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Insurance - April, 2017

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• Appellate Ruling Upends Bad Faith Law, Fla. Justices Told
• Anthem Ruling May Upend Companies' Merger Case Strategy
• Contractor's Insurance Claims Were Precluded, NJ Panel Says
• Amway Seeks To Force Insurers To Cover Copyright Damages
• Hobby Lobby Moots Co.'s Contraception Rule Case: 7th Circ.
• High Attack Risk Forces Firms To Weigh Ransomware Options
• Avis, Insurer End Suit Over $23.5M Crash Verdict Coverage
• Lexington Dodges $3M Sandy Coverage Due To Late Claim
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Marina Owner's Storm Coverage Bid
• Hunton & Williams Steers $375M NY Financing Deal
• Admiral Reaches Deal To Avoid Coverage In Med Mal Suit
• CMS Final Rule Does Not Answer Insurers' Biggest Questions
• The Mediator's Proposal As A Tool For Litigants
• Anthem Loses Appeal In $54B Cigna Merger Case
• $9.6M Birth Injury Award Tossed Due To Lack Of ACA Info
• GAO Urges Overhaul Of Federal Flood Insurance Program
• Christie Targets Horizon's Salaries In Health Reform Bill
• NY Law Sinks RICO Claims In Appeal In Hedge Fund Suit
• Insurer Denied Builder Defense In Bad Faith: Wash. Justices
• ACA Watch: Health Groups Balk At Revamped Repeal Bill
• Insurer Sues 2nd Insurer Over Spoiled Pizza Hut Brownies
• Pakistani Restaurant Owner Admits To Immigration, Tax Fraud
• Expectations After The Trump Administration's First 100 Days
• Lexington Wins Right To Arbitrate Exxon Coverage Fight
• Calif. Senate Committee OKs Single-Payer Health Care Plan
• Insurance Suit Faces Hurdle: Plaintiffs Are In Prison
• Investors Say Ambac Can't Shed Puerto Rican Bonds Suit
• Half Of $3.3M Superstorm Sandy Coverage Fight Put On Ice
• Defining An Occurrence For Sexual Abuse Cases
• Excess Insurer Needn't Pay $5M Of Settlement, 1st Circ. Says
• Pharmacies' Price-Fixing Actions Too Similar, Judge Says
• Insurer Can Trim Vacant Building's Coverage: W.Va. Justices
• Wilson Elser Adds 2 Litigators To Miami Office
• Government Funding Deal 'Down To Final Details'
• House Conservatives Back Revamped ACA Repeal
• Mass. Court Revives Coverage Battle Over Spoiled Scallops
• Hunton & Williams Hires Ex-Perkins Coie Insurance Partner
• 1 Day Of Conflict Is 1 Day Too Many, Miss. Court Says
• Ace Gets Initial OK On $9.8M Settlement In Telemarketing Suit
• Insurer Needn't Cover W.Va. Coal Co.'s $10M Royalty Suit
• The 9-Year Winning Streak Of Virginia 'Rocket Docket'
• USAA Settles Sales Tax Compensation Class Action For $39M
• Universal, Insurer Debate Meaning Of 'War' In Coverage Fray
• Penn Mutual Settles Insurance Surplus Fund Suit for $110M
• Claims Adjuster Can't Dodge Suit Over Settling $16M Verdict
• Sewage Is Excluded Pollution, Insurer Tells 11th Circ.
• Insurer Off The Hook For SUNY Suit Coverage, 2nd Circ. Says
• Beazley Asks 2nd Circ. To Affirm D&O Coverage Denial
• S&P Global, Wells Fargo Sued Over Life Settlements
• North River Can't Overturn $58M Damages In Asbestos Fight
• Yahoo Says Insurer Attacking Wrong Policy Over Spam Texts
• Calif. Insurance Regulation Defies Trump's America
• Let's Talk About Half-Hearted Innovation
• Pa. 'Trigger' Ruling Eases Path To Toxic Cleanup Coverage
• Arbitrator Partiality Ruling Highlights Disclosure Importance
• Anthem, Express Scripts To Cut Ties Amid Pricing Fight
• MetLife Wants SIFI Appeal Paused Amid Trump Order
• Pharmacy Says Aetna Owes $533K For Hemophilia Drugs
• Chiropractor, Family Get Lengthy Sentences In $29M Fraud
• 10 Tips For Creating Winning Trial Visuals
• Rhode Island Firm Seeks Coverage For Ransomware Attack
• Thompson Hine Snags 2 Insurance Specialists
• Insurer Agrees To Pay $9.9M To End Fee Suit
• 5th Circ. Largely Sides With SEC In Life Partners Appeal
• Counsel To Counsel: Insights From Law Firm GCs
• In Congress: A Major Fiscal Deadline
• Travelers' 3rd Circ. Win Curbs Insurers' Asbestos Exposure
• Chubb, IT Co. Spar Over Coverage For $14M Hawaii DOT Suit
• Equipment Co., Insurer Cross Swords Over $520K Email Fraud
• Insurer Wants Out Of Coverage In Rutgers Sex Assault Case
• Insurer Can't Dodge Metal Pollution Coverage, NJ Panel Says
• Sinkhole Policy May Cover Damage At Fla. Center, Judge Says
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of Insurance ERISA Suit, Class Cert.
• UC Alleges $12M Clinical Trial Scam Targeting Students
• When Indemnitors And Indemnitees Jointly Cause A Loss
• Damage Payouts Must Cover Contractor Fees, Pa. Judge Says
• Insurer Can't Escape Coverage For Pa. Toxic Site Cleanup
• Travelers' Asbestos Exclusion Is Enforceable, 3rd Circ. Says
• Mass. Court Absolves Zurich In Crash Coverage Case
• PRA Announces Stress Test Scenario For Smaller Firms
• Gray Matters: The Attorney-Client Team
• Anthem Seeks Injunction To Keep Cigna In $54B Merger
• Doctors, Med Biz Accused Of Running $40M Kickback Scheme
• ACA Watch: Trump Says Repeal Bill Has 'Good Chance'
• AIG Units Owe Sabre Monopoly Defense, NY Panel Says
• No Lifetime Health Benefits For Meritor Retirees, 6th Circ. Says
• Filed-Rate Doctrine Bars Lender Kickback Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• Insurer Says It Needn't Defend Suit Over Gucci Building Sale
• CBCA Backs $4M FEMA Clawback From Superdome Grant
• A Closer Look At 'Preemptive' Federal Contract Terms
• Counsel To Counsel: Mama Said There'll Be Days Like This
• Litigation Finance, Big Data And The Limits Of AI
• Lloyd's Underwriters Want Arbitral Coverage Suit Nixed
• Farmers Agents Denied New Trial Over Bad-Contract Claims
• Fla. Court Retroactively Applies Allstate PIP Decision
• Casino Cabinet IP Suit Not Covered In Policy, Insurer Says
• Fed. Claims Court Tosses Blue Cross' Bid For ACA Money
• Starr Wants 'Quick Peek' Review Of Docs In $38M Tax Row
• Defense Costs Not Held To Reinsurer's Cap, NY Justices Told
• Florida House Passes Workers' Comp Reform Bill
• Insurers Look To Dodge Superstorm Sandy Coverage
• The Insurer's Dilemma: To Produce, Or Not To Produce?
• Insurers Hit American Realty With Stock-Drop Suit
• Texas Court Won't Revive $900K Trade Secrets Damages
• Why P&C Carriers Must Prepare For The Marijuana Market
• Counsel To Counsel: A Law Firm GC's Data Protection Duties
• Jury Awards First Financial $1.2M In Poaching Row
• Home Inspection Didn't Cause Damage, 11th Circ. Says
• Insurers Dealt Loss In $140M Bear Stearns Settlement Fight
• Lloyds Can't Reverse Coverage Of Arbitration, 10th Circ. Says
• MF Global, Insurers Nudged To Mediate Contract Dispute
• Travelers Owes For Damaged Syrup Shipment, 3rd Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To Revive $100M AIG FCA Suit
• Chamber Backs Fiduciary Rule Delay But NY AG Doesn't
• Health Insurer Has Right To Recoup Payments: High Court
• Anbang's $1.56B Fidelity & Guaranty Deal Scrapped
• Limitation Of Liability Provisions In EPC Contracts
• Atty Deserved Sanctions In Fraud Suit, 11th Circ. Holds
• Mich. Juries Have No Say On 'Fixed By Court' Attys' Fees
• Insurer Ducks Liability For Fatal Philly Building Collapse
• Genworth Investors Vie To Lead Fight Over $2.7B Merger
• Counsel To Counsel: Evaluating Positional Conflicts
• Liquor Chain's Merchant Deal Nixed Coverage, Judge Says
• Hotel Says Texas Ruling Revives Claims Against Insurer
• Cigna's $2.7M ERISA Deal Over Depression Cure Nears OK
• Beauty Products Co.'s TM Battle Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Ill. Insurer Fights Lloyd's Bid To Arbitrate Profit-Sharing Row
• Colo. Judge Orders Lexington To Cover $20M Med Mal Verdict
• High Court Turns Away W.Va.'s ACA Enforcement Appeal
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 11
• Counsel To Counsel: 5 Challenges For A Law Firm GC
• Turkish Co. Hit With $8M Verdict In Hep A Pomegranate Suit
• MF Global Seeks $1.8M In Fees For Insurers' Bermuda Action
• Archdiocese Seeks Coverage Of Suit Over Abuse Reporting
• Deals Rumor Mill: BJ's, Charter NEX Films, Anbang Insurance
• Minimal Notice Enough To Trigger Claim, Mich. Justices Say
• As Fla. Secures $1.5B In LIP Funding, Flexibility Still Key
• Travelers Seeks Quick Win In Pipeline Damage Coverage Fight
• Cushman Workers Seek Cert. In COBRA Challenge
• Ill. Gov. Plans To Veto Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Bill
• Budget's Billing Practices Were Misleading, Consumer Says
• Allcare Principals Fight Bid To Pay $5M Fee From IP Loss
• AIG Unit Needn't Cover Zillow In Copyright Suit, Judge Says
• Judge Says Arbitration Required In Lloyd's Dispute
• Cigna's Regulatory Talk Was More Than Puffery, Investors Say
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 10
• Lawyers In Flow: Get Out Of Your Head And Into Your Case
• 5 Insurance Rulings You May Have Missed In The 1st Quarter
• Who's On Hook Unclear In Shoddy Construction Coverage Suit
• Baker Says Insurer Wouldn't Cover Pies It Said To Toss
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 9
• Failed ACA Insurer Sues Feds Over Loan Clawback Efforts
• Judge To Reconsider Whether Wells Fargo Waived Preclusion
• Feds Finalize ACA Market Stabilizing Rule
• Posner Skeptical Of $300M Hospital Monopoly Suit
• Job Applicant Asks 9th Circ. To Revive State Farm Suit
• Calif. Supreme Court Clarifies 'Prevailing Party' Ambiguity
• 7th Circ. Hears Arguments On Damaged Condo Coverage
• Insurers Look To Skirt $300M Bear Stearns Settlement Tab
• Big Biz Presses Trump To Continue ACA Subsidies
• Insurer Wants Out Of Ohio Valley Concussion Coverage
• Predicting Brexit's Lasting Impact On US And UK Markets
• Insurer Sues US Bank For Not Suing Other RMBS Cos.
• Insurer Prevails In Suit Over Hurricane Sandy Damage Award
• 3rd Circ. Says Insurers Off The Hook In Shoddy Work Suit
• A Law Firm Ranking Model By 'Fake News & Distorted Reports'
• Texas Ruling Could Mean Bigger Paydays For Policyholders
• Geico Goes After $1.2M 'Unnecessary' Massage Claims
• Geico Says NJ Docs Claimed $5.2M For Unneeded Treatment
• Underwriters Say Insurer Can't Use TRO To Block Arbitration
• Manulife Real Estate Drops $526M On Singapore Tower
• Zenefits Pays $1.2M Fine For Unlicensed NY Insurance Sales
• Vitamin Health's False Ad Fight Not Covered, 6th Circ. Says
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB's Nixing Of Insurance IP Under Alice
• Judge Strikes Candymaker From $55M Warehouse Fire Suit
• Group P&C Insurance: Admitted And Surplus Lines Issues
• Liberty Tells 10th Circ. MusclePharm's $3M Claim Not Covered
• Calif. High Court Creates Exception To Concepcion
• Yahoo Not Owed Defense In Spam Texts Suits, Insurer Says
• Ex-Roche Worker Sues Insurer Over $1.6M Malpractice Ruling
• Citi Moves To Shut Down Remaining RMBS Trustee Claims
• Continental Defends $7M Malpractice Suit Against Law Firm
• US Bank Gets Insurer's Records In $180M Insurance Suit
• London Fischer Nabs Ex-Wilson Elser Liability Defense Pros
• Insurer Poached 1,400 Agents, Costing Co. $1.6M, Jury Hears
• MF Global Insurers Say Coverage Fight Belongs In Bermuda
• Bank Must Share Settlement Details In $6M Seized Plane Suit
• Horizon NJ Settles Ex-Worker's Disabilty Bias Claim
• Potential Tax Changes Are On The Horizon For Life Insurance
• Inside Trader Says SEC Wants Too-Harsh $2.2M Judgment
• How Blockchain Can Be Applied To Real Estate Law
• NJ Hospital's Tight Lips Sink Coverage For Malpractice Suit
• Pols Still Wary Of US-EU Insurance Accord
• BCBS Fires Back At Reconsideration Bid In Antitrust MDL
• Texas High Court Pens New Rules In USAA, Policyholder Row
• ACA Markets Likely To Stabilize In 2017, S&P Global Says
• Die Maker Says Computer Fraud Policy Covers Email Scam
• How Fla. Insurers Can Deal With Bad Faith Claims: Part 2
• Health Hires: Vt. SG To Stris, BCBS In-House To Kilpatrick
• Top 10 Litigation Risks For Retailers In 2017
• Crowdfunding For Legal Cases: 5 Trends Reshaping Justice
• Dick's Burst Ball Coverage Suit Belongs In China, Insurer Says
• Gambling Co. Wants Quick Win In Bribery Insurance Row
• Fla. Contractor, Insurer Spar Over Pre-Suit Claims
• Anthem Likens Data Breach To Election Hack In Venue Fight
• ACA Watch: GOP Claims 'Real Progress' On Repeal Bid
• Insurer Must Pay Up In $13.5M Power Plant Explosion
• Blue Cross Unit Not Covered In Antitrust MDL, Insurer Says
• Doctors Lose 11th Circ. Appeal To Join BCBS Antitrust Suit
• Calif. High Court Limits Arbitration Waiver Post-Concepcion
• Plaintiff In $100M AIG FCA Suit Gets Ray Of Hope At 2nd Circ.
• Underwriters Want Fed. Court To Decide Arbitration Row
• Coca-Cola Seeks $1M In Coverage For Nepal Blockade Losses
• 5th Circ. Won't Halt DOL's Delayed Fiduciary Rule
• How Fla. Insurers Can Deal With Bad Faith Claims: Part 1
• ABA Needs A New Model Legal Ethics Rule
• What Does Lateral Partner Success Look Like?
• ACA Repeal And Replace: Down, But Not Out
• Fiduciary Duty Delay Pleases Few, Clarifies Little
• House OKs Keeping State Control Over Stop-Loss Insurance
• Providers Call Blue Cross Dismissal Bid A Delay Tactic
• Hospital Tells 2nd Circ. Insurer Must Cover Sex Abuse Defense
• Minn. Supreme Court Says Coverage Denial Suits Still Capped
• Berkshire Sues Goodyear In Asbestos-Related Insurance Row
• Tire Cos. Not Owed Coverage In Defect Suit, Insurer Says
• CMS' New Position On Quota Share Reinsurance Is Refreshing
• Are Lateral Recruitment Opportunities Shaping Your Strategy?
• Anthem, Library Worker Settle Trans Surgery Insurance Suit
• How Patchwork State Regs Could Benefit Driverless Cars
• Express Scripts Concealing Basic Pricing Info, Anthem Says
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Sanctions Against NY Atty In FCA Suit
• Lateral Partner Hiring: Time To Look In The Mirror
• Pa. Justices Urged To Tighten Insurer Bad Faith Standards
• Liberty Mutual Can't Duck Coverage In Train Accident Suit
• Insurer To Appeal Credit Suisse's Partial Win In RMBS Suit
• What Vanderbilt V. Hartford Means For Policyholders
• Instructor's Insurer Off Hook In Suit Over Fitness-Club Stroke
• Swiss Re Says GE Owes It $80M In Taxes From 2006 Deal
• Fla. Senate Panel OKs Workers' Comp Reform Bill
• Lighting Co. To Pay $100K In EEOC Wellness Program Deal
• Judge Voids $5M Award Against Reinsurers, Citing Bias
• BCBS Gets Heart Device Co.'s $66.5M Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Conn. High Court Affirms Win For Anthem In Stock Case
• Fla. Judge Says Concrete Co.'s DQ Bid Is Just A Cheap Trick
• Biz Groups Tell 5th Circ. Fiduciary Rule Delay Not Enough
• Blue Cross Gets Hospital Contracts Antitrust Suit Trimmed
• HHS Can't Duck UnitedHealthcare Overpayment Suit
• Senate Panel Advances Gorsuch, Filibuster Showdown Likely
• Liberty Must Cover Texas Hotel Project Collapse, Suit Says
• Untold Stories: Trump's Budget Would Silence Legal Services
• 4 Firms Team Up For Trans-Atlantic Insurance Legal Network
• Pa. High Court Set To Weigh Insurer Bad Faith Standard