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Insurance - August, 2016

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• Insurer Must Defend 49ers In Assault Suit, Judge Says
• Feds, NC Defend Carolinas HealthCare Patient-Steering Suit
• Ex-Production Co. Execs Say Insurer Abandoned Them In Suit
• MetLife, Units Hit With $15M In Punitives For Ponzi Scheme
• Insurer Wants Home Depot To Pay After Oil Causes Home Fire
• $28M Deal OK'd In US Bank Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• EPA Pollution Notice Letter Triggers Coverage, NJ Court Says
• Pa. Court To Eye Bad-Faith Standard In Cancer Coverage Row
• Order For Petroterminal To Pay Insurers Concerns 2nd Circ.
• Amtrak Can Pursue Sandy Repair Coverage, 2nd Circ. Rules
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive $23M Junk Fax Coverage Battle
• Texas Court Partially Affirms Hurricane Damage Ruling
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• 4 Key Battles To Watch Over NAIC's Cyber Model Law
• NJ Racetrack, Lexington Settle Sandy Damage Coverage Row
• Where's The E-Sign? A Primer On Electronic Signature Laws
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 4
• Ex-AXA Broker Launches Broad Appeal Over $1.6M Trial Loss
• Blue Cross Says Damages Are No-Go In Antitrust MDL
• Insurers Say Auto Price-Fix Row Not In 11th Circ. Purview
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• Travelers, Trelleborg End Auto Facility Cleanup Suit
• Insurer Fights Delay In Stevens & Lee Coverage Suit
• Fish Co. Tells 9th Circ. Oil & Water Mix In Coverage Row
• Mudslide Damage Not A Covered 'Explosion,' 10th Circ. Says
• Tony Stewart To Appeal Wrongful Death Coverage Loss
• Waste Mgmt., Travelers Want EPA Coverage Suit Reinstated
• Chuck E. Cheese's Says Insurer Must Cover Shareholder Suit
• Insurers Tell 7th Circ. To Shut Door On Window Coverage
• Blue Shield Says Providing Plan Info Doesn't Violate TCPA
• McCathern Insurer Says It's Not On Hook For $6M Claim
• Funding Litigation And Treatment: Leveling The Playing Field?
• Atty's Insurer Only Liable For $500K In Malpractice Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Send Insurance Spat To Conn. Justices
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 3
• State Of Texas Legal Market: Litigation Trends
• Brazilian Agency's Help In Lilly Coverage Row OK, Arch Says
• Ex-Dallas Stars Pro Sues NHL For Denied Disability Benefits
• Lexington Pushes For Win In Pitt Construction Coverage Row
• AXA Investor Fees Didn't Breach Fiduciary Duty, Judge Says
• Group Wants Out Of 'Irrational' ACA Birth Control Mandate
• Insurer Mostly Cleared In Day Care Suit Over Fighting Kids
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• 6th Circ. Says Food Co. Can't Evade Policy's TM Exclusion
• State Of Texas Legal Market: It Isn't Just About Oil
• Exclusion Axes Anda's 'Pill Mill' Coverage, 11th Circ. Says
• Litigation Privilege And Good Faith Under California Law
• Pa. Judge Urged To Preserve Coverage For Building Collapse
• Judge Says AIG's $306M Fight With IRS Belongs Before Jury
• Bird Poop Condo Coverage Invalid, Insurer Says
• No Coverage For Fatal Explosion, Insurers Tell 6th Circ.
• US Cyber Insurance Policy Market Hits $1B, Report Says
• 26 Companies Can't Wade Into Blue Cross Antitrust Suit
• Coverage Denial Bid Off And Running In Texas Track Dispute
• $29M D&O Deal Needs Another Look, Mont. Justices Say
• Home Schematic Suit Deal Warrants Coverage, 11th Circ. Told
• Competition Policy Bumps Up Against Health Care Reform Law
• Insurer Calls Bid To Toss Trade-Secrets Suit A Contradiction
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• 5 Insurance Issues To Consider In Tech Transactions
• Defunct Beauty School's Insurer Pays $13.5M To End FCA Row
• Prudential Pays $33M To End Unpaid-Policy Shareholder Suit
• Whey Execs Dodge Urea Suit, Insurers Escape Coverage
• Liberty Asks 11th Circ. To Ax Coverage For Train Crash
• Hospital's 60-Day Overpayment Case Ends In $3M FCA Deal
• Lloyd's Should Cover Destroyed Ark. Docks, 8th Circ. Hears
• Bad-Faith Suits An 'Epidemic,' Ga. Chamber Tells 11th Circ.
• Reinsurers Don't Want Ex-Con Involved In Arbitral Fraud Case
• Workers' Comp. Insurer Can Recoup Medical Fees: NJ Panel
• Brine Co. Must Arbitrate With Sinkhole Insurers, Judge Told
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Ax Of $9M Cleanup Coverage Award
• Lilly Fights Brazilian Agency Wading Into Arch Squabble
• 6th Circ. Asked To Rethink Flood-Zone Coverage Ruling
• The Psychological Edge Of Relieving Stressed Jurors
• Fla. High Court Turns Down Couple's Chinese Drywall Suit
• MetLife Gets Support In DC Circ. Appeal Over SIFI Label
• Fidelity Can't Dodge Investor's $9M Win, 8th Circ. Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dalian Wanda, AIG, Clearspring Capital
• Ex-Dickstein Atty Malpractice Award Not Arbitrable, Co. Says
• Transgender Surgery Denial Violates Title VII, EEOC Says
• NM Justices Needn't Weigh Insurance Query, 10th Circ. Told
• AIG Unit Slams Developer's Bid For Defect Defense Coverage
• Transport Cos. Shake Claims In $9M Drug Theft Dispute
• DLA Piper Attys Say Insurer's Sanctions Bid Distorts Record
• Looking For Balance In Principle-Based Reserving
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• National Union Owes $3.7M For Utah Mine Collapse Coverage
• Ex-UniPixel Brass Want Their Legal Bills Paid In SEC Suit
• Blue Cross Pushes For Partial Redo In Tribe's ERISA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Insurance Case May Be Bound For Conn. Justices
• 11th Circ. Won't Consult Fla. Justices, Rehear Insurance Row
• 9th Circ. Asks Calif. Justices To Weigh Insurance Issue
• Humana Lashes DOJ's Bid To Block Aetna Merger
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• Zika In Florida: Hope For The Best, Plan For The Worst
• Insurer Says No Duty To Defend WorldLink In Wage Disputes
• Aetna Fires Back At DOJ's Merger Challenge
• Travelers Can't Escape Asbestos Coverage, Del. Judge Says
• Insurer To Stay Out Of Suit Over Bridge Explosion Damage
• Plastics Co. Gets 2nd Shot At Disintegrated-Bag Coverage
• Eroding Policyholder Trust Drives NAIC's Cybersecurity Push
• Insurer's $6M Suit Over Sandy-Ruined Coffee Settled
• Court Wrong To Limit Amtrak Sandy Coverage, 2nd Circ. Told
• Insurance Co. Fights Sanctioned DLA Atty Testimony Request
• High Court Inclusive Communities Ruling: 1 Year Later
• Real Estate Rumors: Paradise, Covenant, John Hancock
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Pella Pushes For Iowa High Court Review In Coverage Suit
• Feds Scrutinize Steering Of Patients To ACA Plans
• Insurance Co. Says Ex-Con Atty Has No Claim On $5M Award
• Amtrak Takes Sandy Coverage Showdown To 2nd Circ.
• Stevens & Lee Seeks Pause In Malpractice Policy Suit
• Steel Co. Says GE Fight Belongs In Court, Not Arbitration
• Anthem, Cigna Win 'Extremely High' No. Of Deposition Hours
• Lamb McErlane Beats Bid To Revive Pa. Malpractice Suit
• 3 Insurers Elude Coverage In Sports Photogs IP Suit
• SEC Enforcement Hammer Protects Whistleblowers
• Struggling ACA Can Take Cues From Past Medicare Woes
• Sanctioned DLA Piper Atty Raises Doubts On Key Testimony
• Insurer Can't Dodge Defending Club Owner In Shooting Suit
• Past Advice DQs Atty In $180M RICO Suit, Marketer Says
• Pols Urge End To EU 'Discrimination' Against US Insurers
• Chase Accuses Whistleblowers Of 'Blatant Forum Shopping'
• Insurer Says It's Not Liable In Liquid-Nitrogen Drink Claim
• Insurer Says Feds Can't Dodge Initial ACA Payment Deadline
• Cushman Aids ASB Real Estate Arm With $105M Financing
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• Norton Rose Nabs Insurance Partner From Akin Gump
• Quest Patients Ask 9th Circ. For 4th Try In Antitrust Suit
• Judge Won't Undo $5M Warehouse Fire Verdict
• Aetna Told DOJ Its ACA Plans Hinged On Merger Suit
• Insurer Says Independent Adjuster's Mistake Cost It $1.25M
• Hotel, Insurers Drop Claims Over Cybersecurity Policy
• Insurers Must Split $4M Ladder Injury Deal, 5th Circ. Affirms
• Pesticide Co. Tells 9th Circ. Insurers On Hook In TM Row
• Insurer, Shipping Co. Duel Over NJ Justices' Policy Ruling
• Insurer Needn't Cover Dentists For Fake Yelp Review Suit
• SEC Fines Another Co. Over Anti-Whistleblower Agreements
• Horace Mann Tells 7th Circ. AIG Unit Must Cover $6M Payment
• AIG, CVS Will Pay $310M To Settle Investors' Fraud Suit
• ACLU Says Transgender Surgery Denial Is Title VII Bias
• MetLife Tells D.C. Circuit It's Not Systemically Important
• Arch Seeks Brazilian Insurance Regulator's Aid In Lilly Row
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Aetna Ditches Most ACA Plans In Blow To Health Law
• Homeowners Can't Challenge Insurance Rates, Court Hears
• Insurer Beats Bid For Coverage Of Atty Defamation Battle
• Holland & Knight Adds Maritime, Energy Pro From Gray Reed
• AIG Inks $3.4B Sale Of Private Mortgage Insurance Unit
• Express Scripts Investor Demands Look At Books, Records
• Blue Cross Can't Beat Verdict In $26M Suit, Court Hears
• UK Won't Enforce Moroccan Order Over Rotten Bran Shipment
• 5th Circ. Won't Unblock Law Shielding Gay Marriage Objectors
• Real Estate Rumors: Samsung, TJAC, Alliance Private Capital
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Marsh Execs' Firing In Bid-Rig Case
• Kiln Maker, Travelers Say Ind. Firm Flubbed Asbestos Work
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Does Your D&O Policy Cover Informal SEC Investigations?
• MassMutual, RBS Strike Deal In $235M Crisis-Era MBS Suit
• Exide Execs' Deal Means Insurance Is Off, Provider Says
• Exxon Fights For Coverage Row Atty Fees At 5th Circ.
• Fla. Court Says $1M Award To Injured Driver Lacks Support
• Deed Dispute Coverage Barred By Developer's Acts, Judge Says
• Medtronic Seeks To Nix State-Law Claims In FCA Suit
• 5th Circ. Urged To Nix AIG Win In Petroleum Loss Battle
• Anthem's $15M Deal To End ACA Switch Suits Gets Final OK
• Virtually 'Incompetent' Insurer Must Pay Up, Mass. Court Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookwood, APF, Bar Invest
• Trade-Secrets Suit Trumps Contract Claims, Insurer Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Quinn Emanuel's Michael Carlinsky
• Oil Co. Says Insurer Must Cover Crop Losses From Spill
• Blue Cross Tries To Whittle Down Tribe's ERISA Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glencore, Sun Life Financial, Icahn
• Ace Must Cover Suit Over Fatal BP Plant Attack, Court Told
• Cybercrime Insurance Cases In The 2nd Quarter Of 2016
• Brand Battles: Google, Apple, MLB
• Cigna Allays Doubts Over Commitment To $54B Anthem Deal
• St. Paul Says Hurt Drilling Co. Worker's Deal Not Covered
• Ex-DC Judge Named Special Master In Insurance Merger Suits
• Top LA Eateries Can't Nix Suit Alleging ACA Price-Hike Plot
• Beazley To Appeal Excluded Coverage Of Facebook IPO Suit
• AIG Unit Denied Quick Win In $5M YMCA Injury Coverage Row
• Feds Float New ACA Help For Insurers, See Costs Easing
• $7.5M Army Contract Delay Due To Subcontractor, Judge Told
• Bird Poop Coverage Row Must Be Flushed, Property Co. Says
• Why The Government's Wall Of Secrecy Must Fall
• More Fraud Charges Added Over $45M Home Health Scheme
• Insurer Gets Broker's Policy Rescinded For Fraud
• Tract Home Exclusion Bars Defect Coverage, 5th Circ. Affirms
• Exec Asks 3rd Circ. To Renew Spector Gadon Malpractice Suit
• Horizontal Exhaustion Not The Texas Way, 5th Circ. Told
• Atty Slams DQ Bid In Greenberg Traurig Conspiracy Suit
• Outokumpu Can't Stay GE Unit's Bid To Arbitrate Liability
• Latham & Watkins Faces DQ Bid In Zurich's Lead Injury Suit
• CareFirst Beats Another Data Breach Class Action
• Insurers Must Face Medicare Advantage FCA Suit: 9th Circ.
• Law Profs Probe 'Mystery' Of BigLaw Malpractice Mutuals
• MF Global Gets Nod On $159M Settlement With Former Execs
• Texas Court Asked To Revisit Fuel Spill Coverage Ruling
• Texas Bar Won't Sanction AG For Same-Sex Marriage Opinion
• Lesbian Couple Sues NJ Insurance Czar Over Infertility Policy
• 'Green Lantern' Ruling Pressures Primary Insurers To Settle
• Ex-NFLer Says Suspension Shouldn't Affect Retirement
• Geico Fights To Keep Sanctions In Body Shop Antitrust Suit
• Insurance Co. Off The Hook For Coverage Of Corrupt Atty
• NFL Retirement Plans Target Ex-Player's Disability Claim
• Aetna-Humana Merger Trial Set As $1B Breakup Fee Looms
• Liberty Mutual, AIG Units End $34M Verdict Coverage Spat
• Insurer Ducks Defense Of RV Exec's Defamation Suit
• Life Insurers Say Fiduciary Rule Will Harm Annuity Trade
• Future Attys' Fees Can Be Security Interests, NJ Panel Says
• Contractor's Shoddy Work Doesn't Trigger Coverage: Judge
• Law Firm Clients Lack Standing In Hack Suit, Berkshire Says
• DirecTV's $20M Thailand Flood Loss Is Covered, 9th Circ. Told
• Carolinas HealthCare Slams DOJ's Patient-Steering Suit
• Crowley Maritime Sues AIG For $2M Antitrust Probe Coverage
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• Insurer Says Being Duped By Email Hack Not Covered
• Travelers Says It Owes No Coverage For Blue Cross IP Suit
• Nagel Rice Malpractice Row Expected, So Not Covered: Allied
• Foo Fighters' Broker Wants Out Of Concert Coverage Spat
• Medicare Insurers Can Sue Primary Payors, 11th Circ. Rules
• Iowa Justices Needn't Review Coverage Dispute, Court Told
• Allstate Says Storm Damage Suit Fraud DQs Opposing Atty
• Trump's Econ Speech Leaves FinReg Questions Unanswered
• AIG Escapes Ill. Pension Fund's Securities Fraud Suit
• Homeowners' Flood Zone Coverage Claims OK, 6th Circ Says
• 'King Of Nursing Homes' Downplayed Patient Harm, Feds Say
• Ex-Steel Co. CEO Gets 6 Years For Hiding Gambling Payoffs
• Express Scripts Says Claims In $15B Pricing Dispute Hold Up
• Liberty Can't Get Cap In Asbestos Injury Coverage Suit
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Utica Mutual Coverage Dispute
• Allstate Says Electrolux Knew About Dryer Fires Before Sales
• Rebar Co.'s Shoddy Work Not Covered, Neb. Justices Say
• Real Estate Rumors: John Hancock, Madison Realty, IMG
• Magellan Illegally Restricts Pa. Addicts, Says Clinic
• USAA Sues Payday Lender Over Lack Of Security Measures
• Insurer Must Cover Trophy Co. In TM Spat, 5th Circ. Told
• Class Seeks Sanctions In Avis, Budget Insurance Suit
• Pa. Court Won't Revive Firm's Fee Claim In Insurance Row
• Excess Insurer Wins Appeal Over 'Green Lantern' Injury Deal
• Anthem-Cigna, Aetna-Humana Antitrust Suits Separated
• Locke Lord Nabs Ex-Dorsey Insurance, Reinsurance Pro In NY
• Driverless Cars Will Fuel Surge In Product Liability Coverage
• Hanover Seeks To Avoid Coverage For Construction Dispute
• Fla. Justices Needn't Weigh Insurance Query, 11th Circ. Told
• Mall's Indemnity Coverage In Atty Shooting Awaits Verdict
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• Auto Insurers, Buckle Up — Automated Tech Is Already Here
• Ex-NY Senator Skelos Can Stay Free For Appeal, Judge Says
• Augmented Reality Insurance Risks: Gotta Catch 'Em All
• NJ Justices Rescue Builders From Limbo In Faulty Work Case
• Liberty Off Hook For MusclePharm's $3M Indemnity Claim
• Ala. Judge Dismisses State Chief Justice's Suspension Suit
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• 5 Attys Sanctioned For Forum Shopping USAA Settlement
• Judge May Split Anthem-Cigna, Aetna-Humana Merger Cases
• Policy Covers Subcontractor's Shoddy Work, NJ Justices Rule
• AIG Unit Asks 9th Circ. To Nix $3.7M Ad-Suit Coverage Ruling
• GSK, Actavis Dodge RICO Claims In Testosterone Case
• Commerce Insurance Joins Liberty In Oil Well Blast Dispute
• Hospitals Tell 7th Circ. Feds Err In Anti-Merger Appeal
• 9th Circ. Says Sports Gear Biz's Licensing Spat Not Covered
• Penn State Appeals Sandusky Sex Abuse Coverage Denial
• Insurance Co. Seeks To Limit Wrongful Cremation Coverage
• ADL, Others Urge 3rd Circ. To Uphold Birth Control Mandate
• Insurance Cos. Can't Shake Hurricane Sandy Damage Suit
• UnitedHealth Protests Over $58B In Tricare Contract Awards
• Consumers Seek Initial OK Of $7M State Farm TCPA Deal
• A Worrying Insurance Trend: Litigation, No Cooperation
• Allergy Test Maker Says Physician Antitrust Claims Off Base
• Anthem Persists In Bid To Expedite Trial Over Cigna Deal
• Wash. Appeals Court OKs Coverage In Port Pollution Row
• Trade Secret Suit Costs Are Not Covered, Claims Insurer
• 11th Circ. Seeks Fla. Justices' Input On Defect Notice Law
• Insurers Needn't Cover Pesticide Co.'s TM Deal, 9th Circ. Told
• Bond Signed By Bank Exec May Cover His Fraud, Judge Says
• AIG, Prudential, Dozens More Get Breather On Living Wills
• Deals Rumor Mill: Biogen, Aetna, Enbridge
• Top 10 Things Litigators Should Know About Insurance
• Premera Blue Cross Gets Claims Trimmed In Data Breach Suit
• Blue Cross Ill. Seeks Premium Hikes Up To 45%, Citing ACA
• John Buck Scores $233M Loan For Chicago Tower Project
• Aetna Backs Off On ACA Exchange Expansion Plan
• Insurer Attacks Fee Bid After Loss In $60M Drug Heist Trial
• Law Firm Clients Fight Dismissal Of Berkshire Hacking Suit
• Ban On Miss. Law Shielding Gay Marriage Objectors Upheld
• Preparing Corporate Witnesses: A Primer
• Nagel Rice Slams Bid To Toss Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Fla. Attys Launch Litigation Cost Insurance Co.
• Feds Go After Home Of Disbarred Mutual Benefits Attorney
• NY AG Indicts Engineering Co. For Hurricane Sandy Fraud
• Feds Botched ACA Insurer Payments, Suits Say
• Fuel Spill Insurance Ruling A Law-School-Ready Mixed Bag
• Saudi Arabia Dismisses New Report Raising 9/11 Links
• Insurer Can't Duck Defense Of Multilevel Marketer
• Embezzlers Aren't Always Who You Think They Are
• ACA Co-Op Can't Delay $24M Payment, 4th Circ. Rules
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?