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Insurance - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• Ironhorse Escapes Coverage In Condo Repair Damage Suit
• AIG Can't Avoid Covering $2.5M Humane Society Settlement
• Trans Prof Can't Enter Obama Bathroom Rule Row, States Say
• Trump 'Sabotaging' ACA By Curbing Outreach, Dems Say
• Texas Court Says City Isn't Owed Hurricane Ike Coverage
• Pollution Exclusion Nixes Blast Coverage, 8th Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Lets Stand Arbitral Award In $168M Settlement
• Flood Limit Includes Sandy Debris Removal, NJ Justices Hear
• Arena Football Says Player's Concussion Suit Is Precluded
• How Concurrent Cause Doctrine Shapes Florida Insurance
• Trump Fires Acting AG For Defiance On Immigration Ban
• Covanta Sues Co. Over $2.7M In Fire Damage At NJ Plant
• Small Pharmacies Seek Redo In Medco Antitrust Row
• Rock Gym Not Owed Defense In Sex Assault Suit, Insurer Says
• NJ Ambulance Operator Gets 18 Years For Insurance Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: Snapchat, Allianz, WS Atkins
• Allied Can't Dodge Nagel Rice Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Senate Dems Win Delay In Mnuchin Committee Vote
• San Francisco Says Archdiocese Owes $3M In Health Costs
• D&O Insurer Needn't Cover Faulty Window Battle, Judge Says
• Yahoo Sues Insurer For Refusal To Cover TCPA Suits
• GE Unit Wins Arbitration Bid In $45M Steel Co. Row
• Consumers Shouldn't Bear Data Breach Burden, DC Circ. Told
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• Trump Signs 'One In, Two Out' Order On Rulemaking
• 5 Wage And Hour Suit Coverage Tips For Calif. Employers
• Clyde & Co Adds 10 Partners, Offices In Chicago And DC
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• 9th Circ. Backs Millennium In $8.7M False Ad Coverage Suit
• GE Says Tardy Arbitration Bid Is Steel Co. Insurers' Fault
• Policy Doesn't Cover $17M Ponzi Loss, 5th Circ. Told
• NJ Justices To Hear Discovery Row In Horizon Plan Challenge
• Allstate Sues Device Co., NY Docs Over Insurance Scheme
• Hanover Says It Owes No Coverage In Execs' Hotel Co. Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Northrop's Cleanup Coverage Bid
• UnitedHealthcare Accuses Dallas Labs Of $100M Fraud
• Fencing Covered Under Liberty Policy, Texas Justices Say
• Lack Of DC Ties Kills $64M Dickstein Coverage Suit: Judge
• What Potential M&A Buyers Must Know About R&W Tax Risks
• Inside The Injunction Blocking ACA Nondiscrimination Rule
• Fla. High Court OKs Allstate Policy Language In PIP Fight
• $24M BancorpSouth Overdraft Deal Not Covered, Judge Says
• Several Plaintiffs Exit MDL Over Anthem Data Breach
• Feds Back Religious Hospitals In High Court ERISA Case
• GOP To Push ACA Repeal, Tax Reform This Year
• AFL Insurer Says No Coverage For Player's Concussion Suit
• Zurich Loses Appeal In Sandy Building Delay Coverage Row
• Hangley Aronchick Elects Insurance Group Leader Firm Chair
• Trade Groups Back Insurer In Nev. Bad Faith Fight
• Aetna Merger Suit Defeat Caused $1.7B Loss: Shareholders
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• When Pervasive Foul Odors Constitute Property Damage
• Late Innings: Top Enviro Decisions From Final Days Of 2016
• Availability Rule's Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
• Insurer Sues To Avoid Mobile Marketer's Class Action Defense
• Dialysis Cos. Win Freeze Of HHS Premium Assistance Rule
• Catholic Hospitals Fight For ERISA Exemption At High Court
• Standard General Sues Insurer Over Dov Charney Coverage
• Top Health Cos. Press Trump On Value-Based Care
• Real Estate Rumors: Aon, Northwestern, American Landmark
• Axis Fights Coverage Under Policy Tilton Bought During Probe
• State Farm Can't Recover Hazing Injury Settlement Payment
• Anthem Says Aetna-Humana Ruling Supports Its Merger Case
• 7th Circ. Nixes EEOC Suit Over Flambeau Wellness Policy
• Hartford Gets Help In Tempur-Sealy Coverage Challenge
• Calif. Regulation Revival Boosts Home Coverage Confidence
• Insurers Clash Again Over 49ers Coverage In Assault Suit
• When A Reservation Of Rights Letter Is Not Effective
• Texas Judge Won't Lift Injunction Blocking Anti-Bias Rule
• 'Sham' Law Firm Can't Shake Allstate's Fraud Claims
• Thompson & Knight Seeks OK Of $26M In Life Partners Ch. 11
• House Votes To Restrict Abortion In Insurance Plans
• Tech Co. Says Lower Court's Errors Cost It Coverage Trial Win
• Bracing For The Next Crash: Mortgage Reinsurance Emerges
• AIG Women Groped, Licked By Peeping Men, Suit Says
• Trump Invited To Address Congress In February
• Judge Nixes Office Depot's FCA Coverage Fight With AIG
• SEC HomeStreet Action Broadly Interprets Dodd-Frank
• How Mobility-Focused Tech Will Affect Auto Regs
• Horizon, TWC Disputes Sketch Post-Spokeo Lines For Privacy
• Football Mom Says Firm's Deal For Teen's Injury Was 'Woeful'
• Calif. High Court Revives Homeowner Insurance Regulation
• Aetna's ACA Vendetta Gets Called Out In Merger Ruling
• Cigna Ending Ban On Psychiatric Testing Coverage In NY
• Attys React To $37B Aetna-Humana Merger Ruling
• Appeal Of Aetna-Humana Merger Loss Would Face Long Odds
• 10 Antitrust Trends And Developments To Watch This Year
• NJ Atty Couldn't Foresee Malpractice Action, Judge Rules
• MF Global Insurers Ordered To Drop Bermuda Proceedings
• Dueling Insurers Lose Quick Win Bids In YMCA Coverage Row
• Starting Over: Policy Rescission In New York Vs. The UK
• 2 GOP Sens. Push Own Affordable Care Act Replacement
• Insurers Seek Escape From Coconut Oil Class Suit Defense
• Bayer Suit Over False Mirena Price Listing Survives
• DOJ Wins Bid To Block $37B Aetna-Humana Merger
• In Congress: Organizing
• Among Trump's First Orders Is One To Ease ACA Regulations
• FCRA Violation Props Up Horizon Breach Row, 3rd Circ. Says
• Insurance Broker Execs Face Sanctions In Fight With Rival
• State Farm Intrusive Discovery Case Heads To Texas Justices
• Petroterminal Notches Win In Pier Collapse Coverage Battle
• General Fed Contractors Can Recoup Atty Fees: 11th Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: ING Life, Fairfax, Cushman & Wakefield
• No Coverage For Wastewater Explosion Suit, 6th Circ. Affirms
• Fla. Court Nixes Med Mal Jury Verdict Over Patient Death
• Insurer's Baseless Denial Is Bad Faith, Pa. Justices Told
• Anthem Agrees To Lift Extra Step In Opioid Rehab Coverage
• AIG Earns Rebuke From HK Judges Over Bid To Nix Award
• NY Judge Won't Leave Insurance Row Over Proskauer Past
• Insurers Say GE Can't Arbitrate $45M Steel Co. Row
• Life Settlements Industry: 2016 In Review
• Insurer Says It Has No Duty To Cover Deceased Jockey
• When 1 Progressive Loss Ends And Another Begins
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• Fla. Insurance Regulator Says State Farm Data Isn't Protected
• Insurer Says Painting It Paid For Was Misplaced, Not Stolen
• 4 New Jersey Insurance Battlegrounds In 2017
• Insurers Must Split School's Fire Damage, 10th Circ. Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aon, Evry, Louis Vuitton
• Small Pharmacies Lose Class Cert. In Caremark Antitrust Row
• Travelers Can't Escape NJ Pollution Cleanup Coverage Battle
• Real Estate Rumors: LA Mansion, WRS, Endurance
• NY Doctor's Sexual Misconduct Coverage Row Goes To Trial
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• Owners Of Chicago Apartment Tower Score $125M Refi
• Managing FCA Risks With Directors And Officers Insurance
• Agent Not Liable In Hurricane Irene Coverage Row, Court Says
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Aetna's Win In Health Data Patent Suit
• Lincoln National Faces Class Suit Over Insurance Cost Hikes
• Insurer Freed From Fight Over Unfinished National Park Work
• Anthem Customer Asks To Nix Claims After 'Invasive' Data Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chuck E. Cheese, Cosco, OneBeacon
• PTAB Finds Claims In IV E-Commerce Patent Invalid
• Update On Statutes Of Limitations In Texas Bad Faith Claims
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• 9th Circ. Urged To Ax Tempur-Sealy's Class Action Coverage
• Southport, US Bank Hit In Asset Misappropriation Scheme
• Chicago Condo Defect Suit Should Be Covered, 7th Circ. Told
• If Not Replaced, ACA Repeal Could Double Premiums: CBO
• Judge OKs Geico's Discovery Bid In Fraud Case
• Sausage Co. Says Insurer Owes In Money-Transfer Scam
• Blue Shield Escapes TCPA Class Action Over Single Call
• LifeLock Can't Revive False Ad Suit Coverage Bid
• The Implications Of Insureds' Illegal Conduct
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Reed Smith Adds Ex-McDermott Litigation Pro In Chicago
• 9th Circ. Seeks Calif. Justices' Input On Insurance Rule
• WorldLink Gets Arbitration Coverage Fight Booted From Mich.
• Life Partners Investors Want Goodman & Nekvasil DQ'd
• 5 Texas Insurance Battlegrounds In 2017
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• US, EU Complete Agreement On Insurance Regulation
• Congress Passes 1st Step To Repeal ACA
• Health Data Patents Not Abstract In Aetna Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• More Info Needed In Bird Flu Coverage Row
• DaVita, Fresenius Win Temporary Block Of HHS Rule Change
• Consumers Can't Join ACA Cost-Sharing Case, DC Circ. Rules
• Noble Asks Texas Justices To Nix $63M Conoco Indemnity
• United Healthcare, Class Refute AGs' Protest To Hep C Deal
• Lamorak Tells 2nd Circ. Policy Must Be Read As Written
• New York Revises Cybersecurity Proposal: A Closer Look
• Deals Rumor Mill: Johnson & Johnson, Onex, McDonald's
• Ryan Promises 'Concurrent' ACA Repeal And Replacement
• Horizon Hits NJ Mail Order Pharmacy With $10M Suit
• NY Bankruptcy Court Finds MF Global Insurers In Contempt
• Mich. Tribe, Blue Cross Settle ERISA Suit
• 5 California Insurance Battlegrounds In 2017
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Senate Vote Kicks Off ACA Repeal Process
• Insurer Tells 9th Circ. Millennium Lab Suits Aren't Covered
• Fla. Lawmakers Take 2nd Crack At Uber, Lyft Regulation
• Homeowners' $7M Deal OK'd In Force-Placed Coverage Suit
• Heinz's $25M Tainted-Food Policy Void, 3rd Circ. Says
• Bathroom Rule Ban Is Toothless In Okla., LGBT Group Says
• Continental Policyholder Seeks Coverage For Stolen Fertilizer
• Feds Urge Against Rule Injunction In Dialysis Program Suit
• E-Retailer Settles Coverage Fight Over Google Ad TM Claims
• Grocer Not Covered For Shareholder Fight, 8th Circ. Affirms
• Insurers Tussle Over Coverage For UC Davis Caulking Case
• NAACP, Law Profs Ask 11th Circ. To Rethink Dreadlocks Ban
• Md. Atty Gets 150 Days For Covering Up Family's $20M Fraud
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• The Prudential Need For Insurer Access To Information
• D&O Policy Doesn't Cover FDIC's Claims, 9th Circ. Says
• Top GOP Sen. Says Repeal ACA Once Alternatives Are Ready
• Homeowners Get More Time In PNC Lender Kickback Suit
• Fla. Health Providers Seek Class In PIP Reimbursement Row
• FBI Stays Clear Of Insurer's Fire Damage Suit At 11th Circ.
• Katten, Haynes Boone Steer AIG-Simon Baron $150M Loan
• UK Watchdog Fines Insurer £150K For Failing To Secure Data
• Michigan Closes Med Mal Compensation Loophole
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive CareFirst Data Breach Class Action
• Newly Formed Runoff Insurance Co. Raises $510M In Funds
• Highmark Seeks To Pierce Veil, Recover $5M In Allcare IP Row
• Broker Not Negligent In Copper Loss Dispute, 6th Circ. Told
• Sinkhole Insurers Can't Escape Brine Co.'s Claims
• California Legal Bills: Privileged Until They Aren't?
• Puerto Rican Resort Facing $20.5M Drowning Death Suit
• Door Closing On 'Unavailability' Insurance Exception: Part 2
• 'Fair Value' Takeaways From Merion V. Lender Processing
• Insurer Sued For Denying Golf Club Chemical Mess Coverage
• Calif. Biz Group Backs Docs In Workers' Comp, Med Mal Row
• Insurer Needn't Cover Pre-Tender Defense Costs: 11th Circ.
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• Insurer, Gym Resolve Coverage Row Over Nude Taping Suits
• Policy Doesn't Cover Octopus Mislabeling Suit, Insurer Says
• NJ Pair Indicted In $6.6M Health Care Benefits Fraud Scheme
• 5th Circ. Asked To End Block Of Transgender Bathroom Rule
• Future Of Wellness Program Regs Murky After Block Denied
• States Look For Quick Win In Obamacare Medicaid Tax Row
• High Court Snubs Michigan Health Plan Tax Dispute
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Door Closing On 'Unavailability' Insurance Exception: Part 1
• Tate & Lyle Sues Insurers Over NJ Enviro Cleanup Costs
• FDIC Sues BofA Over $1B Insurance Fund Shortfall
• Course Corrections For Oil Spill Cleanup Reimbursements
• In Congress: Obamacare, The Cabinet
• DOJ Subpoenas DaVita, Fresenius Over Dialysis Aid Program
• Insurer Tells Nev. Justices Its Liability Can't Exceed Policy Cap
• Charity Not Covered For PGA Prize Payouts, Judge Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nature's Bounty, Fairfax, Meredith
• GE Says Arbitration Clause Sweeps Up Steel Mill's Insurers
• Stern & Montana Attys Join Morrison Mahoney In New York
• Florida Doctor Wants Light Sentence For $11M Fraud
• Insurer Needn't Cover Chemical Leak That Predates Policy
• Relaxed NY Cybersecurity Rules Offer Limited Relief
• Supplier Aims To Deny Quick Win In Pet Food Coverage Case
• Giving Pfizer Rebate Info To Lawmakers Legal, Texas Says
• Justices Urged To Clarify Standard For Restricting Speech
• Insurer Needn't Cover $5M Faulty Gas Tank Deal, Judge Says
• The Duty To Supplement Expert Reports: Part 2
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• Carfax Says AIG Unit Must Defend $50M Monopoly Dispute
• Firm Fights Insurer's Bid For Premiums In Null Policy Dispute
• Insurer Needn't Cover $22M Award In Pizzeria Sex Assault
• Antitrust Exemption Repeal Resurfaces Amid ACA Battle
• Dollar Thrifty Ducks Rental Car Insurance Add-On Suit
• Insurer Needn't Defend Broker In Fraud Suit, Judge Says
• BCBS To Take Dismissal Loss In Antitrust MDL To 11th Circ.
• The Duty To Supplement Expert Reports: Part 1
• Ryan Promises Planned Parenthood Defunding In ACA Repeal
• Looking Ahead: Employer-Provided Health Care Under Trump
• 8 Corners Rule Not The Final Word On Duty To Defend In Ill.
• Broker Not Liable In Fraudulent-Policy Row, 7th Circ. Says
• 7th Circ. Ups Insurance Payout For Driver Hit By Uninsured
• Biz Model Deceived Insurers, Allstate Tells NJ High Court
• NY Appeals Court OKs Dismissal Of GreenPoint RMBS Claim
• MF Global Insurers Warned Over Seeking Impermissible Relief
• Canada Rider Nixes Lloyd's Policy's Arbitration Clause: Court
• Insurer Wants Out Of Shoddy Townhome Construction Dispute
• 9th Circ. Can't Review Class Action Remands Outside CAFA
• Congress Takes First Steps To Repeal Affordable Care Act
• Holder, Covington To Help Calif. Resist Trump Changes
• Judge Searches For Answers At Close Of Anthem-Cigna Trial
• Safeway, Insurer Seek Quick Wins In Shooting Coverage Row
• VP-Elect Pence Promises Executive Action On Day One
• Insurer Says Bike Coverage Row Belongs In Arbitration
• Real Estate Rumors: Swiss Re, Kaiser, Capgemini America
• Texas Tenant Liable For Fire Under Apartment Lease
• Prudential Defeats ERISA Suit Over Revenue Sharing
• Potential SAFETY Act Issues For Insurers To Consider
• Small-Employer Relief In Cures Act Includes A Few Hurdles
• NY Revises Cybersecurity Rule, Extends Compliance Deadline
• GOP Rep. Goodlatte Proposes Repeal Of Chevron Doctrine
• Anthem Expert Faces Cold Bench At Merger Trial
• Mich. Tribe Fights Blue Cross' Sanctions Bid In ERISA Suit
• Foley & Lardner Whiffed On Noncompetes, Insurer Says
• House Rules Could Ease Affordable Care Act Repeal
• ACA Replacement Details Needed Before Repeal, AMA Says
• NJ, Allstate Bring Claims Of Massive Auto Insurance Fraud
• Hospital Must Pay Aetna $41M For Out-Of-Network Scheme
• DOL Seeks Swift End To Insurer's Fiduciary Rule Challenge
• Be Prepared For Law Firm Data Breach Litigation
• Crowell Nabs Top Insurance Industry Advocate From Wiley Rein
• Insurer's Malpractice Suit Over False Terrorism Claim Axed
• 2016 Insurance Coverage Litigation Year In Review
• AARP Denied Early Block Of Wellness Program Regs
• Texas Judge Blocks ACA Transgender Rule
• Target Covered In Falling-Door Injury Suit, 7th Circ. Says
• United Healthcare Bilked Pharmacy Out Of $47M, Suit Says
• Insurer Looks To Duck Coverage For Botched Divorce Case
• Homeowners Can Assign Insurance Claims, Neb. Justices Say
• Energy Co. Can't Sanction Insurer Over $24M Brazilian Suit
• 11th Circ. Revives Coverage Battle Over $23M Junk Fax Deal
• 7 Legal Industry Predictions For 2017
• Florida Cases To Watch In 2017
• Illinois Legislation and Regulation To Watch In 2017
• Health Care Policy To Watch In 2017
• Insurance Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2017
• Insurance Cases To Watch In 2017