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Insurance - November, 2016

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• Allstate Pays $600K To End SoCal DAs' False Ad Suit
• Travelers Says Miners' Wage Claims Hinge On Coverage Call
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover US Coachways' $50M TCPA Deal
• Insurer Dodges Judgment In Burned Worker Suit
• Electrolux Can't Escape Allstate's Dryer Fire Suit
• Anthem Will Restrain Cigna After $54B Merger, DOJ Says
• Mich. Tribe Blasts Blue Cross Sanctions Bid In ERISA Suit
• How CFPB Plans To Regulate Certain Cellphone Carriers
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Geico Win In Medical Coverage Class Action
• Insurance MVP: Dentons' Keith Moskowitz
• The Carrot-And-Stick Approach To Incentive Compensation
• Joint Venture Says Insurers Liable In $40M Property Mess
• Kaiser Beats Generic Drug Pricing Class Action, For Now
• Insurer Says Spokeo Defeats Suit Claiming It Duped Seniors
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Tesoro's $30M Cleanup Coverage Loss
• Transcripts In Anthem-Cigna Trial Show Merger Tension
• NY Appeals Court Affirms Toss Of CIFG's Bear Stearns Suit
• Feds Probing Hedge Fund-Linked Bankrupt Offshore Driller
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• Steel Co. Wants To Pick Attys In Building Collapse Suit
• Zenefits Penalized $7M By Calif. Insurance Honcho
• Insurance MVP: Pillsbury Winthrop's Geoffrey Greeves
• GOP Leader Reluctant To Put 'Timeline' On First 100 Days
• FinCEN Cybercrime Advisory Expands SAR Requirements
• Preparing For A Ransomware Attack
• Allstate Buys Warranty Provider SquareTrade In $1.4B Deal
• Holman Fenwick Merges With Houston Energy, Marine Firm
• Insurers Say Pipeline Co. Owes $30M For Bungling Project
• Chartis Concocted Reason To Nix $18M Payout, Merrick Says
• Insurer Can't Escape Construction Explosion Coverage Fight
• Insurance Fund Wants Out Of $40M Fraud Scheme Suit
• Economist Says Anthem-Cigna Deal Will Stifle Innovation
• Fla. Judge's Workers' Comp Rate Hike Block To Be Appealed
• Insurance Fumble Taints DirectBuy Peace On Ch. 11 Bidding
• PE-Backed Athene Launches Potential $1B IPO
• DOL Continues Winning Streak In Fiduciary Rule Suits
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revive Bid For $17M Ponzi Loss Coverage
• Insurer Can't Escape Shipyard Sandblasting Coverage Suit
• REBUTTAL: Del. Court Rejects Defense Cost Coverage Claims
• Day Pitney, Greenberg Traurig Steer $130M NYC Loan
• AIG Unit To Pay $1.75M In FINRA Product Push Dispute
• AIG, Office Depot Seek Quick End To FCA Coverage Fight
• Fitbit Says Insurer Agreed To Defend Trademark Suit
• Insurance MVP: McKool Smith's Robin Cohen
• Insurer Beats NY Dealership's Sandy Damage Coverage Bid
• The Missing American Jury
• Protostorm Fights For $10M Malpractice Coverage At 4th Circ.
• Skechers Sues Insurer Over Adidas TM Defense
• Anthem, Cigna Say Exchanges Blunt Potential Merger Impacts
• Oil Co. Insurers Seek Out Of Employee Suit Coverage
• Insurance MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Michael Carlinsky
• GE Not Covered In Defective Microwave Suit, Insurer Says
• How Gov't Shutdowns Impact Event Cancellation Policies
• AARP Lawsuit Puts EEOC In An Awkward Position
• 5th Circ. Trims Antigua's Stanford Ponzi Scheme Suits
• Bank of America Beats Reinsurance Kickback RICO Suit
• Anthem Targeted Cigna Business Before Merger, Says DOJ
• Liberty Freed From Covering $1.4M E. Coli-Tainted Beef Loss
• Chamber Balks At AARP's Challenge To EEOC Wellness Regs
• How Late Is Too Late To Amend Insurance Appraisals?
• Investment Losses Not Covered Property Damage: NY Court
• Mitsui Fights Sanctions Bid In Alstom Award Dispute
• Blue Cross Says Tribe Hiding Emails In ERISA Suit
• Yahoo To Get $914K In Fees In NCAA Pick 'Em Insurance Row
• Steel Mill Motor Suit Against GE Unit Can Stay, Judge Says
• Ala. Justices Trim Pharmacy's Tainted-Drug Coverage By $3M
• McKool Smith Supports Tesoro Rehearing Bid At 5th Circ.
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Rainmaker Q&A: Maynard Cooper's Michael Mulvaney
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• Director Faces 1st Hearing Over $21M Film Ponzi Scheme
• NFL Players' Suit Seeks Coverage For Living CTE Sufferers
• Insurers Can't Use Spokeo To Beat Junk Fax Suit, Judge Says
• House Asks DC Circ. To Pause Affordable Care Act Suit
• Legal Marijuana Boom Opens Door For Specialty Insurers
• Chubb Can Pursue Federal Trade Secrets Claim Against Rival
• Gov't Argues To Shut Down Anthem's Cigna Buy
• Treasury Talks Privacy, Arbitration In First Insurance Report
• Language Barrier Upends Pa. Car Crash Claims Release
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Apache Coverage Loss In Email Scam
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Anbang Insurance, Meitu
• Fla. Doctor Convicted Of Using Foreign, Unlicensed Drugs
• Real Estate Rumors: Anbang, Cycle, ZMC Advisors
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• Will The 'Pollution Exclusion' Ever Die? Part 2
• Amtrak Can't Withhold Docs In Cleanup Coverage Row
• 6th Circ. Axes Stryker's $8.6M Knee Implant Coverage Win
• W.Va. Justices Reject Coverage For 'Innocent Co-Insureds'
• Fire Prevention Co. Takes Hit In Ill. Casino Insurance Suit
• Beauty Products Co. Sues Hartford After TM Coverage Denial
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 6
• Wells Fargo Gets OK For Mortgage Disclosure Class Deal
• AFL Insurer Escapes Player Concussion Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: ANZ, Westrock, English Premier League
• Chuck E. Cheese's Says Travelers Can't Dodge Coverage Spat
• Will The 'Pollution Exclusion' Ever Die? Part 1
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• Unfunded Pension Liabilities Hit $130B In Illinois
• 11th Circ. Frees Travelers From 'Bad Faith' Settlement
• Pfizer Sues Texas Agency For Releasing Drug Rebate Info
• What To Watch As Anthem-Cigna Antitrust Trial Kicks Off
• Closed Chrysler Dealership Owes Unpaid Employee Benefits
• Citizens Bank Denied $15M Coverage For Forged-Loan Losses
• MetLife, FSOC Urge DC Circ. To Keep SIFI Fight Docs Sealed
• Kirkland, Paul Weiss Steer $800M Health Care Merger
• Patients Want 2 UnitedHealth Clawback Suits Combined
• Post-Election Thoughts On Antitrust
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• Insurers Can't Yet Appeal Disgorgement Coverage Ruling
• Window Maker Gets Support In Coverage Battle At 7th Circ.
• Southern Seeks Quick Win Against Travelers In Fire Row
• Doctor Wants Redo On $1M Blue Cross Fraud Verdict
• Del. Justices Won't Resurrect $4M Life Settlement Suit
• Landowners Push For Class Cert. In La. Sinkhole Suit
• Nationwide Escapes Pa. Builders' Faulty Workmanship Row
• Post-Election Analysis: The Future Of Insurance
• Insurance Agent Not Liable In $8.8M Wrongful Death Suit
• New Facts Shift Judge's View Of Insurers' Trade Secrets Row
• Insurer Says Bowles Rice Must Cover Power Plant Payout
• Insurers, Medical Practice Clash Over Spokeo In TCPA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Keeps $20M Sandy Reinsurance Fight Out Of London
• UnitedHealth Sued Again Over Prescription Copay Clawbacks
• Flood Coverage Not Denied In Bad Faith, Says NJ Judge
• Talking 'Bull': Episode 6, Bedside Manner
• What Trump's Election Means For The ACA
• A Primer On The Presidential Appointee Vetting Process
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• Farmers Underfunded Insurance, Calf. Appeals Court Hears
• AIG Exec Tells Judge He Viewed $500M Deal As Legit
• Tesoro Asks 5th Circ. To Redo $30M Cleanup Coverage Ruling
• Zurich Loses Bid To Share Asbestos Deal Coverage
• Insurer Freed From Education Tech Co.'s FCA Suit Defense
• Insurer Says It Needn't Indemnify Co. In $26M Pipeline Dispute
• MBIA Says Credit Suisse Doctored Records In RMBS Suit
• Anthem Blue Cross Insureds Can't Block 2017 Plan Switch
• Insurer Must Cover Dredging Contract Case, Water Co. Says
• House GOP To Keep Same Leaders At Helm
• Blue Cross Wants Tribe's Lawyers Sanctioned In ERISA Suit
• Top 10 Things Corporate Attys Should Know About Insurance
• Shipbuilder Says Insurer Won't Cover $2.6M Sinkhole Claim
• Hanover Must Defend Beauty Schools In Labor Class Action
• Orion Rebuts Insurer Over Denial Of Terror Attack Coverage
• Food Processor Seeks $2M In Ammonia Leak Coverage
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Stay ACA Mandate Battle
• Insurer Must Pay In Dispute With Law Firm, 5th Circ. Says
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• Product Contamination: Strong Underwriting Is Key
• Lloyd's Can't Nix Best Buy's SupportSpace Overcharge Suit
• Calif. Justices Say HMOs Can Face Unpaid Emergency Bills
• Federal Insurance Must Cover Tire Co.'s Fraud Scheme Loss
• Porn Actors' HIV Suits Not Covered, Says Insurer
• Electrolux Wants To Bust Up Allstate's 44-Case Dryer-Fire Suit
• NY Court Confirms Nationwide's Pollution Reinsurance Win
• Ill. Insurer's Suit Seeking $73M In ACA Funds Is Tossed
• MetLife Can't Escape Investors' Death Benefit Deception Suit
• NJ Chiropractors Challenge Horizon Tiered Coverage Plan
• Witness Opinions Nixed Ahead Of Anthem-Cigna Trial
• Vitamin Health's False Ad Fight Not Covered, 6th Circ. Told
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• Treatment Program Owners Charged In $176M Scheme
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• Porn Studio Likely Insured For Actors' HIV Suits, Judge Says
• Ex-AIG CFO Says Nothing Wrong With $500M No-Profit Deal
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Order To Pay $6M Stranger Policy
• Nevada Justices May Reshape Insurers' Decision To Defend
• GAO Rejects Protests Of $58B In DOD Tricare Contracts
• Mass. Court OK's Unfair Practices Ruling Against Travelers
• 3rd Circ. Clears Spector Gadon Of Malpractice
• Rainmaker Q&A: Norton Rose's Joseph Graham Jr.
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• Mich. Health Insurance Tax Faces High Court Appeal
• What Happens To ACA Challenges Still In Court?
• Hospital Fights To Keep AT&T In ERISA Benefit Offset Suit
• Olin, Insurer Battle Over New Info In Cleanup Coverage Suit
• Biller Says NY Medicaid FCA Suit Fails Under Escobar
• Data Analytics: How Parties Are Using Tools Beyond TAR
• GSK Can't Duck Insurers' RICO Suit
• US Coachways' $50M Settlement In TCPA Suit Approved
• NY AG Looks To Tie Ex-AIG CFO To 'Sham' Gen Re Deal
• Breaching Insurer Must Pay $3.5M Judgment, Nev. Court Told
• 8th Circ. Asked Not To Revive Gender Surgery Bias Suit
• 6th Circ. Affirms Hantz's $2.6M Employee Theft Coverage Loss
• Lathrop & Gage Adds Enviro Team From Husch Blackwell
• 7th Circ. Asked To Resurrect Window Defect Coverage Suit
• Insurance Assignment Rights Not Valid, NJ Justices Told
• Texas Justices Urged To Reinstate Insurer's Coverage Win
• Foreign Affairs Outlook For Trump Presidency, 115th Congress
• Egg Producer Presses For Coverage In Bird Flu Outbreak Row
• Exide Insurers Look To Duck Battery Plant Claims Coverage
• The Tug-Of-War Of BEC Scheme Insurance Coverage
• Lab's Billing Claim Stiffed Marketers, Pa. Class Suit Says
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• What To Watch As Obamacare Becomes Trumpcare
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• Insurer Had No Duty To Cover All Fairgoers, Judge Says
• American Airlines Wants Trip Insurance Suit Grounded
• Calif. Insurance Chief Tells State Farm To Rebate $100M
• Insurer Can't Get 9th Circ. Rehearing Of Tesoro Spill Suit
• Eatery Not Covered For Bouncing Service Dog, Insurer Says
• Blue Shield of Calif. Members Lose Cert. Bid Again On Appeal
• Cigna Fights $13M Claims Coverage Ruling In 5th Circ.
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Smoothie Outbreak Suits
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• Judge Recuses Herself From Insurer's Bad Faith Trial
• AIG Must Defend Bill Cosby In Defamation Suits, Judge Rules
• Law Firm Clients Stand Behind Insurer Hacking Claims
• Are Negligent Supervision Claims 'Occurrences'?
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• Maritime Co. Fights AIG Unit's Bid To Toss $2.5M Fees Suit
• Fox Rothschild Scoops Up 2 Insurance Pros From Dentons
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• 7 Real Estate Fraud Cases Not One Claim, 9th Circ. Told
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• Edible Arrangements TM Row Not Covered, Insurer Says
• 3 Strikes And No Class Cert. For Calif. Car Renters
• Rainmaker Q&A: Ruskin Moscou's Douglas Nadjari
• Exclusive-Dealing Takeaways From Dominant Ill. Hospital's Win
• Scottish Re Looks To Gut Investor's $67M Merger Suit
• Building Suffered 'Collapse' Under Policy, 9th Circ. Told
• Texas Hospital Takes $1.5B TB Outbreak Suit To Fed. Court
• House Can't Weigh In On $5B ACA Case, Claims Court Rules
• Broker Seeks To Escape Spat Over Robocall Suit Coverage
• Jury Clears Ex-Wells Fargo Employees In Trade Secrets Row
• Steel Company Exec Wants Trespass Coverage Suit Kept Alive
• Premera Looks To Ax Amended Data Breach Fraud Claims
• No Bad Faith By Insurer In Prison Contract Deal: 6th Circ.
• Neighbors Trash Insurer's Bid To Escape $50M Pollution Row
• Judge Nixes Privilege Objection In Allstate ERISA Row
• Dillard's Employees Seek Class Cert. In Data Breach Suit
• Citizens United Architect Predicts Future Finance Battles
• Minn. Right For Provigil Pay-For-Delay Suit, United Says
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• NJ Justices May Bolster Insurers In Policy Assignment Feuds
• Pa. High Court Case May Expand Insurers' Bad Faith Exposure
• Why Even Insured Businesses Should Beware TCPA Violations
• Regulatory Exams: Preparation Is More Than Half The Battle
• Calif. High Court Showdown: Broughton-Cruz Vs. Concepcion
• Insurer Can't Share Pain In $1.9M Pigeon Poop Disease Deal
• Benefits Manager Escapes Blue Cross Hep C Coverage Suit
• Military Housing Co.'s Last Claims Against Insurer Nixed
• Insurer Wants $10M Warehouse Fire Coverage Suit Nix Upheld
• Broadway Show Seeks $12M Coverage For Star Dropping Out
• Blinded Hockey Player Says Court Did Not Err With Precedent
• Texas Insurer Wins Overly Broad Discovery Appeal
• Kentucky Court Upholds Coverage For Coal Mining Mistake
• Rainmaker Q&A: Michelman & Robinson's Sanford Michelman
• Ex-Firm Leader Settles With MetLife Over Disability Benefits
• Pa. Church Slams Handling Of $1.8M Water Damage Claim
• You May Not Be Covered For That Fraudulent Wire Transfer
• Drawing A Line Between Tangible Damage And Corrupted Data
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• Retirement Provider's Disgorgement Is Insurable, Judge Says
• Goldman, Paulson Reach Deal With Insurer Over CDO Short
• $2.7B Genworth Sale Unfairly Blocks Better Offers, Suit Says
• NFL Retirement Plan Says Disability Award At Its Discretion
• Unraveling The Applications Of The Economic Loss Doctrine
• Split 5th Circ. Denies Atty Coverage Of Underlying Fraud Suit
• Ex-CFO Pleads Guilty In Health Benefits Kickback Scheme
• Mass. Justices Reverse Bank's Win Against Insurance Fund
• Justices Should Consider Harm To Defendants In FCA Case
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• Law Shielding Gay Marriage Objectors Is OK, 5th Circ. Told
• Husch Blackwell Found In Contempt In Insurance Case
• Ex-AIG HR Director's Bailout Suit Fails, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Del. Justices Urged To Reboot Life Settlement Co.'s $4M Suit
• FINRA Fines 8 Firms $6.2M Total For Supervisory Failures
• Developer Can't Trim LA, Lewis Brisbois' Suits Over Fire
• Judge Says QBE Policy Doesn't Cover Lost Rental Income
• Ex-State Farm Consultant Cops To Expense Fraud Scheme
• Rainmaker Q&A: Sullivan & Worcester's John Balboni
• Life Partners' Ch. 11 Reorganization Plan Confirmed
• Trying The Environmental Coverage Case In 2017
• Insurer Blasts Lubrizol's 6th Circ. Appeal In Superfund Suit
• Justices Shun Bright-Line Rule For FCA Seal Violations
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• Liberty Mutual Must Cover Faulty-Work Defense, Judge Rules
• DOI Seeks To Gut Insurer's $20M Tribal Loan Guarantee Suit
• Sentry Client Fights For Edible Arrangements IP Suit Coverage
• Law Firm Clients' Hacking Claims Still Fail, Insurers Say
• IRS Outlines Potential Tax Evasion Tied To Captive Insurance
• Anthem Sued Over 'Bait And Switch' Enrollments
• State Farm Spars With Relators In High Court Over FCA Seal
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8
• Nicoletti Hornig Faces DQ Bid In Shipwreck Coverage Suit