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Insurance - November, 2015

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• UPMC Can't End Highmark Medicare Contracts: Pa. High Court
• Fed Keeps Flexibility Despite New Bailout Limits
• Flooding Threat Not Direct Physical Loss, Judge Rules
• 9th Circ. Remands Jailed City Official's Coverage Suit
• 10th Circ. Affirms Insurers' Win In Asbestos Coverage Row
• Actavis Says Travelers Owes Defense In Opioid Abuse Suits
• NY Court Draws Right Conclusion In Employer Insurance Case
• Quest Escapes Antitrust Class Action
• Texas AG, Others Support Obamacare Tax Row In High Court
• Land O'Lakes' Whey Suit Not About Negligence, Insurers Say
• Aetna Pushes For Sanctions In Surgery Center Kickback Suit
• Feds Expect $30M From FCA Deals With Fla. Pharmacies
• Calif. City Loses Appeal Of Insurance Coverage Dispute
• The MVPs Of Insurance Law
• Insurer Says 2nd Circ. Ruling Undoes UPI Unit's Coverage Win
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• The Dangerous Secrets Your Client Is Keeping From You
• O'Quinn Says Insurer's Win In Billing Suit Flouts Rulings
• A Rare Insurance Defendant Class Action In Ohio
• R&Q Fights Transfer Of $8M Asbestos Reinsurance Dispute
• NJ High Court To Consider Insurance Fraud Standard
• PHH Blasts CFPB At DC Circ. Over $109M Retroactive Sanction
• EU Unveils Deposit Insurance Plan For Eurozone
• UnitedHealth Plan Reaches Settlement In ERISA Suit
• Customers Tell 6th Circ. They Have Standing In Breach Suit
• Travelers Says Insurer's Bad Faith Led To $36M Verdict
• Travelers On The Hook For Va. Policyholder's Defamation Suit
• Anthem Says Data Breach MDL Should Be Tossed
• Swiss Re Unit Says Firm Can't Move Asbestos Overcharge Suit
• Spirit Tells 6th Circ. Arbitrator Steamrolled Health Row
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• Avoiding Gamesmanship In Appointing Appraisal Umpires
• Justices Asked To Flip FCA Intent Ruling In State Farm Case
• CalPERS Policyholders Near Cert. In Rate Bump Row
• Cox Not Owed Coverage In User Piracy Suit, Insurer Says
• Insurer's $1M Award To End 16-Year Contract Dispute
• Blue Cross Entities Want Out Of Anthem Data Breach MDL
• La. Law Applies In $80M Sinkhole Coverage Row, Judge Says
• Insurer Owes $2.5M In Hog Farm Nuisance Suit, Court Affirms
• Brazil Megabanks Seek To Delay IRB-Brasil IPO
• Tilton's Patriarch Seeks To Push Investment Fund Into Ch. 11
• Resort Owner Says Atty's Media Interview Justifies DQ Bid
• Pa. Court Affirms Malpractice Insurer's $4.2M Coverage Denial
• PNC Denied New Trial After $390M Funeral Scam Award
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Revival Of $8.8M Coverage Battle
• Class Counsel Fees Getting 'Intense Judicial Scrutiny'
• Zigzag On Zeig: When Is Exhaustion Really Exhaustion?
• Developer Evergrande Joins Insurance Biz With $615M Deal
• Is The Risk Of Director Liability Really A 'Myth'?
• Eli Lilly Brazil Unit Not Covered In Tort Suits, Insurer Says
• Texas Doctor Petitions Supreme Court To Hear His ACA Suit
• Vt. Urges High Court To Overturn ERISA Preemption Finding
• 5th Circ. Sends Deepwater Insurance Query To Texas Justices
• MetLife's SIFI Battle Being Waged In Secret, Advocate Says
• Builder's Pact Doesn't Nix Insurer Liability, Ore. Justices Say
• Texas Justices Avoid Excess Coverage Fight In Oil Cleanup
• Army Contractor Sued Over Insurer Deal In $351M Loan
• Insurance Row In NJ Shooting Hinged On Policy Language
• EU Moves To Bring More Private Capital To Infrastructure
• 5 Important Insurance Rulings You May Have Missed
• New NYC Traffic Laws May Affect Future Civil Litigation
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• State Statutes May Stymie Arbitration Of R&W Disputes
• NJ Hospitals Sue Over Approval Of Horizon's Tiered Coverage
• Two Insurers Off Hook In Deadly Wastewater Explosion Suit
• 5 Key Issues As UnitedHealth Mulls ACA Exit
• Lloyd's Freed From Covering LifeLock For False Ad Suits
• Coverage Suit Flop Not On Anderson Kill, NY Court Affirms
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• Oregon Agency Immune To Oracle Copyright Suit, Judge Says
• Yahoo Wins Refund In Fight With Insurer Over NCAA Contest
• Ex-FIFA Official Seeks Defense Costs In Corruption Probe
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, Cosco Group, Towers Watson
• 6th Circ. Flips Maxum Win Over Insurance Fraud Coverage
• Insurer Slams Railway Company's Coverage Claims
• NY Insurance Law 3420(d)(2) Is Strictly Enforced
• German Insurer Scores Win In Ford Coverage Fight
• Bikram, Insurers Spar Over Coverage For Rape Cover-Up Suit
• San Diego Settles Decades-Old, $136M Business Park Dispute
• Skelos Son Had 'Blowout' With Boss Questioning His Hours
• Fla. Court Flips Condo Complex's Win Against State Farm
• Court Changes Conflicting Judgment In Coverage Spat
• Gibbons Gov't Affairs Chief Takes VP Role With Horizon
• The 100 Law Firms With The Most Insurance Partners
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lyft, Tencent Holdings, Towers Watson
• Continental Wants Defunct Metal Co.'s Coverage Suit Nixed
• Ex-City Officer Not Covered For Taxpayer Suit, 2nd Circ. Says
• Zurich Settles With Oil Drilling Co. Over Fire Coverage
• A Little-Known Powerful Tool To Fight Calif. Insurance Fraud
• Judge Finalizes Jury Orders In Heinz, Starr Insurance Suit
• The 10 Mightiest Insurance Practice Groups
• Roig Adds Ex-Wicker Smith Insurance Litigator In Florida
• 7 More Sentenced In $126M Florida Health Care Fraud
• Insurer Can't Nix Suit Over Illegal Wheat Seed Sale
• 3rd Circ. Sends $26M Healthfirst Repayment Row To NJ Court
• MTA Wants $20M Sandy Coverage Row Arbitrated In UK
• Millennium Labs Defends $5M HIPAA Coverage Ruling
• NJ Justices Will Mull Givaudan Win In Policy Assignment Row
• Insurance MVP: Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Roger Warin
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Insurer's Appeal In $3M Crash Row
• Automotive Recall Costs In The Spotlight
• Insurer Escapes Texas Oil Well Blowout Coverage Row
• House Backs Limits On Fannie And Freddie CEO Pay
• ING Customers Win Partial Class Cert. In Fraud Suit
• BofA Aims To Nix $600M Ambac Row Over Countrywide MBS
• Law360's 2015 Practice Group Partner Rankings
• Insurance MVP: Shernoff Bidart's Michael Bidart
• As Self-Insured, Grocer Settled Claim On Time, 1st Circ. Says
• 9/11 Families, Insurers Seek Billions From Iran
• Blue Cross Must Cover In-School Autism Care, Pa. Judges Say
• Wood Smith Wants Out Of Enviro Suit Over Spat With Client
• Justices Won't Scrutinize ERISA Suits Against Claims Admins
• NY Cybersecurity Rules Expand Banks' Compliance Woes
• Insurance Benefit Assignment To Contractors: Not In Texas
• AIG Can't Escape Defending Cosby In Defamation Suits
• Insurance MVP: Pillsbury's Joseph Jean
• Ex-War Zone Workers Ask Justices To Hear $2B Benefits Suit
• Insurer's $154M Plane Fire Suit 26 Years Late, Court Says
• EEOC Dodges Timeliness Defense In Wellness Program Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Airs Doubts On Health Insurer Tie-Ups
• Chartis Unit Seeks To Appeal $25M Flood Payment Order
• Insurer Urges Pa. Judge To Bar Sandusky Claim Coverage
• Real Estate Rumors: NY Life, Paragon, Miami Warehouses
• Doc Says Arbitration Group Falsely Advertises 'Neutral' Judges
• Starr's Bid To Void Heinz Policy Must Go To Jury, Court Says
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• Blocking Medical Expense Claims Just Got Harder In Fla.
• Fla. Man Gets 30 Months For Role In $126M Health Fraud
• UPMC, Highmark Agree To Terms Over In-Network Access
• Insurers Needn't Defend In Condo Defect Suit, Court Says
• Insurer Must Pay $7M In Wrongful Death Deal, Court Affirms
• Judge Opts Out Of Class In Insurance Data Breach Suit
• Sava Execs Not Sued As Nursing Home Officers, Insurer Says
• Ex-NYPD Commish Says Companies Must Up Cyber Defenses
• Insurance MVP: Latham & Watkins' John Wilson
• 4 Tips For Coverage Counsel To Avoid Malpractice Claims
• DOJ Must Block Health Insurance Mergers, AMA Says
• 10 D&O Insurance Mistakes: A Securities Litigator's View
• Gutted Asbestos Firm Wants $3M Swiss Re Fees Suit Moved
• Laminate Flooring And Chinese Drywall: Where Are We Now?
• Ky. Clerk's Marriage Ban Doesn't Break Law, 6th Circ. Told
• Insurer Wants To Nix $2M Order In Defective Repair Suit
• Insurance MVP: Kasowitz Benson's Robin Cohen
• CORRECTED: Court Reverses $8M Silica Jury Verdict Against Travelers
• Wilson Elser Nabs 11 Lewis Brisbois Attys In Texas
• Blue Shield Sues Former Exec Over Divulged Secrets
• Fixing Coverage Bid Not Broker's Job, Ill. Court Affirms
• Heinz Says It Did Not Mislead Insurer On Recall History
• Minn. Construction Contractor Indicted On Fraud Charges
• Antonelli Insurer Says It Owes Only $5M In Malpractice Suit
• SEC Says Ponzi Scheme Used Jobs Act Rules To Raise $20M
• NY Outlines Coming Bank, Insurer Cybersecurity Rules
• 3 Pressing Challenges For Personalized Medicine
• What Industry Thinks Of The Cybersecurity Bill Of Rights
• Boeing Gets Nod For ERISA Settlement Over Autism Benefits
• US Fire Fights Atty Fees In $2.5M Asbestos Coverage Suit
• ACE Reaches Settlement In $5.2M Lease Transfer Suit
• Insurance MVPs: Barnes' Andy Detherage, Charlie Edwards
• Allstate Inspectors Urge Revival Of Wage Class Cert. Bid
• Tribal Health Plan Lacks Immunity In ERISA Row, Judge Says
• Nationstar Shells Out $76M To End Collusion Class Action
• Condo Complex Not Covered For Aesthetic Fixes, Court Says
• Chinese Insurer Inks $1.56B Deal For Fidelity & Guaranty Life
• Homeowners Can't Recover Ike Losses Twice, 5th Circ. Says
• Columbia Dismissed From Bard Pelvic Mesh Coverage Suit
• Kleinbard, Fox Rothschild Fight Sanctions In $13M Trust Row
• German Insurer Says Baxter Docs Not Privileged Under Ill. Law
• Highmark Wants Arbitration For Ex-CEO's Termination Suit
• Ky. Gov.-Elect To Drop Clerk Names From Marriage Licenses
• High Court Won't Hear Exec's Appeal Of Nixed $3.8M Award
• Full Medical Bills Allowed Before A Calif. Jury, Again
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• Residents Say Louisiana Law Proper For $80M Sinkhole Suit
• 'Fellow Employee' Clause Doesn't Bar Claim, 11th Circ. Says
• MF Global Execs Lose Bid For Extension Of E&O Coverage
• NJ Backs Toss Of Insurer's Suit Over Job Site Injury
• Lloyd's Owes $9M For Damaged Warhol, Art Foundation Says
• State Farm Says Stay In Katrina FCA Suit Should Remain
• IRS Can't Revise Defense In $4M Trust Fight, Taxpayer Says
• W.Va. Appeals Ruling It Can't Sue Feds Over ACA Rule Fix
• USPS Immune From Insurer's Asbestos Suit, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Whistleblower Too Late On Humana FCA Claims, Court Told
• 5th Circ. Will Rehear Stryker Toe Implant Fight
• Chubb Insurance Sued Over Sandy Condo Damage In NJ
• Policyholders Slam CareFirst's Bid To Nix Data Breach Suit
• Aetna Says Texas Hospital Already Has $120M RICO Suit Docs
• 6th Circ. Says Ky. Clerk Must Keep Issuing Marriage Licenses
• CFPB Calls $109M Kickback Penalty A Needed Deterrent
• High Court To Review ACA Birth Control Opt-Out
• Natural Disasters In Latin America: Reinsurance Issues
• Jailed City Official Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Coverage Suit
• US Fire Can't Douse Trinity's $2.5M Asbestos Coverage Costs
• NJ Justices Weigh Edge For Builders In Defect Coverage Suits
• Insurer Pokes Holes In Urban Outfitters' IP Coverage Suit
• Pa. Justices To Mull If Policy Exclusions Trump Other Triggers
• Morgan Lewis, Weil, Simpson Guide Asset Manager Tie-Up
• Jones Day Picks Up Ex-Orrick Cyber Insurance Pro
• Dish Can't Derail AIG Unit's Bid To Dodge TCPA Coverage
• Whey Co. Execs Fight For Coverage In Land O'Lakes Urea Row
• BancInsure Asks 9th Circ. To Follow 10th, Overturn FDIC Suit
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Insurer Win In Sausage Co. Coverage Row
• Special Insurance Coverage Issues For Gov't Contractors
• When A Cyberattack Has A Physical Impact
• 3 Ways To Attack Pleadings In Texas State Court
• Ky. Clerk Slams Judge's Contempt Order At 6th Circ.
• Farmers Hit With Class Action Saying Wage Abuses Continue
• Tressler Adds Employment, Insurance Pros In LA
• Homeowners Fight Separate Trials Bid In Window Defect Suit
• Sugar Farmers Seek Victory In Pesticide Damage Coverage
• Trade Groups Back Insurer In 11th Circ. Presuit Notice Row
• NJ High Court Tackles Condo Damage Coverage Query
• Texas Justices Weigh Court Power To Grant New Trials
• Lion Oil Wins $72M Jury Verdict In Exxon Spill Coverage Row
• Insurer Can't Invoke Employer Exclusion In Injury Spat
• Appeals Court Agrees Former Judge's Slander Suit Was Sham
• Insurer Escapes Roof Fall Claims At 2nd Circ.
• Clinic Owner In Fla. Fraud Scheme Says He's 'Least Culpable'
• Insurer Maintains That Policy Doesn't Cover Guard's Theft
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• Stipulated Judgments To Set Up Insurers — Not In Calif.
• BigLaw Eyes Benefits Cuts Amid 'Cadillac' Tax Wrangling
• Texas Hospital Wants Aetna Sanctioned In $120M RICO Suit
• Black & Veatch Says Defects At Power Plants Are Covered
• Utica Slams Reinsurer's Bid To Dodge $5.7M Asbestos Suit
• Insurers Can't Revive Exclusion In $80M Exxon Oil Spill Row
• Insurer Suit Needn't Wait For Robbery Row, 11th Circ. Told
• T-Mobile To Pay $4.2M To Settle Phone Insurance Suit
• Dairy Co. Not Covered For Faulty Protein Drink Batch
• House Duels Over Reasons Behind ACA Co-Op Failures
• Miami Atty Settles Chopper Crash Conspiracy Suit
• Insurer Dodges Defense In Worker's $10M Garbage Fire Suit
• Insurer Says Forgery Not Theft In Petroleum Loss Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $1M Cap On Broker's Liability Coverage
• Wal-Mart Wants Tracy Morgan Insurance Spat In Fed. Court
• Insurer Slams Ski Resort Developer's Bid For More Coverage
• Lakers TCPA Suit Covered Despite Exclusion, 9th Circ. Told
• Strategies For Law Firms Leaping Into Latin America
• Adapting 'Professional Services' For The 21st Century
• Lion Oil Wins Policy Limit Bout In $80M Exxon Rupture Row
• Erie Needn't Contribute To $1M Construction Injury Deal
• BB&T, Assurant Unit Look To Void Premium Kickback Suit
• CMS Pressed On 'Creative Accounting' At ACA Co-Ops
• Insurers Can't Shake Window Defect Coverage Suit
• Insurers Seek Judgment In $80M Exxon Rupture Suit
• In $55M Suit, Judge Says Insurer Owes Builder At Least $2M
• Robbery Not Covered By Businessman's Policy, Court Says
• UnitedHealth Hit With ERISA Suit Over Insurance Nonpayments
• Mich. Court Says Online Services Exempt From Use Tax
• Braverman Kaskey Used Ex-Client's Info Against Him: Suit
• Iowa Man Takes Obamacare Tax Challenge to Supreme Court
• Debevoise & Plimpton Slashes Associate Health Benefits
• Heinz Insurer Faces Higher Bar To Show Silence Was Fraud
• Blue Shield Faces Suit In Calif. Over Hep C Drug Denials
• $25M Punitive Damages For Poisoning Excluded, Insurers Say
• Fla. Agencies Say Uber Suits Should Be Tossed
• How To Navigate The Cloudy Skies Of Drone Insurance
• Union Says GM Is Cheating Retirees Out Of $95M In Benefits
• Loss Accrued Vs. Occurred In Mass. Fire Insurance Policies
• Using Information Graphics Effectively In The Courtroom
• In Congress: Default Averted, A Return To The 'Typical'