co. Says Insurer Can't Avoid Covering Collision
• Sandy-Hit Tower Owner's Claim Is Redundant, Court Affirms
• Deals Rumor Mill: SABMiller, Starwood, National Australia
• IRS Says Court Can't Force It To Give Swiss Co. $38M Refund
• Amco Needn't Cover Eatery's Landlord In 'Peculiar' Rent Spat
• Pro Bono: The New Associate's Compass To Success
• Reinsurer Says AIG Unit On Its Own For $262M Asbestos Deal
• Biz Groups Urge Indonesian Gov't To Nix Investment Hurdles
• TE Connectivity Slams Insurer's Bid To Toss Legal Fee Row
• Navigating The Product Liability Coverage Obstacle Course
• Gym Says Nude Taping Not Sex Abuse In Coverage Row
• Ping An Insurance Forms $600M Real Estate JV With Blumberg
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Allstate's $6M Win In RICO Case
• Enter DOL-NYAG Pact Over Employer Health Benefit Plans
• New Global Insurer Capital Requirements Could Increase M&A
• Boston Airport Jet Refueler Sues AIG For Spill Defense
• Insurer Can't Use 6th Circ. Ruling To Escape Defense Costs
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Convictions Of Insurance Fraudsters
• Baxter Says Talks With Brokerage Firm Are Privileged
• China Reinsurance Debuts $2B Hong Kong IPO Amid Volatility
• High Court Must Clarify FCA Seal Rule, State Farm Says
• Atty Ordered To Take 'Federal Courts 101' After Slipups
• ALI's Proposed Penalty For Spurning Defense Irks Insurers
• AIG Demands $2B From Coventry As Racketeering Trial Ends
• Calif. Court Denies Insurer's 'Escape Clause' In Defect Suit
• AIG Says 2nd Circ. Got It Wrong In Foreign Tax Credit Row
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• States May Shape ACA Definition Of 'Small Employer'
• When Is A Policy Renewal Actually A Renewal?
• Jones Foster Tells 11th Circ. Insurer Owes Sanctions Defense
• Nationwide Customers Not Harmed From Breach, 6th Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Judge Slams Name-Calling In Aviva Trademark Suit
• Privacy 'Bill Of Rights' To Boost Demand For Breach Coverage
• Hanover Needn't Cover Urban Outfitters IP Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• How To Mitigate Casualty Liability Risk In Aviation Finance
• Construction Co. Asks 9th Circ. To OK Insurer's $2.8M Penalty
• HealthCare.gov Revamped For New ACA Enrollment Cycle
• 5 Ways GCs Can Spot A Lazy Lawyer
• Ford Says 6th Circ. Must Rehear Ex-Worker's Benefits Suit
• House Passes Bill To Repeal Key ACA Mandates
• Empire Land Execs Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Coverage Bid
• SAG Says Insurer Must Pay Fees In 'Leave It To Beaver' Suit
• Texas Leads $150M Dispute Of ACA Insurance Provider Fees
• Union Railroad Co. Hit With Suit Over Breakaway Barges
• Builder Not Covered For Shoddy Water Plant Work, Suit Says
• India Chipping Away At Barriers Under New Leadership
• Gov't Watchdog Gets ACA Subsidies For 10 Fake Applicants
• Wells Fargo Gets Some Docs In $189M Mortgage Suit
• National Union Says Privilege Protects Notes In Defect Suit
• Ace Told To Cover NASDAQ's Facebook IPO Defense Costs
• Debris Counts As Flood Damage In Sandy Row, NJ Court Says
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Theft Without Activated Alarm
• 8 Regulatory Considerations For Digital Health Care Cos.
• McCarran-Ferguson Lands A Jab On Federal Arbitration Act
• Big 5 Atty 'Too Cute By Half' In ZIP Row, 9th Circ. Judge Says
• Gift Wrap Maker Says Insurer Failed To Cover Sandy Damages
• 1st Circ. Won't Ask Mass. High Court For Help In VisionAid Suit
• 5 Tips To Get The Most Out Of Rep & Warranty Insurance
• Lloyds Says Hail Tagalongs Can't Be Barred From Texas MDL
• IRS To Recognize Same-Sex Marriages From All States
• Regulators Are Fueling Cyberinsurance Demand, Report Says
• Whistleblowers In State Farm Case Want Stay To Be Lifted
• Axis Needn't Cover Martin Midstream Parent, 5th Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Backs Insurer In $15M Nomura Coverage Battle
• The 5 Most Bloated Practice Areas
• Kleinbard Faces Sanctions Over Ruined Evidence In Trust Row
• Calif. Blue Cross And Blue Shield May Pay Insurance Taxes
• Insurers Deny Bad Faith In $25.5M Apartment Poisoning Suit
• 4 Reasons To Use Electronic Deposition Exhibits
• Insurer Can Void Fraudulently Sold Policies, 7th Circ. Says
• Blue Cross Franchisee Looks To Duck Suits In Antitrust MDL
• IT Firm Notified Insurer Of $7M Deal Too Late, Suit Says
• Del. Justices Say Workers Needn't Be Given Equal Coverage
• Insurer Says Fla. Contractor's Policy Excludes Suit Over Fall
• Homeowners Ask 2nd Circ. For House Collapse Coverage
• Attorney Not Covered For Malpractice Suit, Ind. Court Says
• Stryker Fights For $8.6M Implant Coverage Win In 6th Circ.
• Aetna, Humana Shareholders Back $37B Takeover Deal
• NJ High Court Looks At Liability For Uninsured Physician
• Why In-House Counsel Should Care About Business Insurance
• Ex-NFL Player Says Retirement Plan Wrongly Denied Benefits
• Liberty Saved $50M By Ripping Off Retirees, 9th Circ. Told
• Assurant, US Bank Settle In Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• MF Global Execs Ask For E&O Coverage Extension
• More Insurers Sue BLM, Chrysler Over 2013 Calif. Fire
• Anda Appeals 'Pill Mill' Coverage Loss to 11th Circ.
• AIG Unit Stiffed Jack In The Box In Beating Case, Suit Says
• Insurer Defamed Ex-Tribal Worker In Benefit Row, Suit Says
• Eatery's Insurer Says Cargill Owes For Latex Burger Death
• Swiss Insurer Says IRS' Bid To Toss $38M Suit Is Repetitive
• White House Must Wait To Appeal House Standing In ACA Suit
• Texas Attys Win $2.2M Jury Verdict In Tiff Over Compensation
• UniCare Asks 6th Circ. To Rehear Ex-Ford Worker's ERISA Suit
• Travelers Left Holding The Bag For Stolen Liquor Worth $1M
• A Guide To Navigating The International Commercial Terms
• OPINION: The Bitter Pill Of Competition Within Large Law
• In Congress: Highway Funding, Debt Ceiling, Clinton
• 5th Circ. Sticks By Ruling In $3.3M Exxon Coverage Row
• White House Says DC Circ. Must Review Standing In ACA Case
• State Farm Can't Keep Katrina Billing Suit On Hold, Judge Says
• NY Care Centers To Clarify Fees Under 'Surprise Bill Law'
• JPMorgan Settles Out Of MassMutual's $2B RMBS Row
• Europe, Migrants And The Perils Of The Sea
• Sens. Call For Enforcement Of Mental Health Parity Law
• Insurance Regulators Advance Data Privacy 'Bill Of Rights'
• Greenwich Insurance Beats $4M Fuel Leak Claim At 2nd Circ.
• Texas Case Could Limit Appellate Power To Nix New Trials
• Sears Forced To Supply Withheld Discovery In Dryer Fire Row
• The Embedded Financial Planning Risk — Fiduciary Liability
• Fla. High Court Overturns Medicaid Ruling For State Farm
• Excess Insurer Says It's Not Yet On Hook In Water Main Break
• Pa. Justices Deny Appeal In Cigna Excess Insurer Fight
• Contract Renewal Can't Dramatically Alter Terms: 3rd Circ.
• Oil Rig Suit Coverage Void or Excluded, Insurer Tells 5th Circ.
• Travelers, Policyholder Spar Over Defamation Suit Coverage
• Insurer Owes Fees Despite Fraud Finding, Fla. Court Says
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• Calif. Could Redefine 'Use' Of A Vehicle In Auto Coverage
• Auto Insurance Co. Affirmative Hits Ch. 11
• Cutting The Long-Tail: UK Vs. US Insurance Insolvencies
• Coventry Boss Insists AIG Was Not His 'Business Partner'
• Insurer Must Cover Apparel Co. In Copyright Battle
• No Damages On Barbershop's Ike Claim, Texas Court Affirms
• Odyssey Prevails in $2.7M Reinsurance Breach Claim Suit
• La. Judge Orders Attys To Testify In Medicaid Contract Suit
• AIG Unit Accused Of Firing 'Dinosaurs' Will Mediate Bias Suit
• Kaiser Cuts Corners On Vital Mental Health Care, Suit Says
• Some Parents Settle Aetna Kids' Mental Health Benefits Suit
• NJ Supreme Court Tackles Late Notice In Insurance Row
• Sedgwick Adds Ex-Locke Lord Privacy Co-Chair
• 3 Questions When Picking Business Interruption Insurance
• Nomura Presses 2nd Circ. For RMBS Coverage From Federal
• Texas High Court Takes On Challenge To New-Trial Reviews
• US Fire Must Pay Trinity $2.5M For Asbestos Coverage
• Insurer Refuses To Cover Workout Supplement Injury Suits
• John Hancock Sued Over Long-Term Care Coverage
• Insurer Fights To Keep Fondue Pot Payout Suit Alive
• Continental's Limits Capped For BorgWarner Asbestos Claims
• Resort Developer Seeks Ruling On Nat'l Union Policy Limits
• Insurer Tells Texas High Court Tenants Can Bear Risk
• NJ Watchdog Digging Into Horizon's Tiered Plans
• Deals Rumor Mill: SanDisk, Ferrari, China Reinsurance
• Supreme Court Refuses To Halt Fla. Judge's Removal
• Supreme Court Passes On UnitedHealth's ERISA Question
• Insurers Won't Pay Wal-Mart's 'Excessive' Tracy Morgan Deal
• 2nd Circ. Filed-Rate Insurance Decision Is In The Minority
• AIG Says Cosby Defamation Claims Clearly Not Covered
• Lessons From Hawaii's Trailblazing ACA 1332 Waiver Proposal
• Poultry Co. Wins Coverage From Lloyd's In $14M Closure Row
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• Pro Hockey Player Says Insurers Must Pay For Blinded Eye
• Chartis Unit Must Pay $25M For Economic Loss From Flood
• Builder Can't Amend Deal To Revive Insurer's Liability
• Jerry's Enterprises Asks 8th Circ. To Hear Insurance Row
• Carlton Fields Nabs Ex-Locke Lord Attys For Insurance Team
• Phishing For Coverage: When Is Fraud A 'Computer Fraud'?
• Cigna Agrees To End Controversial HIV/AIDS Drug Program
• Insurance Risks Posed By New French Class Action Model
• Obama Signs ACA Tweak To Aid 'Small Employers' With Costs
• Fla. Personal Injury Law Caps Unclear, 11th Circ. Hears
• Railway Co., Insurer Reach $3M Deal Over Derailment
• Flooring Co. Can't Quash Insurer's Coverage Suit In Texas
• Centene Sues Shareholder For Bucking Del. Forum Selection
• USHealth Facing Class Action Over Fax Ads Without Opt-Outs
• Travelers Unit Sues Reinsurer For $8M In Asbestos Coverage
• White House Dragging Heels On ACA Case, GOP Charges
• Travelers Too Late To Pick Centex Defense, Court Says
• Waiving The Right To Appraisal Just Got Easier In Texas
• Horizon Policyholders Seek Revival Of Data Breach Suit
• Aaron's Franchisee Not Covered In 'Harassing' Call Suit
• Insurer Says Revised Cert. Bid Defines A Whole New Class
• Insurer's Late Checks Nix Fatal Crash Deal, 11th Circ. Told
• State Farm Defeats Pa. Doctor's Defamation Claims
• Tesco Hit With Securities Suit Over $500M Overstatement
• 5th Circ. Won't Wade Into $185M Petrobras Chain Defect Row
• Gay Son's Marriage Wasn't Legal When He Died, Mom Argues
• Shepherding Insurers Through The Mediation Process
• $109M PHH Fine Is Stretch Of Power, Chamber Tells DC Circ.
• Anderson Kill Fights Ex-Client's $30M Employee Insurance Suit
• Lexington Tells 2nd Circ. Collapsed Home Not Covered
• Attys Not Covered For Sanctions, Insurer Tells 11th Circ.
• Akin Gump Nabs Seasoned Stroock Trial Attorney In Calif.
• Freight Carrier Says Insurance Broker Left It Hanging
• Tenn. High Court Grants $16M Tax Refunds To Insurers
• Mass. 'Discovery Rule' Doesn't Revive Water Damage Suit
• Chiropractic Clinics Tried To Defraud Geico, Suit Says
• Retired Union Rep's Vote Voids Benefits Award, Airline Says
• 5th Circ. Shouldn't Rehear Toe Implant Fight, Patient Says
• UK Banks And Insurers Face New Whistleblower Rules
• Nontraditional Lenders Rush In Where Banks Retreat
• UPMC Says It Can End Highmark Medicare Coverage
• 11th Circ. Lets Insurer Off The Hook In Real Estate Row
• US Fire Freed From $10M Madoff Coverage On Appeal
• Zurich Pushes Exclusions For Pipeline Worker's Injuries
• Attys Billed $3M Extra In Asbestos Suits, Insurer Says
• BCBS Blasts 'Hyperbolic' Reply To Its Carlton Fields DQ Bid
• Mold Covered By Texas Co.'s Liability Policy, Ill. Court Says
• Perils Of Ignoring Supply Contract Insurance Provisions
• 5 Things Clients Never Tell Their Lawyers
• Excellus Breach: Encryption Cannot Always Save The Day
• Oil Rig Salvage Cos. Defend Injury Coverage At 5th Circ.
• Ex-NFLer Says Retirement Plan Delayed Concussion Benefits
• NJ Senators Call For AG Probe Of Horizon Tiered Plans
• Prudential Hit With Contract Suit Over New $444M NJ Tower
• USAA Skimped On MedPay Reimbursements, Class Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Defect Notice Case May Curb Out-Of-Court Deals
• New MetLife Debt Fund Lends $86M To Cypress For Minn. Mall
• Title Insurers Accused Of Price-Fixing Scheme In Georgia
• BNY Mellon Can't Dodge RMBS Suit Over Loan Docs
• Contractor Can't Duck Insurer's Suit In Navy Software Row
• Reed Smith Adds Gardere Insurance Recovery Duo In Houston
• WolfBlock Insurer Not Liable For Ex-Partner's Severance Pay
• Name Game: Designating Lenders For A Loss Payee Clause
• Aetna Seeks Sanctions Over Counterclaim In $120M Fraud Suit
• FBOP Argues It Isn't Subject To Pension Agency's Claims
• Apt. Building's Owner Forged Invoices After Fire, Insurer Says
• WTC Lease Holders Ask 2nd Circ. For 9/11 Rebuilding Costs
• Lumber Liquidators Pushes To Move Insurance Row To Wis.
• 6th Circ. Revives Ex-Ford Worker's Denied Disability Suit
• HCA Hospitals Claim Aetna Owes $16.4M In ER Payments
• 11th Circ. Urged To Get Fla. Court's Input On Defect Notices
• Insurer Refuses Coverage For USPlabs In Diet Pill Suits
• Liberty Says Texas Law Applies In Sinkhole Suit
• Jury Says Insurance Co. Can't Pin Fire On Combine Maker
• 5th Circ. Revives Veterinary Insurance Antitrust Suit
• 5 Firms Work On UK REIT's Financing Deals Worth $1.4B
• BB&T Enters Specialist Insurance Broking Partnership
• Sens. Introduce Bill To Protect Medicare Advantage Plans
• Solving Sovereign Immunity Issues In Reinsurance Disputes
• Geico Suit Over Kickbacks Paused For Ringleader Sentencing
• Hartford Spared From Covering Karlin Fleisher In Wage Suit
• In Split Decision, 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Contraception Row
• Givaudan Renews Bid For Pollution Defense Costs
• Geico Loses 11th Circ. Rehearing Bid In Bad Faith Case
• Insurer Says Gym Isn't Covered For Nude Taping Suits
• 7th Circ. Says Blue Cross Docs Aren't ERISA Beneficiaries
• Texas Windstorm MDL Must Cut Off Tagalongs, Panel Told
• $143M Seattle Tunnel Digger Row Belongs In NY, Insurers Say
• Excess Insurers Off Hook For PIP Underpayment Claims
• Bill To Keep ACA 'Small Employer' Limit Goes To President
• Elamex Says Insurer Should Pay $11M After Facility Fire
• A Cyberattack Survival Guide For Policyholders
• Urban Outfitters Looks To Force Insurers To Cover IP Suits
• Fla. Mayor Urges Town To Sue Insurer For His Atty Fees
• Heinz Wins Access To Starr Policies In Baby Food Suit
• DOJ Asks High Court To Resolve ACA Birth Control Split
• High Court To Hear Appeal Over Trust Citizenship Standards
• Using The Unfortunate Event Test For NY Insurance Claims