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Insurance - October, 2017

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• Travelers Escapes Philly City Worker's Coverage Claims
• Insurer Won't Defend Village Voice In Prostitution Ad Suit
• 4th Circ. Finds Medical Necessity Material To Health Fraud
• Judge Advises Tossing Last Nationwide Data-Breach Claims
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Lakers' TCPA Coverage Loss
• 9th Circ. Backs Appellate Attys' Fees For Benefit Plan
• Insys Founder Resigns From Board After Opioid Charges
• MF Global Can't Undo Arbitration Order In Insurer Fight
• Allstate Needn't Cover Realtor In Wrongful Death Suit
• Insurers Say Cooper's NJ Cleanup Suit Violated 1989 Deal
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Blue Cross Plan Vagueness
• Carbon Monoxide Suits Not Excluded, Nonprofit Tells 9th Circ.
• Judging A Book: McConnell Reviews 'Unequal'
• When D&O Insurers Withhold Settlement Consent
• Litigation Remains An Obstacle To Online Insurance Sales
• CareFirst Pushes High Court To Tackle Breach Standing Divide
• Union Sues J&J Over Alleged Remicade Monopoly Plot
• The Non-Arbitration Alternative To New York ADR
• Ex-Humana Worker Denied Collective Cert. In OT Suit
• Credit Suisse, Insurers Settle Over $69M Spent On Dud RMBS
• The State Of Computer Fraud Coverage Law: 5 Key Rulings
• Expert Cleared To Testify In Ford Minivan Fire Insurance Suit
• Firm Should Have Expected Malpractice Suits, 5th Circ. Told
• Insurer Urges 11th Circ. To Spare It From $15M Injury Verdict
• Congressional Forecast: November
• Making Pro Bono Work
• Being There: Preparing Witnesses For Depositions
• 5 Ongoing Collective Bargaining And Organizing Challenges
• Trump Admin Eyes Looser Limits On ACA Essential Benefits
• AIG Says Disney Can't Arbitrate 'Pink Slime' Coverage Row
• Peoples Bank Misrepresented Coal Appraisal, Suit Says
• Marshall Dennehey Ends Atty's ADA Suit Over Fear Of Heights
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Travelers Unit's Win In Sea Tow Suit
• BancorpSouth Seeks Rehearing Over $24.5M Coverage Denial
• Making Pro Bono Work: The Sidley-Exelon Partnership
• Treasury Says Bank Rules Shouldn't Apply To Asset Managers
• Taxation With Representation: Cooley, Alston, Mayer, Davis
• Recipe For Legal Project Management: Look To BBQ Champs
• Zenefits, Co-Founder To Pay SEC $1M Over Misled Investors
• AIG Says Disney Policy Doesn't Cover 'Pink Slime' Deal
• Insurer Can Fight On In $13M Suit Against U. Of Phoenix
• Ex-HR Rep Who Fought Layoffs Wants Suit In State Court
• Cooper Covered For Pollution Cleanup, NJ Judge Rules
• Insurer Says Tissue Bank Not Covered For Nitrogen Death
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVS, Weinstein Co., Evoqua Water Tech
• Travelers Wants $7M Cut Of Washroom Supplier's Settlement
• Insys Founder Charged With Racketeering In Opioid Scheme
• Insurer Seeks To Recoup Costs Of Implant Co. Suit At 9th Circ.
• Haynes And Boone Picks Up Insurance-Recovery Pro In DC
• Making Pro Bono Work: Can You Practice In Your State?
• Recovering Pre-Award Interest On Appraisal Awards In Minn.
• Representing Women At The Intersection Of Law And Finance
• German Watchdog Opens 1st Consumer Protection Query
• Ga. Panel Says Insurer Must Cover Vehicle Auction Accident
• Insurers, Credit Suisse Brace For $69M RMBS Trial
• Trump Admin Need Not Pay ACA Subsidies, Judge Rules
• Making Pro Bono Work: Building Sponsorship Relationships
• Carbon Monoxide Not A Pollutant, Pool Co. Tells 9th Circ.
• WL Homeowners Can Seek Insurance Recovery Over Defects
• Insurance Advice For Recovery After The Smoke Settles
• House Bill Would Raise Stakes Of Congressional Inquiries
• What I Learned In My 1st Year: Be A Sponge
• Credit Suisse, Mortgage Insurer Clash On Axed Fraud Claim
• NY High Court OKs State's Workers' Comp Amendment
• MassMutual, Goldman Sachs Settle $175M RMBS Suits
• 5th Circ. Urged To Send $400M Petrobras Suit To Arbitration
• 11th Circ. Backs Liberty Policy Limit In Contractor's Suit
• Hatch, GOP Rep. Float ACA Deal With Renewed Subsidies
• Honeywell Must Chip In On Asbestos Claims, NJ Justices Told
• Making Pro Bono Work: Beyond The Hurdles
• Insurer Must Cover Zip Line Injury At Church Camp Site
• Phelps Dunbar Wants Lloyd's Malpractice Suit Sent To London
• Trump's ACA Requests Signal Doubt On Regulatory Powers
• Judge Slams State Efforts To Block Trump's ACA Subsidy Cut
• Suit Over $2M Policy Proceeds Stays Alive In Federal Court
• Late Notice Dooms Coverage Of Nightclub Shooting: 5th Circ.
• Aetna Mailing Breached Privacy, HIV Patient Says
• NJ Justices Set To Weigh Asbestos Coverage Gap Quandary
• Judging A Book: Pryor Reviews 'Scalia Speaks'
• 8th Circ. Won't Rehear UnitedHealth's $350M Insurance Feud
• Best Practices For Defeating Attempts To Void Contracts
• Mayer Brown Reps The Hartford In $1.45B Aetna Unit Buy
• The Inside Counsel Revolution
• Sedgwick Loses Bermuda Office To Kennedys
• Greenberg's Co. Asks High Court To Hear AIG Bailout Row
• Trump Admin Fights Dem AGs' Bid To Restore ACA Subsidies
• Mercury Takes Calif. Insurance Rate Fight To Supreme Court
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Stop-Gap Policy Covers Worker's Claim, W.Va. Justices Say
• HHS Looks To Dodge $1.5B Pharmacy Antitrust Suit
• Mass. Hospital Double-Booked Surgeries, Whistleblower Says
• Texas Justices OK Atty's Disbarment For Fake Crash Scam
• NY Commercial Division Rule Changes Promote ADR Use
• 5 Key Insurance Questions For Wineries Hit By Wildfires
• Undertaking Property Repair Or Replacement As An Insurer
• Dems Float Bills To Roll Back HHS' Birth Control Exemptions
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Sullivan, Wachtell
• How Arbitrators Maintain Proportionality In Discovery
• Benefits Co. Rips Injunction Bid In $1.5B Antitrust Suit
• Bipartisan Health Care Bill Gets More Senate Support
• Ace Insurance Gets Nod For $9.8M TCPA Class Settlement
• Ex-Mass. Rep. Can't Nix Convictions Under High Court Ruling
• Road Designer's Policy Excludes Crash Death Suit: 11th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Says AIG Unit Owes Interest On $4M Judgment
• Insurer Keeps Blackfeet Housing Row Out Of Tribal Court
• In The End, Pa. Supreme Court Only Clarifies Bad Faith Law
• The Revolution Of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
• Real Estate Rumors: Katie Couric, ESG Kullen, Windhaven
• The Law Firm CFO's Role In The Strategic Planning Process
• Arch Coal Tells DC Circ. Black Lung Bulletin Is Reviewable
• ChinaCast, Creditors Prodded To Settle Insurance Payout Row
• NYC Driver Says Lyft Unlawfully Deducted Workers' Comp Fee
• Trump Downplays Support Of Bipartisan Health Care Deal
• AIG Seeks To Ax Cosby Defamation Suit Coverage At 1st Circ.
• Texas AG Can't Overturn Ex-Employee's Win In Firing Row
• 4th Circ. Weighs In On Recovering Overpaid Benefits
• Willkie Farr Guides Assurant In $1.9B Warranty Group Buy
• 9th Circ. Gives Renfroe New Shot At Arbitrating Wage Row
• Law Firms Must Transition To An Industry Sector Approach
• NJ Court Tees Up Fights On Building Defect Coverage Trigger
• Insurer Beats Bakery's Suit Over Burst Pipe Coverage Amount
• Sens. Scrutinize Murky Drug Pricing, Rebate Deals
• ChinaCast Shareholders Defend Bid To Collect From Insurers
• PE Firm Was Behind 'Blatant' $100M Fraud, Insurer Says
• New NY Rules Crack Down On Title Insurance Abuses
• Allstate Says Ex-Agent Is Using Its Data To Steal Business
• Judging A Book: Kozinski Reviews 'The Judge'
• Bipartisan ACA Deal Would Renew Subsidies, Add Flexibility
• Conn. Diocese Not Covered For Abuse, Insurer Tells 2nd Circ.
• New Insurance Platforms Arguably Require Producer Licenses
• Liberty Needn't Cover Client's $3M Expenses In SEC Probe
• Do Defect Notice Letters Trigger The Duty To Defend?
• My Supreme Court Debut: A Birthday I'll Never Forget
• Insurer Needn't Defend In $105.7M Well Coverage Suit
• Self-Effacing Judge Asks For Road Map In UnitedHealth Trial
• Excess Insurer Must Face $4M Data Breach Coverage Suit
• Celanese's $2.4M Coverage Award Nixed By Mass. Court
• 9th Circ. Urged To Punt MetLife Disclosure Issue To State
• Insurer's Dispute With Firm Belongs In State Court: Judge
• Insurers Sue Saudi Arabia For $1.5B In Losses After 9/11
• Insurer Must Pay Med Mal Judgment Against Absent Doctor
• Class Seeks Final OK On $98.3M Bon Secours ERISA Deal
• Wells Fargo Wins Temporary Bar In Client-Poaching Dispute
• Evolution Of A Crisis: Opioid Claims Pick Up Speed
• New Post-Recession Metrics For BigLaw Partner Success
• 19 AGs Sue Trump Over Halted ACA Subsidies
• Cigna Tells 11th Circ. 'Interloper' Is 'Looting' $25M Deal
• AIG, Office Depot Case May Limit Coverage In Fraud Cases
• 9th Circ. Judge Balks At Blue Shield Customers' Cert. Bid
• Trump Executive Actions Make Short-Term ACA Deal Likely
• Texas Man Arrested In $25M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• DC Circ. Partially Remands Barred Broker's Appeal To SEC
• Time To Lift Student Loan Counseling Restrictions
• Chartis Unit Seeks To Reverse $25M Flood Payment Order
• Travelers Unit Says It Needn't Cover Hotel Breach Claim
• Default Dates Of 1st Exposure Can Lead To Conflict
• Tax Pros Seeking Clues On Small Captive Insurance Cos.
• Trump Axes Crucial ACA Cost-Sharing Subsidies
• 7th Circ. Affirms Coverage Excluded For $24M Overdraft Deal
• AIG Fights Revival Of Office Depot FCA Coverage Battle
• What To Expect As BigLaw Vet Eric Hargan Runs HHS
• Howard Hughes Corp. Wins Coverage For Sandy Damage
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Payors' Depakote Suit Against Abbott
• NY Insurance Case Highlights Importance Of Specific Wording
• Trump Loosens Insurance Rules In Bid To Weaken ACA
• Pa. AG Sues Trump Over Birth Control Coverage
• Mich. Tribe Wants More From Blue Cross In Hidden Fees Suit
• Liberty Mutual Needn't Cover Row Home Collapse: 4th Circ.
• Bank Asks 6th Circ. To Revive $75M FCA Deal Coverage Battle
• ChinaCast, Lenders Slam PE Firm's Insurance Payout Request
• Why You Should Consider Hyperlinking Your Next Brief
• Ill. Insurer Can't Escape Hartford's Coverage Suit
• Universal Not Covered For 'War' In Film Relocation Fight
• Pa. Judge's Partiality Questioned In $21M Insurance Appeal
• What I Learned In My 1st Year: Listen Carefully, Speak Up
• Trump Taps Greenberg Traurig Vet As Acting HHS Chief
• Palmolive Building Owners Lose $33M Charitable Deduction
• Platinum Execs Say Insurers Must Give Cash For Defense
• Prudential Sues Legal Plan Provider Over Loan Audits
• Insurer Can't Compel Arbitration In $12M Halliburton Row
• REIT Biz Says Md. Charter Blocks Ex-Officers' Del. Fee Claims
• Reed Smith Signs Sports Insurance Recovery Expert
• The Clock Is Ticking For US Reinsurance Credit Laws
• Asian-Americans Facing Challenges In The Legal Industry
• Racetrack Co. With Blago Ties Can't Save $21M Coverage Bid
• Pa. Panel Shields Insurers' Rates From Records Request
• Mass. AG Runs Point As Top Trump Critic
• Insurer Must Pay Chinese Garlic Duty, As US Suit Is Timely
• Insurer Wants Quick Win In Faulty Pipeline Coverage Dispute
• Insurers Stiffed Chiropractors On Injury Claims, Suits Say
• Fla. Judge Says Attys Immune From Court Filing Fees Suit
• Insurer Sheds Wrongful Seizure Suit Over Congo Plane Crash
• Feds Lose Bid To Exclude AIG's Evidence In $306M Tax Fight
• Benefits Portal Biz Wants Derivative Suit Cut Short
• Pharma Employee Admits To Health Care Benefits Fraud
• Aon Alleges Consulting Competitor Stole Trade Secrets
• Theft Of Plane Electronics Not Covered After Delay
• Lathrop Gage Snags Ex-Proskauer Insurance Pros In LA
• A BigLaw Ladies' Guide To Becoming A 1st-Chair Trial Lawyer
• Ex-Wells Fargo Workers Seek Toss Of Client Poaching Suit
• Insurer Must Cover Autism Services In School: Pa. Justices
• 5th Circ. Sticks By $3M Exxon Contractor Coverage Ruling
• Aetna Suit Over HIV Drug Disclosures Lands In Pa.
• Trump Admin Sued Over Contraception Mandate Exemptions
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FCA Suit Against Alere Unsealed After US Passes On Case
• UnitedHealth Beats DOJ's Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• Tech Co. Accepts $264K Fine After Exposing Vermonters' Info
• Insurer Needn't Cover Wrongly Valued Equipment Loss
• NJ Sues Insys Over Opioid Drug Push, Calls Conduct 'Evil'
• 5th Circ. Won't Ask Texas Justices To Weigh Asbestos Query
• Allstate Can Arbitrate NJ Auto Injury Action After All
• Zurich Can't Recoup Injury Suit Costs, 2nd Circ. Affirms
• Insurer Aims To Trim Chiropractic Med Mal Coverage Demand
• Dallas Lab Calls UnitedHealth's $100M Fraud Suit 'Shakedown'
• Insurer Buys More Time In Exxon Suit But Gets Scolding Too
• 6 Charged In Florida Chiropractic Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Chilling Litigation Tourism In Illinois 'Judicial Hellholes'
• 5 Tips To Ensure Proper Deposition Behavior
• Body Shops' Win Allows For Antitrust Abuse, 11th Circ. Told
• Homeowners Seek Lift Of Stay Over WL Homes Defects
• Surgery Centers Ask 9th Circ. To DQ Judge From Billing Suit
• Texas Jury Awards $42M In Flawed Car Repair Trial
• Sedgwick Loses Chicago Managing Partner To Kennedys CMK
• Insurer Need Not Cover $23M Suit Over Energy Asset Sales
• Greenberg Traurig Vet Gets Senate Nod For HHS Deputy
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Harleysville Coverage In Injury Suit
• Nooter Needn't Prorate Asbestos Coverage, Mo. Court Rules
• Allergy Care Antitrust Case Headed Toward Trial
• Objectors Can't Undo $65M Stanford Scam Insurance Deal
• AbbVie, Lilly Slam Discovery Bid In Testosterone MDL
• Texas Church Gave No Notice Of Flood Damage Suit: Insurer
• Retirees Lose Class Cert. Bid Over Health Benefit Changes
• Calif. Ruling Creates Uncertainty For Long-Tail Claims
• Insurer Not Liable For Condo Co.'s IP Infringement Defense
• Revised SunEdison D&O Allocation Pact Gets Judge's OK
• Travelers Fights Coverage Of $3.4M Fiber Project Claims
• Arch Coal Black Lung Fight Belongs At DOL, DC Circ. Told
• 'How Is That Not Abstract?' Fed. Circ. Asks Of IV Patent
• Sens. Still Working On Stabilizing Health Insurance Markets
• Carfax Aims To Revive $50M Antitrust Suit Coverage Bid
• Judging A Book: Tunheim Reviews 'Miles Lord'
• Inversion Rule Defeat May Impair Regulatory Process
• Insurer Says Texas High Court Ruling Causing Discord
• Continental Can't Escape Ponzi Coverage Suit
• Insurers Face Headwinds In Bid To Audit Asbestos Payouts
• Arent Fox Snags Former US Attorney Who Prosecuted Shkreli
• Blank Rome Picks Up 3 Ex-Kasowitz Insurance Recovery Pros
• AIG Needn't Cover Talbots In Wage Abuse Suit
• No Primary Coverage Means No Excess Too For Contractor
• Technology Assisted Review Can Work For Small Cases
• Justices Won't Hear 6 False Claims Act Appeals
• Insurer Won't Have To Cover Golf Gadget IP Suit, Judge Says
• The Lasting And Evolving Role Of FSOC
• Law360 Sizes Up The Term To Come