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Insurance - February, 2019

208 articles

• Fla. Blue Cross Wants Rival Insurer's Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Ex-Anthem CEO Describes 'War' With Cigna In $54B Deal Trial
• Spitzer Owes Ex-AIG Exec 50% Doc Fees In Defamation Suit
• Abbott Test Strip Fight Triggers Defense Duty: Wis. Justices
• CVS-Aetna Merger Deal Bad For Medicare Patients, Docs Say
• Insurer's Suit Over Dog-Bite Case Baseless, PI Firm Says
• Health Care M&A: Now Insurable
• Texas Builder Says Insurer Sold It 'Worthless' Policy
• NJ Unlicensed Driver Can't Get Coverage For Crash Injuries
• When Are Insurance Bad Faith Damage Awards Excessive?
• Cigna Hammers Anthem Decisions In $54B Merger Bust Trial
• Hospital Co-Founder Says Bribes 'Papered Up' To Look Legit
• AIG Can't Escape Paying AlixPartners' $19M Costs On Appeal
• Genentech Profits Off Wasteful Cancer Drug Vials, Suit Says
• HHS, Nuns Defend Trump's Birth Control Rules At 9th Circ.
• Metals Co. Never Delivered For Hawaii Rail Project: Contractor
• Trucking Co. Puts Brakes On Ex-Driver's COBRA Class Action
• Israeli Energy Co. Delek Sells Insurer To PE Firms For $442M
• What To Know About NY's New Rules For Selling Annuities
• Anthem Antitrust Atty 'Stunned' At Cigna Balk On $54B Deal
• Allstate Adjuster Urges Wash. Justices To Ax Bad Faith Case
• Zurich Sanctioned Over Discovery Slog In Lead Coverage Row
• Big Pharma Largely Unscathed After Capitol Hill Showdown
• Skarzynski Adds 4 Insurance Partners From Hinshaw
• 8th Circ. Backs Prudential Over 'Exaggerating' Worker
• UK Reinsurer Issues World's 1st Terrorism Catastrophe Bond
• Chancery Trial Shows Deep Rifts In $54B Anthem-Cigna Deal
• Great American Wants Sanctions In Florida Condo Suit
• Insurers Say $1M Harvey Coverage Row Can't Be Remanded
• Erie Denied Coverage For Hacked Bible App, Says Pa. Co.
• 'The Spiel' Helped Insys Get Opioid Spray Paid For, Exec Says
• Gov't, Health Orgs Seek Wins In Suit Over ACA-Exempt Plans
• Deals Rumor Mill: OneConnect, Nestle, Peloton
• Real Estate Rumors: GM Cruise, DRA Advisors, Urbanica
• Wash. Justices Set To Weigh Adjusters' Bad Faith Liability
• Liability Insurers Should Beware Time-Limited Demands
• Bar Fights DQ Bid In Suit Over Tent Collapse Settlement
• Public Storage Nears Post-Trial Win In $100M Insurance Suit
• Unum Beats Baker Donelson Atty's Disability Benefits Suit
• AIG Can't Nix Emmis' Investor Suit Defense, 7th Circ. Told
• Anthem-Cigna Trial To Weigh 'Best Efforts' On Failed Deal
• Maryland Hospital Co. Can't Dodge FCA Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insys Rode 'The Gray Line' To Mislead Insurers, Exec Says
• ERISA Suit Over Benefits Formula Falls Flat, MetLife Says
• Health Hires: DLA Piper, Baker McKenzie, Taft, Buchalter
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• Amazon Health Startup Won't Soon Rival Optum, Judge Rules
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• Cigna Blasts Workers' Plan For Sanctions In ERISA Suit
• State Farm Policyholders Win Cert. In Labor Costs Fight
• Honeywell Beats Retirees' Suit Over Health Care Benefits
• UPMC Hits Back At Pa. AG Over Extending Highmark Contract
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive Doc's ERISA Suit Against Hartford
• UnitedHealth Lactation Suit Deserves Class Cert., Moms Say
• Fla. Plaintiffs Bar Defends 3rd-Party Benefits Assignment
• Texas Floats Bill Requiring Re-Roofers To Register With State
• USOC Knew Of Nassar Claims Before Coverage, Insurer Says
• HHS Is Embracing A Broader Vision Of Health Care
• Fired Markel Execs Hit Company With $77M Pair Of Suits
• State Farm Tells Texas Justices Benefits Award Bars Damages
• School Insurer Owes $2.6M For Abuse Settlements: 9th Circ.
• Historic Resort Sues Insurers After '1,000-Year' Flood
• Optum Struggles To Convince Judge Amazon Startup Is Rival
• Brown Rudnick Slips Liability In Biz Owners' ESOP Tax Suit
• Anthem Unit Agrees To Settle 401(k) Class Action
• Employment Practices Insurance Can Cover BIPA Claims
• Injured Subcontractor Not Owed Coverage, NJ Court Affirms
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• Engineering Co. Asks Judge To Toss Fla. Bridge Collapse Suit
• 9th Circ. Leaves Insurer On Hook In Legal Malpractice Case
• High Court Passes On Bid To Apply Lawyer Rule To Adjusters
• 15 Minutes With Guardian Life's General Counsel
• Generics Cos. To Face Most State Claims In Price-Fixing MDL
• Holland & Knight Snags 12-Atty Akerman Insurance Team
• Aetna Strikes $6.2M Deal To End Depression Treatment Suit
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• States May Take The Lead On Regulating AI
• Public Storage Class Ignoring Limits In $100M Suit, Judge Told
• Texas Justices Back Exxon In Workers' Comp Recoup Row
• AbbVie, Eli Lilly Beat Insurer's RICO Suit in Testosterone MDL
• Optum Can't Get 1st Circ. To Block Ex-Exec From Startup
• Texas Justices Side With Insurer In Atty-Client Privilege Row
• Zurich Opposes Covering $300M Lead Pollution Settlement
• Deals Rumor Mill: Radian, Thomas Cook, TSE
• Power Co. Asks 1st Circ. To Affirm Fraud Suit Coverage Win
• Trump's Drug Rebate Ban Faces Fraught Legal Path
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Calif. Insurer Sent Unwanted Automated Texts, Court Hears
• 3 Key Bad Faith Rulings To Watch For In 2019
• 5 Considerations For Both Sides In Stadium Naming Deals
• Life Insurance Buyer Gets New Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Bidder
• Hartford, Conn., Baseball Stadium Builder Owes Insurer $39M
• Walgreens, Kroger Slam J&J's Challenge To Antitrust Claims
• Pellet Cos. Trustee's Suit Belongs In State Court: Judge
• Kasowitz Benson, Pachulski Can Rep White Eagle In Ch. 11
• LA Hospital's Late Notice Sinks $42M FCA Deal Coverage
• After Input, DOJ Says CVS-Aetna Merger Fix In Public Interest
• Climate Change And Insurance: Increasing Foreign Lawsuits
• Blue Cross CEO Must Testify At Anthem-Cigna Chancery Trial
• Worker Policies Carry 'Illusory' Benefits, Chancery Told
• Insurers Needn't Cover IberiaBank's $11.7M FCA Deal
• Nassar Victims' Payout Hangs On Fight With USAG's Insurers
• Insurer Gets $1M Damages, $16M Lien Over Utah Development
• BCBS Hits Back At Patients In Air Ambulance Coverage Clash
• Former SEC Adviser Joins Marsh's Cyber Risk Practice
• Tesla Offshore Can't Get Covered For Boat Accident: 5th Circ.
• Insurer Wins Easing Of $5.6M Award To Gloria Estefan's Hotel
• Mediation Opening Arguments Should Not Be A Throwdown
• Lowered Bar For BIPA Lawsuits Will Raise Insurance Issues
• The Many Elements Of Protection For Pre-Existing Conditions
• No Coverage For $60M Senior Care FCA Suit, 4th Circ. Told
• Travelers Needn't Defend Co. In Suit Over Crash In Exec's Car
• 1st Circ. Fast-Tracks Optum Trade Secrets Appeal
• Insurer Fights 7th Circ. Revival Of $2.3M Crash Judgment Suit
• Insurer Says Doctor In Whiplash Fraud Should Be In Prison
• What Construction Attys Must Know About Drones
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• How Trump's Birth Control Rules Run Afoul Of The APA
• Event Cancellation Claims May Follow Gov't Shutdown
• AmTrust Agent Sued Over Investors' 'Catastrophic Losses'
• Carnival Fights Bid To Lift Stay, Dismiss Travel Insurance Row
• CrossFit Rival Can't End Insurer's Escape Bid In False Ad Suit
• Arnold & Porter Faces Contempt Push In Horizon FCRA Suit
• Boeing, SoCal Edison Blamed In Suit For Role In Woolsey Fire
• State Farm Tries To Nix Auto 'Undervaluation' Claims
• Fla. Justices Asked To Ax Insurer's Benefit Assignment Limit
• Insurer Can't Exit Coverage Suit Over $28M Robocall Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Prudential, Silverstein, Brookfield
• Geico Settles Before Trial In Case Where Counsel Was DQ'd
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• ALI Shouldn't 'Teach' Insurance Restatement In A Courthouse
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• DOJ Fights To Overturn Rep In Duro Dyne Asbestos Trust
• Kasowitz Benson, Pachulski Challenged In White Eagle Ch. 11
• Ex-Optum Exec Asks To Keep Working For Amazon Startup
• Liberty Mutual To Pay Minn. Diocese $6.5M For Abuse Claims
• Ex-Boxer Fights Lloyd's KO Bid In Suit Over $6.3M Policy
• Life Insurance Dispute Against Liberty Nixed At 11th Circ.
• Rail Co.'s Policy Excludes Welder's Lung Claim: 11th Circ.
• For Texas Insurers, Liability Is Separate From Defense Costs
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Navigating Federal And State Rules For Extended Warranties
• GDPR's Targeted Marketing Rules Reach Beyond Google
• Rehab's Creditor Sues Health Net Over $8.5M In Unpaid Claims
• Insurer Escapes Coverage Suit From NJ Surgical Center
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Schiff Hardin Win In Malpractice Suit
• Hospital Fights Blue Cross' Bid To Nix Underpayment Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Flip Aetna Loss In Disability Benefits Row
• Attys Score $28M In Transamerica Insurance Rate Deal
• Pa. AG Says UPMC's Refusal Of Rival Insurer Violates Law
• New Appraisal Rules For Puerto Rico Property Insurers
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• CMS Price Transparency Push Trails State Initiatives
• Phillips 66 Loses Bid For Pipeline Explosion Suit Coverage
• UnitedHealth Wants Full 8th Circ.'s Input On Offsetting Method
• Trump Health Care Outreach Gains Little Traction
• House Bill Would Stop Trump Admin's ACA-Skirting Plans
• Charity Asks 4th Circ. To Revive Suit Over Golf Tourney Prize
• Lloyd's, Burglarized Gold Co. Exasperate NY Judge
• 9th Circ. Backs Toss Of ERISA Claims Against Health Insurers
• Insurer Denied Injunction Against Blue Cross In Antitrust Row
• Firms Urge Pa. Judge To Pause Aetna Privacy Violation Suit
• TrueCar Can't Escape Stock Suit Over USAA Site Revamp
• 4th Circ. Upholds PE Firm's $87M Heparin Suit Coverage Win
• Action Items For Retirement Plan Sponsors In 2019
• Insurer Tells Fla. Justices Auto Coverage Law Has Exception
• CVS-Aetna Merger Deal Still Has Holes, Patient Group Says
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• An Icy Blast For NY Insurers Using External Consumer Data
• State Of The Union Pushes For Drug Price Fixes
• Optum Suit Over Amazon Startup Paused Pending 1st Circ.
• Insurers' $95M Verizon Suit Paused While Del. Court Decides
• Allstate Asks 7th Circ. To Not Give Defamation Row New Life
• 10-Year Limit Applies To Driver's Bad-Faith Insurer Claims
• Feds Rip Mass. Bid To Revive Birth Control Row At 1st Circ.
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• UnitedHealth Class Finally Wins Cert. In Prosthetics Suit
• Reps And Warranty Insurance: Navigating The Claims Process
• Fla. Blue Accused Of Underpaying For Emergency Services
• 'Any' Vs. 'An': 1 Word Makes All The Difference In Insurance
• $12B ACA Reversal Like 'Lucy And The Football,' Justices Told
• QBE Claims Handler Can't Escape $18.5M Arbitration Award
• Insurer Says Firm Made Up Bad Faith Claim In Dog Bite Case
• Insurers, La. Cos. Settle $10M Row Over Tornado Coverage
• Fla. Blue Cross Defends Exclusive Contracts As Just Business
• Travelers Tricked Customers On Rot Coverage, Couple Says
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• Consequential Damages Can Exceed Policy Limits In Nevada
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• Trump's ACA Hatred Isn't Basis To Sue, Judge Rules
• Insurer Must Cover Trucker In Dirty Milk Row, 2nd Circ. Affirms
• Farmers Insurance TCPA Suit Heads To Mediation
• City Not Covered For Squirrel's Shock Mishap: Iowa Justices
• DOJ Gives Ground On Testimony In Anthem FCA Probe
• AGs Want To Unlock Redacted Generic Price-Fixing Complaint
• Chubb Bound By $106M Faulty Well Judgment, 5th Circ. Told
• Porter Wright Expands To Chicago With Butler Rubin Merger
• Driller Wants Insurer To Pay Worker's $1.4M Injury Verdict
• Insurer Says It Needn't Defend Auditor In Microcap Scheme
• Judge At Center Of Facebook Dispute Recuses Herself
• Ex-Insys Exec Testifies On Blowing Up At Founder
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1