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Insurance - November, 2018

188 articles

• Bid To Rehear Facebook Recusal Case Lacks New Args: USAA
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• No Coverage Owed For Coal Execs Accused Of Conflicts
• Pa. Atty Sanctioned For Role In 'Frivolous' Insurance Appeal
• $1.4M Church Damage Claim Must Be Arbitrated, Insurer Says
• Insurer Tells 6th Circ. $40M Tunnel Borer Delay Not Covered
• Landlord Loses 5th Circ. Rehearing Bid In Lease Case
• Taxation With Representation: Nixon, Kirkland, Skadden
• Climate Change Forecasts Trouble For The Insurance Industry
• There's A Storm Brewing For Some Texas Contractors
• Dominican Bank Owner Gets 3 Years For $1B Bribery Scheme
• Carchex LLC Must Face Overtime Suit, Maryland Judge Says
• Fla. Pharmacist Gets 6½ Years For Bogus Claims For Creams
• States Fire Back At Gov't In Association Health Plan Row
• Walmart Clothing Supplier Denied Coverage For TM Feud
• New CMS Rules Reinforce Trend Away From Traditional Care
• FinCEN Tightens The Net On Illicit Real Estate Deals
• Former NJ Estate Atty Cops To Money Laundering Scheme
• Insurer Needn't Defend Man Sued Over Fatal Shooting By Son
• $38M Win For 'Madoff' Defamation Isn't Covered, 9th Circ. Told
• 2nd Circ. Says Arbitrators Can Revisit Unclear Decisions
• Puerto Rico OKs New Policyholder Protections Post-Maria
• Dish Not Covered For $280M Robocall Verdict, Insurer Says
• Doctor Tells 1st Circ. ERISA Should Guarantee Disability Plan
• Illinois Tax Talk: Apportioning Insurance Company Income
• Arent Fox's Malpractice Defense Draws Judge's Ire
• Royal Caribbean Escapes Travel Insurance Class Action
• Progressive Moves Toward Trial Over Driver's $23M Judgment
• 3 Important Insurance Appeals To Watch In December
• Ex-Venezuelan Treasurer Gets 10 Years For $1B In Bribes
• Pa. Rails Against Rules To Weaken ACA Birth Control Mandate
• Texas Panel Orders Arbitration In Bid To Void Noncompetes
• Property Insurance Considerations For Green Energy Storage
• Judge Says He's Immune To Misconduct Suit Over Rulings
• Examining A Post-Wildfire Securities Suit
• Jurors Should Ask More Questions During Trials
• Litigation Insurance Searches For Its Niche In The US
• Northrop Must Repay Excess Insurer For Part Of ERISA Deal
• Federal Insurance Beats Suit Over Denial Of Life Policy Claim
• Chubb Unit Hit With ERISA Class Suit Over Interest Payments
• CVS, Aetna $69B Merger Clears Final Hurdle In NY
• Disney Loses 'Pink Slime' Arbitration Appeal
• Philly Atty Botched Client's Insurance Cases, Suit Says
• Calif. Ruling Dings Engagement Letter Arbitration Clauses
• Nixon Peabody Steers Paychex $1.2B HR Outsourcing Biz Buy
• 10 Things We Wish We Were Told When Going In-House
• What To Know About DOL's Proposed Retirement Plan Rule
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 71 Firms
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Hanover Insurance Gets Mixed Verdict In Studio Arson Trial
• Firm Seeks Judge DQ Despite Fla. Justices' Facebook Ruling
• Investor Challenges National Events Deal With D&O Insurer
• Pa. Justices Require Consent For 3rd-Party Insurance Claims
• Insurer Needn't Defend Landscape Co. In Worker Injury Suit
• 7th Circ. Boots Jones Motor Truckers' Misclassification Suit
• 3 Firms Vie To Lead Class Suit Over Alleged AbbVie Kickbacks
• The Virtual Law Team: Advantages For Litigants And Lawyers
• US Bank Wants Out Of Trust Insurer's Settlement Suit
• BigLaw Alums Q&A: Mark Migdal's Lara O'Donnell Grillo
• The Latest On Bristol-Myers' Class Action Application
• NY Offshore Wind Carries Unique Challenges For Insurers
• CFPB Reaches Nearly $12M Settlement With Santander Unit
• Venezuelan TV Mogul Charged With $1B Bribery Scheme
• Del. Justices Nix $16M Award Against Health Co.'s Insurer
• Southern California Edison Hit With First Woolsey Fire Suit
• Opera House Insurer Says HVAC Co. Owes For Burst Pipe
• Collisions By Runaway Semi Are One 'Accident,' 5th Circ. Says
• Insurer Sues Over Unpaid Gas Facility Construction Bills
• NJ Justices Turn Away Malpractice Suit In Prudential Bias Row
• Emerging Cybersecurity Threats In The Legal Industry
• Trade Group Aims To Nix NY Life Insurance Regulation
• Ex-Law Firm Manager Can't Shake Conviction Over $5M Fraud
• Apollo Seeks To Chuck Former Exec's Suit Over New Biz
• State Farm RICO Suit Too Strong To Settle, Objector Says
• Skelos, Son Say They Will Report To Prison Amid Appeals
• States, Feds Debate Birth Control Mandate Row's Next Step
• Mich. City To Pay Over $4.25M To End Retiree Benefits Suit
• Fla. Court Points To Possible Unlicensed Actions By Ky. Firm
• Lumber Liquidators, Insurer Must Take $36M Clash To Wis.
• Maximizing Insurance Payouts After The California Fires
• Insurer Must Cover $1M Of Car Crash Awards, Court Affirms
• Fla. High Court Gets 'Like' From Attys On Facebook Decision
• DOJ Pans Maryland's Suit Aimed At Saving ACA
• 10th Circ. Sides With Wheat Farmers Over USDA Insurance
• New Health Reimbursement Rule Stokes Cost, Bias Concerns
• Mnuchin Cleared To Seek Funds From Relativity D&O Policy
• IT Co. Not Owed Coverage Of Trademark Suit, Judge Says
• Meet The Judge Who Controls Fate Of ACA, Trump's AG
• Allstate Fights Electrolux Bid To Trim Dryer Fire Suit
• Rise Of The CMOs
• Lloyd's Sues Over Coverage Advice In $64M Malpractice Row
• Reinsurance Award Over Boy Scouts Molestation Cases OK'd
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Cert. Row In Key Contractor Case
• AIG Must Cover Port Authority Asbestos Claims, Court Affirms
• Insurer Must Face Fraud Claim Over Release, 3rd Circ. Says
• Life Settlements Firms Open Del. Ch. 11 As Debt Limit Nears
• Insurer Can't Sue Renter Over RV Fire, Minn. Justices Say
• Judge Won't Quash AGs' Subpoenas In Generic Pricing MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: Centrexion, Dayco, JD Group
• DOJ Cuts Deal With Hospital In Patient-Steering Suit
• A Chat With Bryan Cave Innovation Chief Katie DeBord
• Insurer Must Pay $11.6M Plane Crash Judgment, Judge Says
• Schorsch, Vereit Move Ahead In $18M Chancery Fee Fight
• DOJ Poised To Squeeze FCA Testimony From Anthem
• Insurance Trustee Fined $370K For Suing Life Partners
• Rate-Setting Makes Insurer ERISA Fiduciary, 10th Circ. Told
• Don't Panic: Harvey Doesn't Alter Florida's Bad Faith Standard
• Capgemini's $990K Deal Gets Final Nod In Benefits Dispute
• Global Regulators To Review Risk Assessment Of Top Insurers
• Simple Secrets For Improving Your CLE
• NJ Firm Can Drop Client In Insurance Fraud Suit
• Insured California Wildfire Losses May Top $6B, Report Says
• Law Firm Says Staffer's Prior Employment Doesn't Warrant DQ
• Fla. Blue Cross Illegally Cornering ACA Market, Rival Says
• Insurer Says Sports Bar Not Covered In Customers' Crash Suit
• New Construction Trends And Their Impact On Contracts
• High Court Won't Touch Honeywell Retiree Benefits Battle
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Talking About Gen Z
• Clear, Concise Disclosures For Variable Contracts In Sight
• Ex-AIG Staff Could Win $100M After High Court Bonus Ruling
• How The States Fared In The Midterms
• 9th Circ. Sends T-Mobile Coverage Row To Wash. Justices
• Wisc. Agency Appeals In Trans State Workers' Coverage Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurer Says Costco's $8M Gender Bias Deal Not Covered
• Insurer Must Defend Shooter's Estate, Pa. Justices Told
• Timeshare Owners Hit Marriott With Sanctions Bid
• Drone Crash Injury At Wedding Not Covered, Insurer Says
• A Post-Election Survey Of The Health Care Ecosystem
• Looming GDPR Fines To Spark Insurance Coverage Fights
• Mass. Court Ruling Reinforces 2 Keys To Pollution Coverage
• Liberty Can't Foist Silk Theft Coverage Onto Fellow Insurer
• Aetna Owes $26M Over Denied Cancer Treatment, Jury Says
• Insurer Says County, Racetrack Not Covered In Crash Suit
• Back To School: Yale's Linda Greenhouse Talks Journalism
• UnitedHealth Class Denied Cert. In Prosthetic Benefits Suit
• Insurer Sues To Duck Covering Stanley Cup Stein TM Suit
• Celebrate Veterans By Improving Their Access To Justice
• Iran Sanctions Reimposed: 5 Key Questions
• Fla. High Court Doubts Public Hospital's Right To Lien Powers
• 4 Issues Facing Conn. Justices In Asbestos Coverage Fight
• La. Court Axes Credit Union's $1.3M Theft Coverage Win
• TrueCar Seeks Exit From Stock Suit Over USAA Site Revamp
• Ex-Steward Can't Toss Arbitration Award From Cruise Line
• Skelos' Son Agrees To Forfeit Corrupt Salary, Fights Interest
• Insurer Wants Coverage For Parking Lot Shooting Suit Axed
• DOL Gets Support In Bid To Nix Association Health Plan Suit
• What Montrose Means For Multilayered Insurance In Calif.
• 4th Circ. Caps Coverage For Bridge Collapse Suits At $3M
• Time To Reclaim Wellness For All Lawyers
• Kavanaugh Fallout Fuels GOP's Senate Expansion
• Dems Pump Brakes On Trump Agenda With House Win
• Senate Republican Win Cements Trump's Judicial Makeover
• Voting Machine Critics Tout Low-Tech Fix For Hacking Fears
• Insurers Can Depose Execs In $50M Bad Rocket Engines Row
• Liberty Mutual Counterclaim Tossed In Texas Hotel Row
• HSBC, Nordstrom Reveal Data Security Breaches
• Insurer Tells 5th Circ. That Jury Should Decide Hotel Sale Row
• Canadian Court Won't Pause Cos.' Coverage Row With Chubb
• Insurer Needn't Cover Landlord In Suit Over CO Leak
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revisit $12B ACA 'Risk Corridor' Dispute
• Wells Fargo Seeks To Ax Auto Insurance Stock-Drop Suit
• UnitedHealthcare Tries To Nix Part Of Wilderness Therapy Row
• Humana Seeks Case's Inclusion In Generic Price-Fixing MDL
• National Events Trustee, D&O Insurer Reach $1.65M Deal
• 2nd Circ. Affirms 15-Year Term For Insurance Scam Ringleader
• Kids Drink Co. Must Face Conspiracy Claims In Investor Suit
• Austin Hotel Collapse Not Covered, Liberty Says
• Liberty Mutual Wants $31M Bond Discharged In Hotel Suit
• Texas Hail Bill Leads To Policyholder Attorney Hail Marys
• EU Watchdog Draws Ire Of UK Insurers With Brexit Demand
• AIG Unit Not Liable For $2.5M Dive Boat Injury Judgment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Nevada High Court Affirms Gordon & Rees Win In Fee Dispute
• Insurer Needn't Cover $1.7M IPhone Theft, 6th Circ. Affirms
• Jackson National Ready To Pay $4.5M To Settle Benefits Suit
• Electrolux Looks To Snuff Out Damages In Dryer Fire Suit
• Fla. Panel Revives Progressive's Windshield Coverage Suit
• 2 Recent Decisions May Affect Your Cyber Policy
• Mass. Blue Cross Accused Of Improper Mental Health Denials
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, Apple, Ping An
• Late Notice Sinks Lafarge Bid For $1.4M Injury Deal Coverage
• Attys Want $3M In $220M Deal Ending X-Ray Overcharge Row
• Ex-Nets Player Says MetLife Raided His Retirement Account
• Insurer Can't Pass Buck On Builder's Defect Suit Defense
• Genworth Can't Blame Santander For £28M Suit, Judge Says
• EU, US Insurance Regulators May Link To Fight Cybercrime