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Insurance - March, 2016

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• OPM To Draw Breach Reporting Lines For Health Insurers
• Medical Alert Co. Gets Exclusion Axed From Coverage Spat
• Sedgwick Adds Insurance Litigator As Partner In Austin
• Judge Upholds Lubrizol's Bad-Faith Win In Pollution Trial
• SEC Approves ETF's Plan To Buy Up Insurer, Broker Shares
• Criminal Case Halts USPLabs Coverage Fight, Magistrate Says
• Treasury Floats New Regs For Terrorism Risk Insurance
• Allied, Amco Needn't Cover Faulty Window Deal, Judge Says
• Primary Insurer Must Cover $8M Defense Costs, 6th Circ. Told
• Cozen O'Connor Insurance Expert Joins Crowell & Moring
• AIG Spinoff United Guaranty Files $100M IPO
• Must Insureds Attend Examinations Under Oath Alone?
• Understanding Loan Assumption Math Without Going Mad
• Shifting The Law Firm Business Development Paradigm
• Ex-Reilly Pozner Attys Sue Over Firings After $390M Win
• Insurer Must Defend E-Cig Co. In Trademark Spat, Judge Says
• Pa. Justices Take Up Fiduciary-Duty Suit Against Ameriprise
• Pa. Justices Won't Revive $3.3M Malpractice Verdict
• 8th Circ. Won't Rehear Anheuser Unit's Mold Coverage Row
• Tyco Wants Directed Verdict In Insurer's $60M Heist Suit
• Travelers Can't Appeal But Can Sue In Asbestos Coverage Row
• Zurich Denied Win On Sandy Building Delay Loss Coverage
• MetLife Ruling Could Bring Big Changes To SIFI Process
• Insurer Can't Ditch Contractor's Defense In Toxic Dust Suit
• Coverage Suit Over Edible Arrangements IP Row Survives
• Travelers Unit Gets Asbestos Insurance Row Sent To Pa.
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Ex-NFLer, Retirement Board Settle Concussion Benefits Row
• Petroterminal Must Repay $2M Defense Costs, 2nd Circ. Told
• Nonprofit Says Travelers Wrong On Asbestos Exclusion
• Barclays Settles MassMutual Suit Over $175M RMBS Buy
• Highmark, Ex-CEO Settle $32M Firing Suit
• Without Compromise, ACA Contraceptive Row May End In Tie
• NY Pharmacist Cops To $150M Black Market HIV Meds Scheme
• More Essential Than Ever: Insurance In Food Co. M&A
• Judge Removes MetLife's SIFI Tag
• New Clarity On FCA Public Disclosure Bar For Whistleblowers
• Insurer Seeks To Escape IT Co.'s $2M Fraud Coverage Suit
• Calif. Insurance Commish Wary Of Anthem-Cigna Merger
• Asbestos Reinsurance Ruling Hurts Industry, 2nd Circ. Told
• 3M Tells 8th Circ. It's Owed Coverage For Ponzi Losses
• Asbestos Coverage Must Be Prorated, NY Justices Hear
• Thompson Coe Grows Aviation And Aerospace Practice
• Insurance Broker Ducks NJ Metal Yard's Contract Suit
• Ace Needn't Defend Dish In TCPA Suits, Judge Says
• Justices Float ACA Birth Control Compromise
• How Insurers Can Strengthen Agreements With Retailers
• AIG Can Add New Cosby Defamation Claims In Coverage Row
• NY Justices To Consider Complex Asbestos Coverage Issues
• Bankers Groups Urge 8th Circ. To Nix $390M Jury Verdict
• Insurer Wins $63M Coverage Fight Over Architecture Firm's IP
• Clark & Fox Adds 5 Insurance Attys From Abrams Gorelick
• Blinded Hockey Player Says Broker Liable In Coverage Row
• Insurer Says Broker Bears Blame In Cybersecurity Policy Row
• Insurer Seeks Win In Antonelli Malpractice Coverage Suit
• 5 Tips For Insurance Due Diligence In Project Finance
• Loopholes In FinCEN's Luxury Real Estate Rules
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• US Says It's Not Delaying Insurers' Oil Spill Cleanup Claims
• 5th Circ. Affirms Insurer's Loss Over Sunken Ship Costs
• Demand For Cyberinsurance Steadily Growing, Marsh Says
• Aviation Firms Say Insurer's Fraud Suit Died In Canada
• ACA Contraception Suit Threatens Insurance System, Feds Say
• Gender Surgery Bias Suit Should Stay Alive, Court Told
• Food Co. Wins Coverage From Hanover In Smoked Fish IP Row
• Insurers Can't Win Defense Reimbursements In Alaska
• Insurer Says Plaintiff In 1 Case Must Be Defendant In Other
• Diminished Value Claims Under Ga. Homeowners Insurance
• The Impact Of Scalia's Vacancy On 5th Circ. Cases
• Starr Drops $38M Tax Refund Claim In Revamped Suit
• Yahoo Gets $550K Refund In NCAA Contest Row, Judge Says
• Urban Outfitters Wants Insurer Out Of Tribal Trademark Case
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rethink Letting Insurer Out Of IP Battle
• Insurer Asks 7th Circ. To Affirm Karlin Fleisher Wage Row Win
• Travelers Owes For Lacrosse Death Defense, 6th Circ. Told
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Aetna Late Payment Suit
• 8th Circ. Revives Well Fargo Investors' ERISA Fiduciary Claim
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Owes All Of Mont. Builder's Suit Costs
• Kaufman Dolowich Nabs Liability Pro From Lewis Brisbois
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Ex-Silverton Directors Win Defense Costs In $71M FDIC SuIt
• Fla. Jury Says Construction Co. Covered For Condo Damage
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• Hueston Hennigan DQ'd From Calif. RICO Suit Against Doctors
• Ex-CEO Urges 2nd Circ. To Rehear Denial Of Coverage
• 6th Circ. Reverses Appraisal Ruling In Apartment Damage Suit
• Thompson Coburn Adds Ex-Wilson Elser Cybersecurity Pro
• 11th Circ. Urged To Rethink Yacht Coverage Bad Faith Ruling
• Pa. Accounting Firm Blocking Deal With PwC, Insurer Says
• 7th Circ. Shores Up Fee Exclusions In Malpractice Insurance
• 4th Circ. Weighs Cyber Coverage Under Traditional Insurance
• Demystifying The Attorney-Client Privilege
• Sewage Odor Suit Excluded From Coverage, SC Court Says
• 5th Circ. Hands Insurer Win In Crane Crash Coverage Suit
• High Court Appears Deadlocked On ACA Birth Control Row
• 9th Circ. Grills Allstate On Cash Offer To End Class Action
• Storage Co. Must Face Suit Over Spoiled Goods In Sandy
• Travelers' Asbestos Exclusion Is Unenforceable, 3rd Circ. Told
• Centene Wins Calif. Approval Of $6.8B Health Net Purchase
• 5th Circ. Backs Insurer In Hurricane Isaac Deductible Spat
• Cyberinsurance Can Strengthen Data Security, House Hears
• Real Estate Rumors: Generali, Fairfield, F5 Networks
• When The Cost Of Inheriting Property Far Exceeds Its Value
• Insurers Must Brace For New Corp. Governance Disclosures
• Insurer Blames Tyco Security For $60M Eli Lilly Drug Heist
• Anthem Hits Express Scripts With $15B Suit Over Pricing
• Fla. Bar Referee Recommends Disbarment For Ex-Judge
• Reed Smith Can't Have Info In Fire Fight, Ex-Client Argues
• 7th Circ. Says Insurer Doesn't Have To Cover Law Firm Fees
• High Court Won't Hear ERISA Deadline Extension Appeal
• Insurer Can Rescind Recycling Co.'s Policies, 9th Circ. Told
• Insurance Scheme Isn't Fraud, Convicted Broker Tells Justices
• Insurer Slams Bid For $63M In Copyright Dispute
• Shannen Doherty Sues Accountants For Alleged Impersonation
• 1st Circ. Urged To Order PR Court To Recognize Obergefell
• Insurer Must Face Hospital's $6.5M Coverage Bid, Judge Says
• 4 Types Of Evidence To Bolster Your Bad Faith Case
• Supreme Court Won't Hear AIG Equity Unit Class Action
• Lead Paint Injury Is Excluded Pollution, Ga. Justices Say
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• Investment Trusts Must Trust Their Members' Citizenships
• Trial Pros: Orrick's Steve Foresta
• Starwood Accepts Sweetened $13.6B Marriott Offer
• FDIC Wins Coverage Of $71M Suit Against Silverton Execs
• NICO Says Brazilian Steel Co. Won't Cooperate In Mediation
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• Highmark Calls Rate Info Requests A Burden In Antitrust Fight
• Insurers' Move To Keep Documents Is Off Track, Amtrak Says
• Starwood To Drop Marriott Deal In Favor Of $13.2B Offer
• 9th Circ. Affirms Win For Olin In Corrosion Coverage Row
• Insurer Wants Coverage Row Halted Until FCA Suit Ends
• 5th Circ. Asked To Sink $400M Suit Over Marine Chain
• Stradley Ronon Lands Former Pa. Insurance Dept. Official
• Insurer Can't Split Bitcoin Processor's Coverage Suit Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Cape Advisors, Prudential, 601W
• The Uncertainty Of Remand In Texas
• LeClairRyan Adds 7 Litigators To Boston Office
• Apache Asks 5th Circ. To Affirm $1.5M Fraud Coverage
• EC Says Insurers Don't Need Antitrust Exemption Anymore
• AIG Fights Farm Firm's Counterclaims In Coverage Dispute
• Arch Lambastes Eli Lilly's Sanctions Bid As 'Desperation'
• CMS' Checks On ACA Subsidy Recipients Weak, GAO Reports
• Mo. Health Organizations Get Regs On ACA Navigators Nixed
• Lowe's Sues Insurance Cos., Firms For Botching Injury Suit
• Insurer Dodges Bad Faith Claims In Sandusky Coverage Row
• Value-Based Reimbursement: The New Norm For Health Care?
• GE Wants Tax Refund On $455M Loss On Insurance Co. Sale
• NY Untangles Unauthorized Insurance Co. Taxation
• Surprise! 'Soft' Insurance Fraud Is Punishable By Prison
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• Fla.'s Residual Insurer Aims To Slow Rising Water-Loss Costs
• Towing Insurance Manager's Negligence Cost $6M, Suit Says
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• Hernia Mesh Maker Seeks Defense In Trade Secrets Fight
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• Insurer Can Recover Water Burn Med Bills After Deal: 5th Circ.
• Greenberg Traurig Woos NY Justice Out Of Retirement
• Fla. Lawmakers' Inaction Leaves Muddy Road For Uber
• Subscribers Win Blue Cross Data In Antitrust MDL
• Insurance Agent Didn't Breach Duty To Builder, ND Court Says
• Aetna Can't Duck Suit Over Canceled HIV Drug Mail Program
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Rachael Kent
• CFIUS Clears China's Anbang's $1.56B Fidelity Buy
• DOL Fiduciary Rule Has Financial Service Cos. In A Flurry
• Real Estate Rumors: Ping An Insurance, Ares, EB-5 Deal
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• Trial Pros: K&L Gates' Thomas Birsic
• Anthem's $15M Deal To End ACA Switch Suits Nears OK
• 11th Circ. Asked To Affirm PIP Claim Coverage Denial
• Insurer Wants 3rd Circ. To End Pa. Mansion Fire Suit
• Omnia Lawsuit Flouts Separation Of Powers, NJ Says
• Data Breach Report Shows Cyberinsurance Not A Cure-All
• Phelps Dunbar Nabs Royston Partner For Houston Team
• Sens. Say HHS Ignored ACA Co-Op Program Red Flags
• Metal Co. Can Appeal Superfund Cleanup Coverage Ruling
• The Netherlands Returns As A Collective Settlement Forum
• Verizon Wrong On Circ. Split In ERISA Suit, Justices Hear
• 6th Circ. Upholds US Bank Win In $2.3B FCA Mortgage Suit
• Jury Awards Import Co. $5M In Warehouse Fire Coverage Row
• High Court Asserts ERISA Preemption, But To What Extent?
• Home Is Where Limited Assignment Of Insurance Benefits Is
• 8th Circ. Won't Revisit Valspar's Benzene Suit Costs
• Email Isn't Legal Lack-Of-Pay Notice In Contract: Mass. Court
• 10th Circ. Flips Insurer's $5M Loss In Apartment Fire Suit
• Insurer Asks Texas Justices For Right Of Appeal Sans Insured
• China MediaExpress Says Insurers Can't Force Arbitration
• UniCare Brings Ex-Ford Worker's ERISA Suit To High Court
• CFIUS Concerns Could Stall Anbang's $12.8B Starwood Play
• Goldberg Segalla Adds 12-Atty Team From Wilson Elser In Fla.
• OneBeacon Owes Payments On 30-Year-Old DDT Deal: Judge
• NJ Doc Who Billed $280K For Fake Appointments Gets 3 Years
• Insurer Shirking Olin's $87M Cleanup Award, 2nd Circ. Told
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• LAX Contractors Drop 9th Circ. Insurance Arbitration Appeal
• Travelers Must Defend Actavis In Painkiller Suits, Court Told
• SEC Fines AIG Units $9.5M Over Excess Mutual Fund Fees
• Urban Outfitters Can't Back Up Coverage Claim, Insurer Says
• Contract Misquoted In 'Pill Mill' Row, 7th Circ. Hears
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Walker Wilcox Adds Insurance Partner To Houston Office
• Navigating The Bermuda Regulatory Landscape For M&A
• Fieldfisher Adds New International Arbitration Partner
• Trial Pros: Blank Rome's Jim Murray
• Life Partners Trustee Says Co. Perpetrated Historic Fraud
• Carlyle Taps $1B Fund For 2 Insurance Acquisitions
• Cyberrisks And Insurance In The Marine Industry
• Small Breaches Cause Big Cyberinsurance Woes: Report
• Firm's Cleanup Indemnity Claims Are Limited, Court Finds
• Genworth Strikes $219M Deal To End Shareholder Suit
• NYC Luxury Condo Sues Insurer Over $2M In Sandy Repairs
• Loss of License, Fines Upheld Against NJ Insurance Fraudster
• Travelers, Actavis Square Off Over Painkiller Suit Coverage
• Sinclair's Bad Faith Claim Allowed In $4.5M Coverage Suit
• Scottish Re Freed From Part Of Investor's $40M Suit
• Insurer Says Owen Gleaton Docs 'Magically Appeared'
• Up In Smoke? Coverage For Medical Marijuana Is Uncertain
• National Indemnity Wins Arbitration Award Despite Bias Claims
• Insurer Off Hook In Hazmat Software IP Battle, 3rd Circ. Says
• Utah Body Shops Don't Show Insurer Conspiracy, Judge Says
• Oil Rig Cos. Urge 5th Circ. To Rehear Coverage Suit
• Unum Group To Pay $46M In Long-Term Care Benefits Row
• Fla. High Court Weighs Clashing State Insurance Laws
• Aon Founder Says He Was Cheated Out Of Mu Sigma Shares
• ConAgra Ducks ERISA Suit Over Autism Therapy Coverage
• Medidata, Insurer Denied Wins In $4.8M Fraud Coverage Suit
• Pop Warner Settles Concussion Suit With Mom Of Dead Player
• IT Firm Questions Role Of Insurer's Atty In $2M Coverage Row
• Law360 Insurance Editorial Advisory Board
• Sinkhole Coverage Limitations Unfair, Fla. Justices Hear
• A Closer Look At Warren Buffett's Letter To Shareholders
• State Farm Homeowners Win Partial Cert. In Lost Value Suit
• Anheuser Unit Urges 8th Circ. To Rehear Mold-Insurance Row
• FDIC, Insurer Ask Court To Reopen $4.5M WaMu Fraud Suit
• Fla. Homeowner Says Court Misapplied Law In Atty Fee Fight
• Ace Wins Appeal In Fight Over Oil Terminal's Sandy Damage
• Insurer Can Bring Fondue Pot Flame Injury Suit, Judge Says
• Clark & Fox Scores Hill Wallack Insurance Pro In NJ
• Excess Insurer Owes Half Of $4M Defect Deal, Liberty Says
• House GOP Investigating Insurers Over ACA Reinsurance Pay
• An Answer To The Insurer Defense Cost Recoupment Question
• Puerto Rico Court Says Gay Marriage Ruling Irrelevant
• Real Estate Rumors: New York AG, Amazon, Steven Rhodes
• Trial Pros: Chamblee Ryan's Bill Chamblee
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• Owen Gleaton Says Late Docs Don't Warrant Sanctions
• Insurer Can't Nix $6.9M Contract Trial Award, Judge Says
• Oracle Sues Feds To Derail Oregon's ACA Exchange Suit
• Class Cert. Denied In Dollar Car Rental Fraud Suit
• Ex-Dickstein Insurance Attys To Anchor Liner LLP's NY Base
• Insurer Needn't Cover Syntax Execs' $26.5M Deal, Court Says
• Sun Life Can't Prove Illegal Insurance Scheme, Court Told
• Fla. Justices Weigh Insolvent Insurers' Sinkhole Coverage
• Doctor Defends Effort To DQ Hueston Hennigan In RICO Suit
• Blue Cross Says $40M Suit About Contract, Not Conspiracy
• Pa. Casino Sues For Punitive Coverage In $5.5M Injury Award
• The Regulatory Impact Of President Obama's Final Year
• 5th Circ. Revives Petrobras' $400M Suit Over Faulty Chain
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Insurer Win In House Collapse Row
• Anthem Seeks To Shed Remaining Claims In Rates MDL
• Lubrizol Gets Bad-Faith Win But No Coverage In Pollution Trial
• CEO's Fraud Charges Not Covered By Policy, 2nd Circ. Says
• Skadden-Led AFG Revives National Interstate Takeover Bid
• High Court Says 'Trust' Citizenship Based On Members
• Couple Can't Revive Canceled Flood Policies, 8th Circ. Says
• Ala. Justices Decry 'Despotic' High Court Gay Marriage Ruling
• 2nd Workers' Comp Insurer Must Also Pay, Mass. Justices Say
• 6th Circ. Ordered To Try Again With Mich. ERISA Plan Tax
• Insurance Co. Asks Court to Nix Transgender Bias Suit
• UK Finance Execs Face Prison For Misdeeds Under New Rules
• Insurer Wants Owen Gleaton Sanctioned Over 'New' Docs
• 3rd Circ. Says Insurers Can't Evade Defense Obligations
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• 7th Circ. Says Clinic's Lies Void $4M Insurance Policy
• US Legal System Will Be Pothole For Autonomous Vehicles
• Justices Uphold Gay Parent's Custody Rights After Breakup
• Trial Pros: Sullivan & Cromwell's Robert Giuffra
• Judges Can't Recall Dismissed Jurors, High Court Told
• Homeowners Say BB&T, Assurant Misreading Kickback Suit
• Towers Watson Investors Seek Appraisal Of $18B Willis Deal
• Texas Doctors Sue Blue Cross Over $19M In Unpaid Claims
• Genworth Investors Continue Push For Class Cert. In IPO Suit
• JPMorgan Beats WaMu Bondholder Suit Over Bank's Collapse
• McGraw-Hill Sues AIG Unit For Coverage Of Copyright Suits
• Liberty Gets Exclusions Revived In Sinkhole Coverage Fight
• 'Offensive' Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Apologizes, Avoids Sanctions
• TransCanada Wins $58M Coverage In Turbine Shutdown Spat
• Eli Lilly Seeks Sanctions In Contamination Coverage Fight
• Urban Outfitters' Insurer Wants Say In Navajo TM Suit
• Excess Judgment Needed For Bad Faith Claim, Del. Court Says
• 5th Circ. Asked To Rehear Aetna Late Payment Suit
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• Texas Tornadoes: Why Risk Mitigation Matters
• When Courts Stay An Arbitration Pending Another Arbitration
• How 'Pain And Suffering' Affects Workers' Comp
• 'Recantations' Don't Sink Genworth IPO Suit, Judge Says
• 5th Circ. Affirms New Orleans Bond Ratings Suit Dismissal
• AIG, IFG Units Trade Barbs Over WTC Cleanup Costs
• Insurer Can't Ax Bad-Faith Claim Over Heparin Defense Denial
• Highmark Ordered to Turn Over Pricing Info In Antitrust Row
• AbbVie, Others Say Ill. Court Misapplied 7th Circ. Precedent
• Tribal Insurer Drops Appeal Of Refusal To Force Arbitration
• Fraud Policy Triggered By $1.7M Transfer, IT Co. Says
• NY AG Subpoenas Insurers On Hep C Drug Denials
• Heiress' Estate Fights Gift Tax On $10M Insurance Payment
• Antonelli Insurer Can't Skirt Discovery, Ex-IP Client Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Equity Residential, Brickman, Thor
• How Cyber Difference-In-Conditions Coverage Works
• Trial Pros: Fox Rothschild's Stephanie Resnick
• Brazilian Insurer Says US Court Can't Back ICC Ruling
• Lubrizol Seeks Win Amid Trial Over Pollution Cleanup Costs
• Insurer Denies Defense Duty In Mean Tweet Suit
• US Risk Panel Keeps SIFI Tag On MetLife
• Ship Guarantor Says It Owes Nothing Toward Oil Spill Costs
• House Committee Approves Private Flood Insurance Bill
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• A Buyer's Guide To Reps And Warranties Insurance
• Methods For Asserting Objections Under Amended Rule 34
• 11th Circ. Upholds Insurer Win In Spat Over Blue Cross Suit
• Consumers Move For Cert. In State Farm Robocall Action
• Homeowners' Policy Doesn't Cover Collapse, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Pa. Justices Snub Blue Cross Bid To Hide Surgery Records
• Proactively Addressing California Fair Pay Act Liability
• 3 Takeaways From The High Court's ERISA Ruling
• Heinz Takes Fight Over Voided $25M Policy To 3rd Circ.
• Wis. Justices Deal Policyholders Blow In Defective Part Suits
• Botched Oil Well Coverage Denial Misses Mark, 5th Circ. Told
• Travelers Kept Mum On D&O Exclusion, Court Told
• Fla. Insurer Suspended Over 'Serious Threat' To Patients
• Gordon & Rees Nabs Insurance Partner From Wilson Elser
• Texas Crash Case Sent Back So Seat-Belt Expert Can Testify
• 6th Circ. Frees Insurer From Covering Needless-Surgery Suit
• AHA Says $54B Anthem-Cigna Deal Would Boost BCBS Power
• Sedgwick Lands Ex-Locke Lord Insurance Pro In Chicago
• Montgomery McCracken Adds Transpo. Partner, Associate
• Premera Sees No Conflict For Law Firm In Insurance Battle
• DC Circ. Says ACA Funding Challenge Belongs Elsewhere
• UK Plans To Unveil Insurance-Linked Securities Regs In 2016
• Stevens & Lee Lied To Secure Malpractice Policy, Suit Says
• Cameron, Liberty Settle Suit Over Deepwater Blowout
• Obama Signs Bill Letting Okla. Tribe Lease, Sell Certain Lands
• Inclusion Of Bad Ingredient Not Covered, Wis. Justices Say
• Turbulence Ahead For Commercial Drone Insurance
• Supreme Court Finds ERISA Preempts State Claims Reporting