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Insurance - June, 2017

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• 6th Circ. Says Coverage Bid Not Dead For NJ Battery Site
• $8M Bad Faith Award Can't Stand, Nationwide Tells 11th Circ.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Health Center Not Owed Coverage For Suit, Insurer Says
• Insurer Asks To Pause Bid For $5M To Assess Brazilian Suit
• Prudential To Settle Wage Class Action For $12.5M
• Geico Victory Warped Bad Faith Law, Fla. Justices Told
• Insurer's Late Checks Nix Fatal Crash Deal, 11th Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Eyes Merit Of 'Device' Exclusion In Battery Death
• $22M Pizzeria Sex Assault Award Not Covered, 5th Circ. Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: GLP, Fairfax Media, Zhong An
• Texas Judge Halts Arbitration In $27M Hotel Delay Suit
• 3 Key Areas Legal Operations Teams Should Focus On
• Should Florida Hospitals Halt Peer Review?
• What The Experts Said About High Court Rulings This Term
• AIG Unit Needn't Cover Horace Mann's $7M Deal: 7th Circ.
• Fla. Justices Should Weigh Atty Fee Query, 11th Circ. Told
• New CBO Report Adds Fresh Challenges For ACA Repeal
• NJ Court Repeats Insurers May Be Sued For Enviro Cleanup
• Insurer Must Cover $2M Fees Despite Old Malpractice Claim
• Brazilian Reinsurer Pushes Back Against $5M Claim
• Auto Financing Co. Hit With TCPA Suit Over Unwanted Calls
• Time-Share Owners Bash Marriott New-Law 'Ploy' To Toss Suit
• Trump Paid Leave Plan 'Unworkable,' Groups Tell Congress
• Health Care Winners And Losers From The Better Care Act
• Standing Dooms 4th Circ. Challenge To NC Gay Marriage Law
• Jay Kallas, Former Counsel At Allstate, Joins Mayer Brown
• US Law Firms Face Discovery Of Foreign Clients' Records
• The Future Of Law And The Demise Of The Midsize Firm
• ACA Watch: What BigLaw Lobbyists Think Happens Next
• 4th Circ. Seeks W.Va. Justices' Input On Workers' Comp Case
• 11th Circ. Nixes Coverage Of Stolen Freight Shipment
• Berkshire Unit Beats Claims It Hacked Law Firm Client Info
• 11th Circ. Set To Weigh Insurance Bad Faith Standard
• The 10 Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• The Most Talkative Justice Of The High Court Term
• The Cases That Got The Justices Talking
• 7th Circ. Says AIG Unit Needn't Cover Tainted-Chemical Loss
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank of America, Metro Loft, McCourt
• Potential Impact Of Senate Health Care Bill: A Closer Look
• How Discovery Has Changed Under New Federal Rules
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Pre-Voir Dire Questions
• SunEd Blasts Whistleblower Execs In Push For $32M Deal OK
• Apple, Cisco Insurance Venture Could Cue Competitors
• Gorsuch And Thomas Becoming Fast Friends At High Court
• Tax Cuts In Senate Health Bill Unlikely To Spur Growth
• Travelers Settles NJ Superfund Cleanup Coverage Dispute
• 5 High Court Concurrences That Read Like Dissents
• The Sharpest Dissents From This Supreme Court Term
• Alleged Kickback Scheme Not Covered, Insurer Tells 9th Circ.
• MF Global Insurer Posts $15M To Continue Arbitration Bid
• Calif. Court Nixes Claims Adjusters' Class Cert. Appeal
• Insurers Prevail In $75M Coverage Suit Over Bank's FCA Deal
• Senate Bill May Force Rise In Suits For Opioid Funding
• Bear Stearns Didn't Need Insurers' OK For Deal, Court Says
• Insurance Seller's LinkedIn Emails Didn't Break Noncompete
• Insurers Want $6M Gift Card Hack Coverage Case Split Up
• Regulatory Scrutiny In Insurance M&A Transactions Is Rising
• ACA Repeal Vote Delayed As Support Ebbs
• An Interview With Floyd Abrams
• Law Firms Launch International Insurance Alliance
• Fla. Gov. Picks Close Ally In Choice Of Ex-Rep. As State CFO
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• 7th Circ. Allows $6M Seized Plane Suit In Brazil To Go On
• IP Cases Led The Pack In High Court Amicus Briefs
• Excess Insurer Says Akorn Suit Doesn't Need To Move To Ga.
• Ponzi Atty's Ex-Associate On Top After Malpractice Appeal
• Bucking Tradition: NewLaw And The Coming Millennials
• Insurer Moves Fla. Country Club's Suit To Fed. Court
• ACA Repeal Means 22M More Uninsured, CBO Says
• Policyholders Must Assess Outside Counsel Guidelines
• Insurers Aim To Exit Cummins-Allison IP Theft Row Coverage
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Susman Godfrey's Matthew Berry
• Why Actuarial Equivalence Matters For Medicare Advantage
• Justices To Hear Baker's Fight Over Gay Couple's Cake
• Gray Matters: We Feel, We Decide
• 4th Circ. Rules NFL Retirement Plan Wrongly Denied Benefits
• Counterclaims In Suit Over Cleanup Settlement Can Stay
• Texas Justices To Hear Hospital's Insurance Discovery Row
• Mass. High Court Ruling May Swell Insureds' Litigation Costs
• 8th Circ. Asked To Rethink Overdue Insurance Claim Suit
• Anthem Inks Record $115M Deal Over Massive Data Breach
• Dialysis Co. Says United Is Dragging Its Feet On Discovery
• Exxon Not Liable For Lost Profits On Canceled Propane Deal
• Why The Corrosion Exclusion Remains Strong: Part 2
• Calif. Does Not Bar Defense Coverage For 'Willful Acts'
• Inside Trader Must Shell Out $1.6M For Role In Sanofi Fraud
• Insurer Decries 'Shenanigans' In Lloyd's Arbitration Bid
• 5 Key Takeaways From Senate's ACA Repeal Bill
• Brazilian Reinsurer Must Cough Up $5M, Insurer Says
• Feds Say Travelers Owes $2.4M For Texas A&M Buildings
• Insurer Ordered To Pay MF Global Almost $1M In Attys' Fees
• Goya Insurer Slaps Spice Co. With NJ Suit Over Food Recall
• Why The Corrosion Exclusion Remains Strong: Part 1
• Hospital Can Tap Coverage For Hep C Suits, NH Justices Say
• No Indemnity For Shell Drilling Unit Damages, 5th Circ. Says
• Justice Kennedy's Moderating Influence On The High Court
• Duty To Defend Doesn't Cover Counterclaims: Mass. Court
• Senate GOP Unveils ACA Repeal Bill
• A Resurgence Of Synthetic Securitizations
• Details Emerge On Senate's ACA Repeal Bill
• Justice Sotomayor On The Power Of Dissent
• Whistleblowers, MDL Plaintiffs Object To $32M SunEd Deal
• Genworth Agrees To $20M Settlement In Suit Over Unit's IPO
• Aetna, Humana, States Reach Deal Over Costs In Merger Fight
• Tax Deductibility And Statutory Damages — A Waiting Trap
• 7th Circ. Hospital Ruling Provides Exclusive-Dealing Lessons
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Juror-Posed Questions
• Phoenix Takes Wrongful Death Coverage Row To 9th Circ.
• NJ Medical Biz CEO Denied Coverage In Battle With Board
• Insurer Seeks To Toss Restaurant Group, O'Hagan Meyer Suit
• Insurance Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2017
• ITT Opens $1B Asbestos Coverage Trial Against 25 Insurers
• NJ Justices Probe Redaction Order In Horizon Plan Challenge
• D&O Insurer Off The Hook In Capitol Bancorp Suit: 6th Circ.
• Texas Ruling Clamps Down On Policyholders' Pretrial Pacts
• Real Estate Rumors: Cohen Clair, PGIM, Sentinel
• 4 Signs A Med Mal Defense Atty Should Switch Sides
• Manatt Adds Former Clinton White House Counsel In DC
• How Insurtechs Maximize Profits And Competitive Advantage
• Pa. Justices Ax Fiduciary Duty In Insurance-Advice Dispute
• Senate OKs Trump Pick For FEMA Director
• Ill. Court Rebuffs Employer's Appeal Of Worker's $22M Award
• Justice Sotomayor On Working A Room And The Post-Scalia Void
• Robbins Geller To Lead Proposed Amtrust Stock-Drop Class
• 9th Circ. Revives DirecTV's $20M Flood Coverage Bid
• NJ Doc Not Covered By Insurance In Med Mal Row, Court Says
• The Evolution Of Opioid Suits And Insurance Coverage
• 11th Circ. Gives Geico Clean Slate For Bad-Faith Damages
• Ex-Insys Exec Cops To Opioid Fraud Scheme
• Broker Trims Tropical Smoothie's Suit Over Insurance Woes
• Examining State Law Claims Under ERISA At 2nd Circ.
• The Challenges Of Insurance Arbitration In Foreign Forums
• R&W Insurance: An Effective Treatment In Health Care Deals
• AIG Unit Doesn't Owe $5M For Investor Deal, 9th Circ. Told
• CoPilot Pays $130K To End NY Probe Into Patient Data Breach
• Hall Booth Grows Med Mal Practice With New Fla. Office
• Reinsurer Exec Says $50M RICO Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Travelers Says Charney Defamation Suit Costs Not Covered
• Billboard Owner Prices Upsized $85M IPO
• How Hamilton Meats Has Shaped Calif. Economic Damages
• St. Paul Settles Coverage Suit Over Porn Site IP Battle
• Boeing Wants To Split 'Frankenstein-Like' ERISA Action
• Texas Justices Order New Trial In Defect Insurance Battle
• Insurer To Pay MSA An Extra $2M In Fees In Asbestos Fight
• The Biggest Insurance Rulings Of 2017: Midyear Report
• Tips For Complying With ABA's New Encryption Guidance
• The Justices And Masterpiece Cakeshop: 18th Time A Charm?
• Judge Recommends Insurer Win In Pet Food Coverage Case
• 9th Circ. Affirms $14M Allstate Bad Faith Verdict
• Anthem, CalPERS Sued Over Reimbursement Levels
• HHS Chief Gets Bipartisan Bashing On Capitol Hill
• Breaking Down Calif.'s Ever-Changing 'Right To Repair'
• House OKs COBRA Tax Credits, Dependent On AHCA Passage
• Insurer Looks To Dodge Coverage In Food Bag Trademark Suit
• Brazilian Reinsurer Says It Doesn't Owe $5M Under Award
• How Driverless Cars Will Impact A Wide Range Of Industries
• Justice Ginsburg On Oral Argument And 'Imperious' Attorneys
• Ill. Appeals Court Tosses Plant's Suit Over Stingy Coverage
• UK Litigation Insurance Broker Expands Into US Market
• Insurer Moves For Win On Adult Actors' HIV Suits
• Frozen Pea Recall Coverage Suit Belongs In NY, Insurer Says
• Ex-NFLer Loses ERISA Suit Over Disability Denial
• SEC Gears Up For Trial Of Alleged Delta Petroleum Tipster
• Looking At The Limitations Of The Delay Exclusion
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Bid For $11M Cyberattack Coverage
• 3M Asks 8th Circ. To Reconsider Ponzi Loss Coverage
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Preliminary Instructions
• Geico Claims Fraud By Plaintiff Seeking Fla. Class Action
• Horizon Omnia Plan Row Tossed Back To NJ State Court
• ACA Repeal Means 13M More Uninsured, Gov't Report Says
• MF Global Insurer Must Post $15M To Continue Arbitration Bid
• Suspended Texas Atty Indicted On Insurance Fraud Charges
• Insurer Can't Duck $3M Suit To Recoup Loan Scam Losses
• Plaintiffs' Attys Escape Geico's Trade Secrets Suit
• Due Diligence From The Lateral Partner's Perspective
• Going Against The Grain, Centene To Expand ACA Presence
• Insurer Not Off Hook For Stinky Recycler Suit, NY Panel Says
• 5th Circ. Says ATF Can Keep Texas Explosion Info To Itself
• Miami Man In $126M Health Fraud Ring Gets 4.5 Years
• Phyllis Schlafly's Son Urges Payment Of $3M Life Insurance
• Real Estate Rumors: JP Morgan, Facebook, Robert W. Baird
• Lateral Partner Due Diligence: Where Should A Firm Begin?
• Justice Ginsburg On Diversity And Persuading Her Colleagues
• First American Title Customers Face Questions In Cert. Bid
• Fla. High Court To Hear Case Against Geico On Bad Faith
• West American Sues Nutiva Over False Ad Suit Coverage
• CFTC Is Mum On Berkshire Subsidiary's Insurance Product
• Homeowners Sue FEMA Over Closure Of Sandy Damage Claim
• Insurer Must Defend Contractor In Hangar Floor Damage Suit
• Health System Covered For Competition Suits, 11th Circ. Told
• Even Surplus Lines Laws Are Bigger And Better In Texas
• Fla. Justices' Med Mal Cap Ruling May Mobilize Lawmakers
• Dog Groomer Hounds Court To Retrieve Insurance Coverage
• GM's Excess Insurers Ordered To Prorate Asbestos Coverage
• Insurers Must Defend Pa. School In Tainted Water Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Texas High Court Sides With Lloyds In Attys' Fees Discovery
• Coverage Excluded For $24M Overdraft Deal, 7th Circ. Told
• 7th Circ. Rebuffs Hospital's $300M Antitrust Suit
• Bond Insurer Calls Puerto Rico Fiscal Plan Unconstitutional
• Vedder Price Snags Insurance, ETF Pro From Reed Smith
• BCBG Seeking Asset Sale To Marquee, Global Brands
• A Look At Credit Agreements In Insurance: Part 2
• MetLife's In-House SIFI Czar To Retire
• SunEdison Seeks OK For $32M D&O Insurance Deal
• Nurse Wants Rehearing In Suit Over Son's Gender Surgery
• Policyholder Slams Allstate's Appeal Of Medical Exam Ruling
• SEC Won't Interpret Berkshire's Workers' Comp Policies
• DirecTV Wants Industry Meaning Used In $20M Coverage Case
• Lloyd's Insurer Wants Dickstein Atty Coverage Row In DC
• Wells Fargo Can't Apply Verdict To Nonjury ERISA Claims
• Zurich Seeks $1.8M From Insurer For NJ Construction Suits
• Takeaways From 3 NJ Environmental Insurance Decisions
• La. Court Rejects State Med Mal Fund's Challenge To Deal
• A Look At Credit Agreements In Insurance: Part 1
• NY Ruling Curtails Contractors' Additional Insured Coverage
• Health Care Providers Win Cert. In Geico Payment Dispute
• Fla. Med Mal Defense Firm Switches To Plaintiffs Side
• Insurer Deal Negligence Not Up For Debate, 11th Circ. Told
• Insurer Off Hook For Flood Claim Despite Knowing Co.'s Risk
• Insurer Tells 3rd Circ. That Carriers Liable In $9M Drug Theft
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allianz, Lotte Group, Alitalia
• Testing Professional Services Exclusions To FCA Allegations
• IRS Required To Give Tax Break In $38M Dispute, Starr Says
• Music Aggregator Accuses Insurer Of Ducking IP Coverage
• DOL Looking To Revise Fiduciary, OT Rules: Labor Secretary
• Continental Sheds Class Claims Over Policy Exclusion
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Setting Trial Time Limits
• If It Happens Here: Facing Post-Terror Attack Litigation
• Insurer Seeks Ruling On $3M Phyllis Schlafly Life Insurance
• Insurers Make Last-Ditch Kokesh Play In Bear Stearns Fight
• Wholesaler Not Covered In Forever 21 TM Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Big Business Lobby Tries To Hobble Litigation Finance, Again
• Aetna Gets Suit Over Provider Payments Into Federal Court
• NY High Court Nixes NYC Transit Authority's Insurance Win
• Ex-Insys Manager Will Plead Guilty To Insurance Fraud
• PE-Backed Athene Eyes Potential $955M Secondary Offering
• Billboard Owner Fires Up $72M IPO
• Why Menchaca Changes Nothing For Appraisal Law
• Insurer Must Face Coverage Bid In Medical Malpractice Row
• 10 Attys Charged In Alleged SoCal Client Referral Scheme
• Starr Wants $21M IRS Counterclaim Tossed As Time-Barred
• Express Scripts, CVS Face ERISA Suit Over EpiPen Costs
• Liberty Mutual Keeps $30M Counterclaim Against Builder
• Zurich Can't Exit TCPA Coverage Suit With Flooring Co.
• UnitedHealth Challenge Of $58B In Tricare Contracts Tossed
• Insurer Can Void Ponzi Schemer's Policy, 2nd Circ. Affirms
• Akorn Says Excess Insurer Sued Too Soon Over $20M Verdict
• Insurance Co. Wants Out Of Exploding E-Cig Coverage Suit
• Insurance Co. Fights New Trial Bid After $1.2M Award
• Fed. Circ. Questions Insurers' Standing In Libya Terror Row
• 4 Cybersecurity Considerations To Minimize D&O Exposure
• Congressional Forecast: June
• Yahoo Suit Against Insurer Over TCPA Cases Tossed, For Now
• Insurance Groups Urge Wash. Justices To Ax Pollution Ruling
• NJ High Court Censures Atty For 'Deceitful' Firm Name Use
• Cigna Subpoenas Brownstein Hyatt Docs In Anthem Fight
• Insurers Try To Gut Class In Bad Concrete Suit For 35K Homes
• 11th Circ. Reverses Benefit Win For Atty Hurt In Fall
• Earth-Movement Exclusion Not Vague, W.Va. Justices Say
• Allstate Seeks Dismissal Of Claims It Hid Shoddy Underwriting
• Excess Insurer Clear In Faulty Texas Courthouse Construction
• Blue Cross Exec Tests HIPAA By Describing $12M Patient
• $22M Pizzeria Sex Assault Award Is Covered, 5th Circ. Told
• Ill. State Bar Wants Out Of Defending Atty In Seawall Dispute
• Insurer Off Hook For NJ School's Defense Of Sex Abuse Suit
• Chancery Grants Express Scripts Investor's Records Request
• 6th Circ. Says Lubrizol Superfund Cleanup Not Covered