Insurance Archive » January, 2018

Insurance - January, 2018

243 articles

• Key Safety Pushes For Coverage Win At 6th Circ.
• Insurer On Hook For $8M After Jury's Bad Faith Verdict
• NJ Court Affirms Repeal Of 'Obsolete' Health Benefits Rule
• Swiss Insurer Wins $21M Tax Refund Suit Against IRS
• Insurance Services Firm Patriot National Hits Ch. 11
• Texas Court Revives Air Ambulance Co.'s Insurance Fee Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS, Liberty Mutual, Avast Software
• Insurer, Security Co. Denied Wins In Injury Coverage Row
• ACA Risk Rules Aren't Arbitrary, Judge Finds In Insurer Suit
• Centers Of Influence Are Key To Small Law Firm Rainmaking
• Insurers' Broad Duty To Defend Employment Claims In Calif.
• Insurer Gets 3rd Circ. Win Citing Limits of Hurricane Sandy
• Geico Beats Ex-Worker's Vertigo Disability Bias Suit
• Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire Hathaway To Start Health Co.
• Simon Property's Mall Damage Award Cut By $150M
• Coverage For Montecito Claims: Flood Or Fire?
• Insurer Sues Over $5M Refinery Fire Injury Settlements
• Cooley Lands MoFo Litigation Ace, Drones Practice Chair
• The Social Cost Of Carbon And Its Impact On Enviro Law
• State Of The Aircraft Finance Debt Market
• Recent Illinois Verdicts Reinforce Potency Of Remittitur
• Reinsurance Firm Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Restructure Debt
• Anti-Abortion Group Booted From Birth Control Coverage Suit
• John Crane Appeals Ruling That Axed Millions In Coverage
• From Law Firm To Newsroom: An Interview With Bob Woodruff
• Prudential Beneficiaries Subclass Wins Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Insurers Say Poisoned Bees Are Excluded From Farm's Policy
• Insurance Bad Faith Claims In The Age Of AI Jim
• NJ Charity Care Ruling Could Spark Uptick In Patient Claims
• Judging A Book: Kendall Reviews 'On The Jury Trial'
• 6 Concerns For Insurance Lawyers As GDPR Approaches
• Wells Fargo, Guarantor Hit With $2M Plane Loan Judgment
• NY, Minn. File Suit Over $1B ACA Funding Cut
• Nixon Peabody Gets A Shot At Ducking DQ In Insurance Case
• 11th Circ. Says Condo Defect Row A 'Suit,' Triggers Coverage
• Halliburton Must Arbitrate $12M Dispute, Insurer Tells 5th Circ.
• Pa. Court Won't Rehear Murder-Suicide Insurance Row
• Health Hires: Frost Brown, EBG, McDermott, Dykema Cox
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Proskauer, Debevoise
• Ex-NFL Player Gets 2 Years For $1.5M Insurance Fraud
• Verdict For Hartman Simons In $10M Legal Mal Coverage Row
• No Duty To Defend Insured In Subcontractor Suit, Court Says
• Mass. Commission Rethinks Narrowing Workers' Health Plans
• Judge Says Mentally Ill Policyholder's Fire Not Accidental
• Cobalt, Insurer's Angola Drilling Fight Sent To State Court
• 11th Circ. Revives Cert. In Avis Insurance Fraud Suit
• FloaTEC Asks Judge To Reject Appeal Bid Over Chevron Rig
• Do I Need New Trial Counsel? 9 Questions To Ask
• Insurance Group of the Year: Skadden
• Texas Surgery Center Bungled Anesthesia Care, Insurer Says
• Clifford Chance Nabs Ex-NY Prosecutor, Cyber Pro
• Weil Atty Helps Secure Loans For 3 Of 2017's Largest Deals
• EU Lawmakers Back US Bilateral Market Access For Insurers
• Feds Push To Expand FCA Billing Suit Against Fresenius
• Express Scripts Escapes Shareholder Class Action
• Miami Class Action Atty Exits Kozyak Tropin To Start Firm
• Marijuana Operation Seeks Coverage In Tenant Damage Case
• Lesbian Couples Lose Challenge To NJ Insurance Rules
• Diocese Slams Insurer In Sex Abuse Claims Row At 2nd Circ.
• 2 Dealership Workers Convicted In $1.6M Racketeering Plot
• Insurance Group of the Year: Reed Smith
• Rite Aid Customers Sue Over Excessive Generic Rx Copays
• Fixing Problems In The Texas Insurance Appraisal Process
• Allergan Vies For Insurance Coverage Lists In Asacol Trial
• Mayors Group Wins $8M From Retirement Plan Administrator
• SEC Probing GE's Accounting After $15B Insurance Shortfall
• Lloyd's Must Cover $10M Deal In Omni Execs Suit: 11th Circ.
• DLA Piper Adds 2 Partners To Chicago Office
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Insurance Row Amid Parallel Action
• Scottsdale Off The Hook For Independent Counsel Costs
• Fraud Low In Fed. Health Insurance Marketplace, GAO Finds
• Insurance Group Of The Year: McKool Smith
• GE Unit Fights To Keep $45M Motor Dispute In Arbitration
• Lessons From President Trump's Failed Judicial Nominations
• Ex-NFLer Deserves 33 Months For $1.5M Fraud, Feds Say
• Cyberattack On Cloud Provider Could Cost $15B, Lloyd's Says
• Express Scripts Beats Pharmacy's Antitrust Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Codina, Prudential Insurance, MCZ
• Insurer Needn't Cover Bakery's Auto Accident: 2nd Circ.
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells
• Ace Ducks Nasdaq Coverage In $26M Facebook IPO Suit
• How To Control Data As Technology Complicates E-Discovery
• Anthem Can't Escape Suit Over Prosthetic Coverage
• Citibank, Others Dodge Claims In Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• Debevoise Guides AIG's $5.56B Deal For Validus
• Clashing Marijuana Laws Create Insurer Anxiety
• Immigration Standoff Keeps Government Shuttered
• NY Judge Reverses Standing Ax In Excellus Breach Row
• Lloyd's, SFA End $64M Dickstein Malpractice Coverage Row
• Hanover Off Hook For Costs In Dershowitz Defamation Suit
• MetLife Deal Could Imperil Future SIFI Designations
• Liquidation Can't Be Reopened For Old Claim, NJ Panel Says
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Debevoise & Plimpton
• Fla. Panel OKs Bad Faith Claim Before Insurer's Appraisal
• Insurer Needn't Cover Vandalism By Ex-Tenant, Court Says
• 9th Circ. Asks Calif. Court About Insurance Interest Disclosure
• Lincoln Financial Drops $3.3B On Liberty Life Assurance
• How The Cybersecurity Legal Landscape Changed In 2017
• Looking Back At The Life Settlements Industry In 2017
• The Rise And Fall Of Statistical Sampling In RMBS Cases
• MetLife, US Agree To End Appeal Over Stricter Regulatory Tag
• West American Must Cover False Ad Suit, Nutiva Argues
• Pella Prevails In Coverage Dispute With Liberty Mutual
• House OKs Spending Bill To Head Off Gov't Shutdown
• Surgery Center Fights Sanctions Bid In Antitrust Row
• Disney Keeps AIG Dispute Over 'Pink Slime' In Arbitration
• Insurer Must Cover Employee Class Action, 9th Circ. Says
• What To Do With Performance Bonds When Projects Default
• 3 Key Environmental Insurance Cases To Watch In 2018
• Insurer's Bid To Avoid $11M Coverage Stays Alive
• Aetna To Pay $17M To Settle HIV Info Disclosure Claims
• DOJ Trying To 'Eviscerate' Escobar, UnitedHealth Says
• Mich. Tribe Gets $213K In Atty Fees In Blue Cross Suit
• Will Crisis Management Insurance Cover Ransomware?
• Patient Qualified For Emergency Care Funding, NJ Court Says
• EEOC Says Court Can't Set Wellness Rule Review Timeline
• What Insurers Need To Know As Driverless Cars Hit UK Roads
• A Chat With Davis Wright CSO Mark Usellis
• High Court Must Weigh In On Breach Standing, CareFirst Says
• Brazilian Bank Looks To Revive $50M Credit Insurance Claim
• Aetna Investors Sue Over $77B Merger With CVS
• QBE Division, Staffing Co. Settle OT Fight For $1.3M
• Yacht Owner Must Arbitrate Crash Coverage Row: 9th Circ.
• Smith Stratton Joins Dilworth Paxson In Like-Minded Merger
• Landlord Not Covered For Fatal Stabbings, Insurer Says
• BCBS Agrees To Settle Mental Health Coverage Suit For $7M
• MF Global Argues For Coverage Of $141M Rogue Trader Loss
• Insurers Accused Of Blocking Allergy Testing Competition
• Severe Weather Events Create Insurance Dilemmas
• The Firms That Dominated In 2017
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Pollution Rules Threaten Ships' Insurance, Top Broker Warns
• Allstate Insurance Takes Trademark Fight To Top EU Court
• Valeant Says Insurers Must Defend Allergan, Stock-Drop Suits
• Gov't Must Pay Halted ACA Funds, Insurer Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fla. House Passes Bill Aimed At 3rd-Party Insurance Payouts
• Unlicensed NY Surgeon Indicted Over $1.3M Disability Fraud
• Yahoo Tells 9th Circ. TCPA Suits Not Excluded From Coverage
• Hinshaw & Culbertson Pulls In 6 Ex-Sedgwick Attys In Calif.
• Chancery Keeps Insurers' Bid To Audit Asbestos Trust Alive
• Texas Landlord Owed Defense Of Lease Dispute, 5th Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Insurance Claim In Sandy Mold Suit
• Centene's ACA Networks Were 'Fictitious,' Consumers Say
• Gilbride Tusa Gets Quick Win Axed In $85M Malpractice Suit
• Amazon Escapes Insurer's Defective-Lamp Suit
• Hercules Ordered To Defend Axon In Well Blowout Suit
• Plane Co. Can't Sue S. African Broker In Fla., 11th Circ. Says
• 6 E-Discovery Predictions For 2018
• SEC Settles With Reinsurance Exec Accused Of $2.5M Fraud
• Hotel Malware Attack Raises Unusual Insurance Questions
• Calif. Gov. Proposes $600M More For Courts In 2018
• Ill. Feed Co. Settles Suit Over 2 Workers' Deaths For $6M
• Transamerica Hit With $200K Sanction In Calif. Insurance Case
• Saul Ewing Adds Ex-Sedgwick Partners In Miami, New York
• Insurer Must Share In Defense Of Scientology Rehab Suits
• Congress Can Change Mind On ACA Funding, Fed. Circ. Told
• Mayer Brown Snags Ex-Norton Rose Litigation Atty In Houston
• Settlement Aspirations Enter The Opioid MDL
• AmTrust Forms Committee To Weigh $1.1B Go-Private Deal
• Will Ratepayers Or Shareholders Pay For California Fires?
• 6 Roles To Embrace In An Evolving Legal Industry
• OECD Urges Gov'ts To Boost Use Of Insurance As Cybershield
• CMS Medicaid Change Without Public Input Vexes 1st Circ.
• Schiff Hardin Must Face Insurer's Suit Over $34M Verdict
• Firm Says Ex-Partner Exploited Widow To Sign Over $2M
• Triad's Amended Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Regulator Objection
• Ryan Says Tax Act Spurs Cos. To Stay In US, Boost 401(k)s
• Feds Fight UnitedHealth's Bid To Ax Medicare FCA Suit
• Insurer Says Co. Sued In 'Body Broker' Case Has Hit Limit
• US Says Amici Not Helpful In Unique $21M Tax Refund Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: WR Berkley, Google, Triarch Capital
• LA Developer Can Redo Lewis Brisbois Office Fire Claims
• 3 Key D&O Insurance Cases To Watch In 2018
• Calif. Farmers Insurance Inspectors Near Cert. In OT Row
• Ace Looks To Nix Coverage For $8M Grubhub Ad Texting Deal
• 5th Circ. Says Maritime Law Doesn't Apply In Well Injury Row
• Insurers Beware: Exposure Under 'Canceled' Policies
• This Year, Let's Invest In Lawyer Resiliency
• Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2018
• Insurer Says Primary Provider Must Cover Negligence Suit
• Health Care Co.'s Insurer Hit With $13.5M Bad Faith Award
• Faulty Work Award Not Covered, Excess Insurer Tells 5th Circ.
• Houston Firm Wright & Close Adds New Name Partner
• 5 Legal Technology Predictions For 2018
• DC Circ. Judge Questions If Black Lung Case Ready For Court
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 13
• Calif. Court Tosses Suit Over Untouchable Settlement Annuity
• Taking And Defending Depositions You Can Actually Use
• Clyde & Co Expands Insurance Practice With Hinshaw Team
• Indirect Purchaser Cases In 2017: Key District Court Rulings
• PPG Retirees Get Cert., Prodding From Judge In 12-Year Suit
• Lydecker Diaz, Ex-Client Spar Over Failed $12M Loan
• Thermo Fisher, Phadia To Exit Allergy Test Antitrust Suit
• Brand Battles: BuzzFeed's 'Wordy Wine' Hits Trademark Snag
• Insurer Says It Had No Duty To Defend Yahoo In Email Suits
• Split 4th Circ. Revives Equal Pay Suit Against Md. Agency
• Well Owner Must Cover Hercules In Drilling Blowout Suit
• Time-Share Owners Say Fla. County Can't Escape Marriott Suit
• Statoil Drops Out Of Suit Against Oil Rig Engineering Cos.
• GEICO Customers Seek Class Cert. In Car Tax Payment Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Life Settlements Pursues Bankruptcy Financing Package
• Employers Must Note Major Tax Law Changes For 2018
• Broker Seeks £2M From AIG, Others In Indemnity Dispute
• Apartment Complex's Hail Coverage Win Upheld By 11th Circ.
• High Court Urged To Pass On CareFirst Breach Standing Row
• WorldLink Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Wage Coverage Suit
• Judge Seeks Simplified Claims Process In Health Net Deal
• Insurer Says No Duty To Defend In Utility Damage Suit
• WMC Adds Ex-Reed Smith Partner To Insurance Practice
• Court Won't Rethink Axing Defense In Condo Defect Battle
• Pa. Gov. Announces Coverage Deal Between Highmark, UPMC
• Paralyzed Girl's Family Tells 5th Circ. Damages Cap Wrong
• Major Illinois Insurance Coverage Decisions From 2017
• Litigation Finance Trends To Watch In 2018
• 5 Health Care Policy Issues To Follow In 2018
• Live Nation Concert Injury Insurance Battle Split In Two
• Retirees Settle Benefits Suit Against Babcock & Wilcox
• Armour Nabs $500M PE Investment For Reinsurance Group
• Ambac Can't Move Mortgage Fee Suit To NY, Judge Says
• Kia Didn't Infringe Allstate Trademark, Judge Says
• The Enneagram And The Practice Of Law
• Alissa Starzak On Net Neutrality, US Army, Leap To Startup
• No Attys' Fees For CareFirst After Beating $39M ERISA Suit
• Shop Can't Get Coverage In Native Art Criminal Case
• Cleaning Biz's Trademark Suit Coverage Bid Scrubbed Out
• Duane Morris Adds Prominent Insurance Atty From Vocke Law
• Insurer Asks Texas Justices To Nix Thompson Coe Suit
• Travelers On Hook In $9M Enviro Deal, Ill. Appeals Court Says
• Aetna Says Inquiry Shows ACA Withdrawal Suit Is Meritless
• Travelers Must Cover $23M Junk Fax Deal, 11th Circ. Told
• Lockheed Worker Owed Disability Benefits, 10th Circ. Affirms
• Gloria Estefan's Hotel Wins $5.64M In Hurricane Claims Suit
• Life Insurance Buyer Hits Ch. 11 Amid Rising Cash Burden
• Deals Rumor Mill: Boeing, Siemens Healthineers, Nippon Life
• Class Members Rip Proposed $115M Anthem Data Breach Deal
• Judging A Book: Tymkovich Reviews 'Gorsuch'
• Congressional Forecast: January
• Insurance Legislation & Regulation To Watch In 2018
• Insurance Cases To Watch In 2018
• 5 Things To Watch For In FCPA Enforcement This Year