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Insurance - October, 2016

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• J. Crew Case Irrelevant To Horizon Breach Appeal: Customers
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Geico's Defeat Of NJ Auto Coverage Suit
• Transamerica Can't Shake Life Insurance Rates Class Action
• Travelers' Suit Over Cleanup Settlement Skirts Dismissal Bid
• Dick's Says Chinese Insurer Is Liable For Burst Ball
• Rainmaker Q&A: Briggs & Morgan's Frank Taylor
• NFL's Bid To Pause Concussion Coverage Fight Denied
• Justices Won't Hear Challenge To Fla. Workers' Comp Law
• Justices Could Tip Power Balance In FCA Seal Dispute
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 2
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 7
• Key Copying Co. Says Travelers Must Cover Fight With Rival
• Farmers Insurees' Attys Get $8.5M Fees For 'Short Rate' Win
• Italian Arbitrator Says AmTrust RICO Suit Shouldn't Be In US
• Insurer Wants Out Of $20M Sewer Construction Suit Coverage
• Bull Goring Triggers Exclusion In Rodeo's Policy, Court Says
• Sentry Drivers Win Green Light On $5.7M Refund Deal
• Texas Justices Side With Insurer, Reject Discovery Order
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Skadden, Sullivan
• Resort Insurer Seeks To Recoup $2.5M For Golf Cart Fire
• Visa Fees Can Be Deducted From Worker's Wages, DOL Rules
• Travelers Wants Out Of Chuck E. Cheese's Shareholder Fight
• MF Global Says Insurers Must Pay $25M Plus Damages
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 6
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 1
• Beazley Report Shows Need For Broad Ransomware Coverage
• Ex-AIG CFO At Fraud Trial Denies Ordering Doc Destruction
• Doctor's Office Again Denied Coverage For TCPA Fax Suit
• Full 7th Circ. Urged To Revisit $6M Stranger Policy Row
• Allstate, Lawyer Fight Sanctions After Late Court Arrival
• AFL Insurer Says Player Concussions Aren't Covered
• Bid To Drop Molycorp Mine Ch. 11 Insurance Nixed
• UnitedHealth Patients Denied Cert. In Surgery Coverage Suit
• Insurance Coverage For The Internet Of (Defective) Things
• Horizon Says J. Crew Dismissal Helps Its Data Breach Case
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 5
• China's New Social Credit System Presents Complications
• 5 Benefits Of Using A Financial Expert At Mediation
• US Bank Exits RICO Suit Over Insurance Payment Scam
• Ex-AIG CFO Says He Was Against Key Deal In Fraud Case
• Ransomware Attacks Set To Quadruple In 2016, Beazley Says
• Discovery Claims Roil $18B Towers Watson Appraisal Fight
• Contractor's Worker Can't Pursue Damages, Calif. Panel Says
• AIG Not On Hook For Yacht Sinking, 11th Circ. Told
• Farmers Insurance Hit With Class Action After LA Wildfire
• Insurer Wants Out Of Vitamin Cottage Data Breach Coverage
• UK Top Court Frees AIG From Covering Litigation Loan Losses
• The SEC's Aggressive Stance On Employee Agreements
• Insurer Must Cover Additional Subcontractor In NY Injury Suit
• FDIC Nabs $5M Jury Award In Receiver Suit Over Bank Failure
• Bruce Lee Movie Suit Coverage Claim Too Late, ALPS Says
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 4
• Insurance Broker Wins Injunction Against Rival, Ex-Employees
• State Farm Beats Grocer's Bid For Data Breach Coverage
• 3rd Circ. Sends Sanitation Co.'s Insurance Row To Arbitration
• Hospital Twisting AmEx Ruling In Steering Suit, DOJ Says
• Genworth Hit With New Action Over Long-Term Care Losses
• NJ Judge Sends Medical Device Co.'s Coverage Spat To Pa.
• Helicopter Crash Survivor Can't Tap Insurance Policy
• Builder Gets Help In Fla. Defect Notice Coverage Battle
• 10th Circ. OKs Testimony On Bankruptcy In Royalty Case
• 11th Circ. Cracks Down On Insureds' Failure To Cooperate
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 3
• Bridging The Gap Between Outside And Inside Counsel
• Feds Hammer House's ACA Suit At DC Circ.
• Geico Class Suit Parties Warned On Del. Discovery 'Games'
• Marriott Time-Share Owners Rebut County Bid To Avoid Suit
• Petrobas' Chain-Break Suit Wrongly Revived, Justices Told
• AIG Unit Must Cover Tainted-Chemical Loss, 7th Circ. Told
• McGraw-Hill Loses Sanctions Bid Over Insurer's HQ Confusion
• AARP Sues EEOC Over Wellness Program Incentives
• Louisiana Supreme Court Ruling A Sweet One For Insurer
• Providence Health To Pay $352M To End ERISA Suit
• The Problem With Breachless Cyberinsurance Claims
• Chinese Co. Pays $2.7B For Life, Mortgage Insurer Genworth
• Hanover Quashes Tuna Co.'s Bad-Faith Settlement Claim
• MetLife Should Keep 'Too Big To Fail' Tag, DC Circ. Told
• Excess Insurer Says No Coverage For Campbell Soup IP Fight
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 2
• So You Want To Be A Partner? You Need A Mentor
• Ex-Blue Shield Exec Can't Ditch Suit Over Revealed Secrets
• Church-Linked Hospitals Urge Justices To Hear ERISA Cases
• Fla. Pharmacy Owner To Settle Tricare Fraud Charges For $4M
• Illinois Senate Contenders Diverge On Trade, Health, Banks
• American Empire Says NYC Co-Op Damage Not Covered
• Health Hires: Crowell & Moring, Goodwin, Faegre
• BigLaw Turns To Partners To Shore Up Disability Risk
• What's In Store For DC Circ. In MetLife SIFI Tag Fight
• Liberty Mutual Pays $925K Over 'Accident Forgiveness' Ads
• Medical Co. Never Bought Duty To Defend, Insurer Says
• Insurers' Biggest Headaches: Business Interruption Claims
• 2 Blue Cross Support Orgs Escape Antitrust MDL
• Axis Says Tilton Bought $5M Policy While Under SEC Scrutiny
• Blue Cross Fights Mich. Tribe's Doc Bid In ERISA Suit
• HUD Strikes Back Against Disparate Impact: Part 2
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 1
• Condo Builder Gets Another Chance In Defect Coverage Suit
• Insurer Suit Barred After Condo Settlement, NJ Court Says
• Title Insurance Co. Seeks Sanctions In Coverage Row
• Evanston Wants Redo In Sewage Injury Coverage Suit
• Construction Co. Urges 11th Circ. To Rethink Roof Coverage
• Obama Defends ACA, Urges Republicans To Drop Attacks
• Talent Agent's Insurer Looks To Duck Hogan Sex Tape Suit
• Apache Ruling Narrows Reach Of Digital Fraud Coverage
• 9th Circ. Gives FDIC Win In St. Paul Ambiguous-Exclusion Suit
• Calif. Justices Will Look At Sexual Abuse Coverage Issue
• Feds Say Insurer Owes Coverage For Naval Shipyard Cleanup
• AT&T Tells Texas Court To Drop ERISA Insurance Dispute
• Trial Pros' Secret To Courtroom Success
• Sinkhole Claims Limited By New Definition, Fla. Justices Say
• Attorneys Ask 8th Circ. To Reverse Bad Class Deal Sanctions
• HUD Strikes Back Against Disparate Impact: Part 1
• Aetna-Humana Row Survives ACA Exchange Exits, DOJ Says
• Alstom Seeks Sanctions For Insurer Ignoring ICC Order
• Are Your Witnesses Watered Down?
• Insurer Blasts Publisher's Sanctions Request In Suit
• BNSF Coverage Claims Tossed In $10M Wrongful-Death Suit
• Defective Toilet Product Cost Insurers $2M, NJ Suit Says
• Watchdog Appeals For Redacted Docs In MetLife SIFI Dispute
• Endurance Wants Rights Clarified In Fiserv Coverage Suit
• Theranos' Woes May Reshape Private D&O Coverage
• Relator Pulls State Insurance Fraud Claim Against Medtronic
• OPINION: Social Security Disability At 60
• 5th Circ. Vacates Apache Win In $1.5M Fraud Coverage Fight
• Why Telemedicine Is About To Take Off
• Facts Lacking In Bird Flu Coverage Row, Insurer Says
• Starwood Sells US Hotel Portfolio Stake To China Life
• 5 Must-Ask Questions In Trucking Accident Cases
• Mich. Tribe Wants Info On Blue Cross Profits In ERISA Suit
• FEMA To Revise High-Risk Flood Maps After NYC Appeal
• Latham Dodges DQ Bid In Zurich Lead Coverage Suit
• 2 Ex-WR Grace Worker Asbestos Claims Clear Ch. 11 Hurdle
• Office Depot Says It Was Reasonable To Expect AIG Coverage
• Now You See It, Now You Don't: Tenn. Reinsurance Discovery
• 11th Circ. Upholds Fla. Health Care Fraudster's Sentence
• St. Joseph To Pay $2.1M Over Leaked Patient Records
• Starboard Wins Activist Bid To Add Stewart Board Members
• Ex-Medical Lab CEO Can't Escape Aetna Kickback Suit
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Affirm End Of Junk Fax Suit
• Drivers Seek Green Light For $5.7M Deal In Insurance Suit
• NJ Atty Bailed On Coverage Spat Suit, Insurer Tells Court
• Insurer Says $2.5M Claim For Legal Fees Already Scuttled
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Have To Cover $50M Pollution Award
• Pay Gap At Md. Agency Not Based On Gender, Judge Says
• 5th Circ. Affirms Chartis Win In $30M Tesoro Cleanup Battle
• Publisher Seeks Sanctions On Ill. Firm Really Based In NY
• Hanover Granted Quick Win In Medicare FCA Suit
• Tainted-Whey Coverage Issue Can't Be Reopened, Judge Told
• Understanding Contractual Privity In NY Insurance Disputes
• Insurer Seeks Quick Win In Trespass Coverage Row
• Sentry Seeks To Ax Coverage Of Edible Arrangements IP Fight
• Atty's Lies About Bar Merit Criminal Probe, Justice Says
• Provigil Pay-For-Delay Suit Belongs In Pa., Teva Says
• Insurance Broker Tries Again To Escape Hockey Injury Suit
• Axis Seeks No-Coverage Ruling In Pitt Construction Suit
• Niro Law Wants Out Of IP Malpractice Suit In Illinois
• Anthem, Cigna Ordered To Disclose Merger Breach Allegations
• OPINION: 3rd-Party Litigation Funding Needs Transparency
• 5th Circ. Urged To Revive $10M Warehouse Fire Coverage Suit
• Atlanta Hawks' Ex-Owners Seek Coverage For Ex-GM's Claims
• 2 Docs, 8 Others Charged In $100M Tricare Fraud Scheme
• US House Storms Into $5B ACA Risk Corridor Case
• 'Commencing' Is Ambiguous In Insurer's Policy, Judge Says
• Body Shops Fight 11th Circ. Dismissal Of State Farm Suit
• DC Circ. Single-Director Ruling Clips CFPB's Wings
• Judge Won't Revive Claims In Anthem Rate MDL
• Spokeo Nixes State Farm Credit Report Suit, Judge Says
• DLA Piper Attys Win New Depo In Insurer's Sanctions Bid
• Insurer Says Securities Broker Not Covered For FINRA Actions
• St. Paul Must Defend Against IP Suit, 5th Circ. Hears
• One-Stop Shop Cyberinsurance Opens Doors For Small Cos.
• Spokeo Still Standing: No Sign Of A Circuit Split
• A Look At Insurance Notice Trends In Wyoming And Colorado
• Rainmaker Q&A: Sutherland Asbill's Cynthia Shoss
• $218M In Hurricane Matthew Claims Filed In Fla. So Far
• US Pension Insurer Balks At $7.3B Nortel Allocation Deal
• Building Defect Notice Triggers Coverage, Fla. Justices Told
• Asbestos Ruling Unfair To Excess Insurers, 5th Circ. Hears
• 6th Circ. Won't Rethink Nationwide Data Breach Ruling
• Macquarie Says Syncora Fraud Claims Should be Nixed
• NFL Likely To Lose Bid To Halt Concussion Coverage Fight
• Treasury Issues Final Controversial Debt-To-Equity Rules
• Corinthian Ch. 11 Estate Can Access Health Provider Info
• Office Depot Decries AIG Bid To Escape $30M Coverage Row
• New Cybersecurity Regulations For NY Insurers And Banks
• Borrowers Seek Quick Win In PHH Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• State Farm Must Face Car Shop Antitrust Suits, 11th Circ. Told
• AmEx Ruling 'Major Blow' To DOJ Patient Suit, Hospital Says
• Insurer Must Pay $6M On Stranger's Life Policy, 7th Circ. Says
• How To Maximize Insurance Recovery After Hurricane Matthew
• Texas Firm Brings Fight For Excess Insurance To 5th Circ.
• Making The Most Of Product Recall, Contamination Insurance
• Kelley Drye, Willkie Farr Steer $850M NYC Loan
• Blue Cross Mich. Unveils Revamped $30M Antitrust Settlement
• Rental Car Insurer Can't Shake Avis Ties, Customers Say
• Insurer Tells 1st Circ. Gov't Is On Hook For $2.8M Oil Spill
• Actavis Looks To Flip 'Pill Mill' Coverage Loss On Appeal
• The Art Of Silence At Trial
• Dragoneer Inks Deal For New Mountain's AmWINS Stake
• CFPB Remains Strong Despite DC Circ. Single-Director Ruling
• No Coverage Owed For Spyware Suit, Insurers Tell 9th Circ.
• Class Rep, Public Storage Tell 11th Circ. $5M Deal Was Fair
• First American Fights $4.5M Ruling For Bahamas Title Error
• Broker Must Face Party Co.'s Claim Over Sandy Coverage
• NYC Tower And Insurers Settle Superstorm Sandy Suit
• Health Care Service Customers Win ERISA Suit Class Cert.
• Software Infringement Coverage Battle Revived By Ohio Court
• Allstate Hits Electrolux With $3.6M Suit Over Dryer Fires
• Justices Won't Hear ERISA State Law Claims Appeal
• AIG Attacks $30M Office Depot Coverage Suit
• Foo Fighters End Insurance Row Over Injury, Paris Attacks
• DOJ Blames Merger Trial Discovery Woes On Aetna, Humana
• CFPB Single-Director Structure Ruled Unconstitutional
• Recurring Issues In Accounting For Litigation Contingencies
• National Union Says Co-Insurer Owes On Hundreds Of Suits
• Matthew's Battering Of Fla. Won't Capsize Insurers
• AIG Unit Needn't Cover Horace Mann's $7M Deal, 7th Circ. Told
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Latham, Kirkland
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 5
• Calif. Panel Tells Insurers To Cover Health Net's Class Defense
• Timeshare Owners Slam Marriott's Bid To Stay Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Amaya, Delta Lloyd
• Insurance Startups Push Peer-To-Peer, Online Policy Tech
• Medical Group Must Face Insurers After $37M Loss To Aetna
• Cattle 'Hobby' Is Bull, Judge Says In Squashing Coverage Bid
• Anthem-Cigna Infighting Should Be Divulged, Judge Told
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Contractor's Appeal In $52M Malpractice Row
• NY AG Looks To Pin Greenberg As Hands-On In Fraud Deals
• Texas Developer Says Zurich Owes $1.6M In Water Damage
• Fugitive Stanford Ponzi Scheme Exec Liable For $14M
• Blue Cross Wants Tribe To Hand Over Docs In ERISA Suit
• Lloyd's To Appeal Court Switch In Dickstein Malpractice Row
• State Farm Policy Doesn't Cover Faulty Workmanship: Judge
• Tressler Opens Pittsburgh Office, Adds Newark Partner
• Insurer Tells 2nd Circ. To Uphold $168M Arbitral Win
• Hartford To Pay $3.7M To Settle Claims Analyst OT Action
• Coming Soon: The 3-D (And 4-D) Brief
• Health Care M&A Fades After Year In The Spotlight
• Rewriting History: Boston Gas And Keyspan
• Fla. High Court Disbars 3 Attys Over Deceptive Settlement
• Rainmaker Q&A: McDermott's Lazar Raynal
• Insurers, Startups Tout Advancements In Data Collection
• UnitedHealth Gouged Patients On Drug Prices, Suit Says
• Insurer Gets Restraining Order In Trade Secrets Suit
• Greenberg Says Subordinates Handled Gen Re, Capco Deals
• 6th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Amtrak Share Valuation Suit
• Insurer Can't Flee Coverage, Says Ex-Arena Football Player
• 5 Key Proposals On ALI's Insurance Agenda
• The 'Tough Noogies' Doctrine: Rights But No Remedies
• Universal Health Forced Commitment Suit Sent To State
• NN Group Lobs Unsolicited $2.7B Offer For Delta Lloyd
• Delaware Deals A Blow To Insurers' Delay Tactics
• Japan's Sompo Inks $6.3B Deal For US Insurer Endurance
• Insurer Wants Out Of Defending Farm In Pesticide Harm Row
• CIFG Wants Chance To Pursue $100M Bear Stearns CDO Suit
• Greenberg Says He Had Small Role In $500M Reinsurance Deal
• Feds Balk At Insurer Demands On ACA Money
• Mass. Health Insurers Want $1B Hospital Expansion Trashed
• AIG Must Cover Jockey's $1M Race Injury Costs, Suit Says
• Fiserv Excess Coverage Dispute Must Go To Jury, Court Says
• Aetna, Humana Request Sanctions Over Blocked CMS Docs
• Insurance Claims' Inconsistent 'Prompt Notice' Definitions
• Who's To Blame When No One Is Manning The Ship?
• Liberty Asks Court To Limit Exxon Refinery Repair Coverage
• Markel Unit Fights To Secure Win In Builder Defect Fight
• Carfax Sues AIG Unit For Defense In $50M Monopoly Dispute
• AmTrust Defends RICO Suit Against Italian Arbitrator
• Insurer Seeks 9th Circ. Rehearing In Tesoro Spill Suit
• Hanover Needn't Cover Claims Against Thieving Estate Atty
• 3rd Circ. Denies Rehearing Of Claims-Aggregation Ruling
• Cisco Trademark Suit Not Covered, Court Says
• Insurance Implications Of 'The Internet Of Things'
• Geico Says Medical Device Co. Bribed Docs In RICO Suit