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Insurance - March, 2018

271 articles

• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• AIG Unit Ordered To Pay $6.6M In Wildfire Defense Costs
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive TCPA Suit Over Patient Survey Calls
• Goodwin Liu Talks Academia, Constitutional Law, Oxtail Stew
• Wellness Rule Clarity May Wait For New Commish, EEOC Says
• Battle Intensifies Over Patriot National D&O Insurance
• TM Fight Coverage Denial Not So Sweet, Creamery Says
• 4 Key Questions For Insurers Evaluating ERISA Revisions
• Insurer Fights For Repayment In Condo Defect Coverage Row
• BigLaw Doesn't Have A Diversity Problem
• Northrop Loses Bid To Send ERISA Coverage Dispute To Del.
• Doctor's Widow Can't Get $5M From MetLife, 11th Circ. Says
• Quest Beats Out-Of-Pocket Overcharge Suit, For Now
• Deals Rumor Mill: Walmart, VW, SoftBank
• Insurers Can Pick Consultant In Environmental Suit: Judge
• Builders' Coverage Doubts Deepened By NY High Court Ruling
• Credit Unions Face Website Accessibility Claims Under ADA
• Insurer Wins $1.2M In Coverage Dispute Over Dirty Milk
• ALI Restatement Misstates Law On Long-Tail Harm Claims
• Roman J. Israel, Esquire, Meet Donald J. Trump, POTUS
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 4
• Impax Ends Acne Drug Pay-For-Delay Suit For $20M
• Courts Continue To Clarify ERISA Pleading Standards
• Pharmacies Again Sue Express Scripts After Talks Fail
• NY Ruling Curtails Insurers' Environmental Cleanup Exposure
• Insurer In Rehab Can't Flee Personal Injury Coverage Row
• Attys, Firms Dodge Malpractice Claims In Poaching Suit
• DHS May Exclude Immigrants Who Use Tax Breaks, CHIP
• Hasty Suit Bars Kickback Class Against JPMorgan
• Sister, Not Ex, Gets Employee's Death Benefit, 6th Circ. Says
• Cigna Sheds ERISA Suit Over Suspended Disability Payments
• 4th Circ. Won't Let Amerisure Split Costs Of $2M Injury Deal
• ERISA Suit Against NFL Plan, Cigna Left Largely Intact
• NJ Insurer Revives Bid To Duck Coverage Over Hotel Damage
• Jury Clears Allergy Advocacy Group In Antitrust Suit
• NY Slams Door On 'Unavailability Of Insurance' Exception
• We Need A Cybersecurity Framework For Law Firms
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 3
• Uber Workers' Comp Settlement Moves Past Roadblock
• UnitedHealth Says Beneficiaries Can't Tie It To Claim Denials
• Construction Manager Coverage Loss Upheld By NY Justices
• MetLife Beats Ex-ERISA Attorney's Disability Bias Suit
• Halliburton's Suit Over Insurer's Bid To Recoup $12M Tossed
• Gym's Sex Abuse Coverage Capped At $100K By 4th Circ.
• Insurance Adjusters Can Be Sued For Bad Faith: Wash. Court
• Gas Co. Must Fill Cleanup Coverage Gaps, NY Justices Say
• Equity Partnership Isn't What It Used To Be
• No Coverage For Atty Accused Of $800K Theft, 5th Circ. Says
• Butterball Insurer Aims To Avoid Coverage Of $3.5M Cleanup
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 2
• Mall Owner Asks Tenn. Justices To Reinstate $146M Award
• AIG Gets Quick Win In Suit Over $5M Condo Defects Claim
• Skelos Attys Say Feds Can't Stall Request For Witness Dirt
• 4th Circ. Upholds Insurers' Win In Asbestos Coverage Row
• Blue Shield's $23M Deal Ends Network Misrepresentation Row
• Insurer Must Cover Firefighter Hearing Loss Suits: Pa. Panel
• Insurer Denies Bad Faith In Handling Of $5.2M Med Mal Suit
• Antitrust Group Calls For DOJ To Block CVS-Aetna Deal
• High Court Won't Hear Starr's Challenge In AIG Bailout Row
• Insurers Say They Don't Owe Coverage In Poisoned-Bees Suit
• Judging A Book: Hardiman Reviews 'Without Precedent'
• Texas Contractors Can't Rely On Limited Power Of Attorney
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 1
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• MetLife Employees Win Conditional Cert. In $50M Wage Suit
• Insurer's Win In Mosquito Death Suit Reversed At 5th Circ.
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Weil, Davis Polk
• Faulty Piaggio Plane Motor Caused $1.9M Crash, Insurer Says
• Google, Anthem Beat Some Claims In ERISA Suit
• Top Tax Changes For Law Firms: What Lawyers Need To Know
• 4 Insurance Rulings You May Have Missed In The 1st Quarter
• Insurer Needn't Cover $40M Action Over Construction Delays
• Emmis Wins Coverage From AIG Unit For Investor Tiff
• Akerman Adds Ex-Baker Donelson Health Antitrust Co-Chair
• Insurer Denied Quick Win In Coverage Row Over $7M Suit
• 9th Circ. Backs UnitedHealthcare Win In Mental Rehab Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: MetLife, Beckam, Valley National Bank
• Warranty And Indemnity Insurance Can Help M&A Buyers
• Aetna Fights Settlement Admin's Bid To Exit HIV Privacy Row
• Law360's Insurance Editorial Advisory Board
• Companies Should Avoid The BigLaw Bonus Structure
• Insurer's Coverage Of Bridge Collapse Suits Capped At $3M
• Rail Co. Asks 7th Circ. To Revive $10M Cleanup Coverage Row
• Canadian Wildfire Reinsurance Row Is Sent To Arbitration
• Insurance Broker Must Face Terror Attack Coverage Suit
• Ex-Judge Found Liable In FCA Suit Over Social Security Docs
• Validus Shareholders Sue Over AIG's $5.56B Acquisition
• TCPA Insurance Claim Issues Continue To Evolve
• How To Interpret A Contract? Ask Those Who'd Sign It
• Limitations Of Exclusivity Defense In Workers' Comp Cases
• Chief Innovation Officer — The New Star On Legal Teams
• UnitedHealth Group Gets Pushback On Bid To Exit ERISA Suit
• Farm's Crop Claim Puts Arbitrability Before Texas High Court
• IRS Too Late To Assess Colo. Partnership, Tax Court Says
• Insurer Doesn't Owe Defense In Website IP Battle, Judge Says
• Insurer Must Help Pay Condo Defect Defense, 10th Circ. Says
• T-Mobile's Name Wasn't On Insurance Policy, 9th Circ. Told
• Humana To Pay $2.5M To Resolve DOL's Pay Bias Claims
• Calif. Top Judge Says Upped Budget Will Speed Civil Docket
• Alcoholic Worker's Disability Benefits Cutoff Ruled Proper
• Blue Cross Unit Fights Sanctions Bid In Aggrenox MDL
• Geico Under-Reimburses For Health Services, Providers Say
• DOL's Health Plan Worries Overblown, Biz Advocates Say
• MoFo, DLA Guide $155M ING-MassMutual Loan
• Regulation Of Thrift-Holding Insurers May Shift To States
• EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Downfall Of Latham's Chairman
• National Lawyers Need National Licensing For National Courts
• EU Gov'ts Sign Off On Landmark Insurance Pact With US
• Roche Bros. Not Covered For Snow Removal, Court Says
• Canada Asks 1st Circ. To Affirm Sovereign Consulate Benefits
• Weil, Davis Polk Steer $1.2B Fidelity-Stewart Deal
• Chiropractors, Attys Say Geico Fraud Claims Lack Specifics
• Reinsurance Firm's Restructuring Implementation Deal OK'd
• Offshore Manufacturer Wants Out Of Petrobras' $400M Suit
• Insurers Keep Win In Suit Over Man Killed By Air Intake Pipe
• Rite Aid Defends Rx Discount Program In Co-Pay Cost Row
• Insurer Fights Coverage Of Row Over Texas Sports Complex
• NC Asset Manager Blasts BCBS Claim On 'Blue' Trademark
• Juror Shortfall Kills $16M Verdict Against Med Mal Insurer
• Justices Ask Gov't For Views On ERISA Causation Burden
• Opioid Solutions: Insurance, Legislation Or Litigation?
• Pitfalls To Avoid When Selecting Document Review Attorneys
• Acuity Off Hook For Damage Due To 'Earth Move' Clause
• Petrobras Can Keep Lid On Risk Docs In $400M Oil Rig Suit
• Hartford Needn't Indemnify Trucking Co. For Workplace Death
• Hernia Mesh Maker Can't Force Chubb Unit To Cover IP Suit
• Insurer Didn't Mislead NY Doc Into Settling Med Mal Suit
• Patriarch Not Covered For SEC Probe, Axis Tells 2nd Circ.
• Asbestos Firm Must Face Insurers' Coverage Payback Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DOL Direction Sought After Fiduciary Rule Nixed By 5th Circ.
• AIG Asks 9th Circ. To Ax Disney 'Pink Slime' Arbitration
• Failed ACA Insurer's Suit Tossed Over Jurisdiction
• Reinsurance Execs Can Arbitrate $50M RICO Suit, Judge Says
• Unreported Claims Do Not Always Jeopardize Coverage
• NY Watchdog Fines Insurer $750K Over Accident-Only Sales
• Horizon Never Promised Providers Tier 1 Status, Judge Says
• A Chat With Littler Info Chief Durgesh Sharma
• Changes To Rule 23 Are Coming, Are You Prepared?
• Split 5th Circ. Vacates DOL's Obama-Era Fiduciary Rule
• 9th Circ. Urged To Rethink HIPAA Probe Coverage Ruling
• Cigna, Express Scripts To Face Tough Antitrust Review
• Plastic Packager Sues Supplier For $1.7M Over Leaky Bags
• Treatment Program Owner Gets 11 Years For $175M Scheme
• Ex-McKinsey Consultant Gets 2 Years In Expense-Fraud Plot
• Insurers Reach Deal To End Cancer Benefits Class Action
• Capgemini Workers Nab Class Cert. In Health Benefits Row
• Reservations.com Wants Insurer To Cover Hidden Fees Fight
• Drugmakers Get Blowback As 340B Changes Gain Steam
• Reed Smith Settles Pa. Malpractice Case Over Fire Coverage
• Verso Says It Didn't Pledge Lifetime Benefits To Retirees
• Calif. Duty To Defend Is In Jeopardy
• 9th Circ. Upholds Ruling On Pigeon Poop Deal Coverage
• Mayer Brown Gets Litigation Atty From Norton Rose In Texas
• New AHIP Chief Dishes On Health Policy Vision
• Patriot Nat'l Drops Some Ch. 11 Releases From Disclosure
• Insurer Loses 11th Circ. Fee Bid After Winning Coverage Row
• Choice-Of-Law Takeaways From Dole Insurance Dispute
• 4 Important Insurance Decisions To Watch For This Spring
• NJ Pharmacy Sues Insurer Over Lack Of Coverage
• Lack Of Citibank Stamp Tanks $695M RMBS Suit, Judge Told
• Insurer's $2.7M Suit Against Surveyors Too Late, Judge Says
• Insurer, Heart Association Duck TCPA Texting Suit
• Illinois Supreme Court Should Clarify Insurance Law: Part 2
• NFL Board Must Redo Ex-Cornerback's Benefits Case
• Halliburton Need Not Arbitrate $12M Row, 5th Circ. Hears
• 10th Circ. Sides With DOL In Row Over New Fiduciary Rule
• FTC Seeks More Info On DaVita's $4.9B Sale to Optum
• Prudential Can't Pause ERISA Suit Over Payouts, Judge Rules
• Oregon Enacts Drug Price Transparency Law
• Lawyering A La Carte: Unbundled Dispute Resolution Services
• Illinois Supreme Court Should Clarify Insurance Law: Part 1
• Patriots Defensive End Sues Over Unpaid College Injury Policy
• Cigna Must Face RICO Claims In Insured Price Suit
• NJ Hooters Must Arbitrate With Insurer Over Fatal Crash
• Insurer Needn't Pay $6M To Defend Client's Bad-Faith Suit
• Patriot National Plan Disclosure Statement Approved In Del.
• 9th Circ. Panel Wrestles With Email Scam Coverage Battle
• Mass. AG Loses Fight Against Trump Contraception Rules
• Idaho's Insurance Chief Dishes On His ACA End Run
• Centene Hit With Suit Over $6.8B Health Net Buy
• Manning & Kass Enters Texas With 2-Lawyer Dallas Office
• La. Wrong Venue For Food Co.'s $1M Coverage Spat: 5th Circ.
• Insurtech Is The Next Frontier For Texas Insurance
• You're Perfect, Now Change: Perfectionism Hurts Lawyers
• AIG Wins Suit Over Palazzo Hotel Construction Project
• Grassley, Feinstein Debate Judicial Vetting, Obstruction
• Why The 'Blue Slip' Battles Are Becoming White Hot
• Senior Judges Fill The Void Left By Rampant Vacancies
• How Far Right Can The President Pull The Courts?
• Insurance Co. Can't Dodge Coverage In Bank Fraud Scheme
• Man's Surgery Didn't Warrant Case Dismissal, Court Finds
• Insured's Ignorance Of Grace Period's End No Excuse: Judge
• Brand Battles: Apple, McDonald's, Travelers, Marriott
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DOL Told Health Plan Rule May Hurt Insurance Markets
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Baker
• How Settling With The Gov't Is Costlier Under New Tax Law
• 3 Key Questions On The US-EU Insurance Pact
• Insurer Excused After Paying $1M To Settle Worker Death Suit
• Anthem Blue Cross, Health Net Violated FCA, 9th Circ. Told
• Ex-CEO Of Aon's Bolivian Units Can't Avoid US Fraud Suit
• Speedy Class Cert. Rejected In Patriot National Ch. 11
• Trump Administration Rejects Idaho's Bid To Skirt ACA
• Chubb Units Don't Have To Cover IT Co. In Hawaii DOT Spat
• Deals Rumor Mill: Royal Dutch Shell, Heineken, Prudential
• US Coachways Wins Coverage Of $50M TCPA Deal
• Saudis Raised Immunity Bar Too Late, 9/11 Victims Say
• Do Business Interruption Policies Cover Ransomware?
• Cigna Inks $67B Deal For Express Scripts
• Feds Say Mass. 'Just Guessing' Birth Control Rules Harmful
• City Not Covered For Squirrel Shock Mishap: Iowa Court
• Fatal Sex Act Injury Not 'Self-Inflicted'; Insurer Must Pay
• CVS Prices $40B Bond Sale To Help Fund Aetna Acquisition
• Bards Of The Bench Pen Spirited Ruling In $18M Wine Row
• Blue Cross, Takeda Settle Actos Cancer Claims
• Insurer Needn't Cover $5M HIPAA Probe Costs, 9th Circ. Says
• Wash. Court Backs Insurance Atty DQ In Wrongful Death Suit
• City Can't Shake Coverage Suit Over Clean Water Act Claims
• Dem AGs Knock DOL's 'Association Health Plans' Rule
• Diocese Claims Against Insurer Nixed In Sex Abuse Suits
• Deputy AG Asks For Insurers' Help To End Opioid Crisis
• Lloyd's Urges 10th Circ. To Rethink Work Coverage Ruling
• Lloyd's Sues Secretive Policyholder Over Hatton Garden Gold
• NY AG Announces EmblemHealth Data Breach Settlement
• Calif. Justices Grapple With Sexual Abuse Coverage Quandary
• Insurance Co. Wins Toss Of Native Schools' Benefits Suits
• PPG Retiree Class Seeks Quick Win In Health Benefits Suit
• Pa. Justices Query Process For 3rd-Party Insurance Claims
• Direct Contract Not Key To Insurance Coverage: Okla. Panel
• Seyfarth Guides Prudential's $185M Madison Ave. Loan
• State And Local Tax Scoreboard: 2017 In Review
• 'Risk Corridor' Litigation: Who Speaks For The Gov't?
• Congressional Forecast: March
• 10 Tips For Working With IT To Preserve Data
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Nix $1.7M Transfer Fraud Coverage
• Patriot National's $15.5M DIP Loan Cleared With Changes
• State Auto Wants Out Of Billy Goat Potato Chip TM Row
• 10th Circ. Backs Ski Resort On 'Inherent Risk' Defense
• Fund Blasts Trustee's Deal With Insurer In $70M Ponzi Case
• S&P, Wells Fargo Look To Exit Life Settlements Suit
• Hospitals Can't Arbitrate Lien Suit, Texas Court Says
• Liberty Mutual Inks $30M ERISA Deal With Retirees
• International Insurers Warn Cyber Coverage Barriers Remain
• Cravath, Debevoise Guide AXA's $15.3B Deal For XL Group
• Calif. Justices Set To Tackle Key Liability Insurance Query
• Vertigo Case Reminds Why Accommodations Are Dizzying
• Insurer Must Cover Kickback Scheme Suit, 9th Circ. Affirms
• NJ Firefighter Cops To Role In $50M Drug Fraud Scheme
• Insurers Denied Quick Exit From Covering Dole Fraud Claims
• Japanese Insurance Co. Buys MassMutual Unit For Nearly $1B
• Insurer Must Defend Defunct Grocery Over Gang Shooting
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Rejects 'Imprecise' Dismissal Bids In $15M Geico Suit
• Insurers Defend $67M Antitrust Win Amid Mylan Appeal
• Skelos, Son Seek To Dismiss Case Citing McDonnell
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Jones Day, Kirkland
• Tucker Law Faces Pa. Malpractice Suit Over Car Crash Case
• UK Judge Backs Lloyds' $51M Win In US Case Against Syria
• Carfax Can't Revive Bid For $50M Antitrust Suit Coverage
• PIP Insurance Repeal Rejected By Fla. Senate Subcommittee
• Insurer Has Duty To Defend Duracell Battery Row, Suit Says
• Insurer Escapes Coverage Over Fall At Dunkin' Donuts
• HHS Must Reconsider Formula For ACA Payments
• Insurer Slams Patriot National Ch. 11 Disclosure Omission
• Make An Informed Choice About Arbitration
• Insurers Say They Won't Defend Weinstein From Assault Suits
• Beneficiaries Slam Prudential Bid To Stay ERISA Suit
• AmTrust Valued At $2.7B In PE-Backed Go-Private Deal
• Protecting Privilege In Litigation Financing Negotiations
• Insurers Push UK Regulator For Cyberattack Data Release