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Insurance - March, 2019

224 articles

• Overturned Rule Blocks Quick Win For DOJ In FCA Case
• Legal Bruises Add Up For Trump's Health Policy Vision
• Wells Fargo, S&P Beat Bulk Of Life Policy Investors' Suit
• Pa. Justices To Weigh Nationwide's $21M Bad Faith Case
• Microsoft Insurer Can't Recoup Millions For Xbox One Issues
• Judge Puts An End To Insurer, Firm's Dog Bite Spat
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Kirkland, MoFo
• 8 Insys Docs Tallied $28M In Medicare Costs, Jury Hears
• La. Consumers Accuse BCBS Of Boosting Drug Prices
• AIG Unit Prevails In Army Facility Defect Coverage Battle
• Insurer Off The Hook For Pro Hockey Player's Blinded Eye
• If ACA's Invalid, So Are Health Fraud Charges, Esformes Says
• Pa. Officials Oppose UPMC 'Fishing Expedition' In AG Suit
• Chancery Fast-Tracks Suit Accusing Alliant Of Worker Raid
• Judge Guts DOL's Association Health Plan Rule
• Sperm Bank's Nitrogen Death Coverage Fight Headed To Jury
• Calif. High Court To Weigh Insurer's Role In Yahoo TCPA Case
• Ampco Steel Retirees Win Settlement Over Nixed Health Plan
• Fla. High Court May Crack Down On Benefit Assignments
• Delta Fliers Seek Cert. In Insurance Scheme Suit
• Class OK'd In Autism Care Denial Suit Against Union Plan
• Cancer Survivor Rips UnitedHealthcare Over Coverage Denial
• Insys Exec Flung Phone Off Mountain To Hide Info, Jury Hears
• Cigna, Chiropractors Could End Benefits Suit With $12M Deal
• Where Trade Secret Preemption Meets Insurance Coverage
• Great-West Scores 10th Circ. Win In Massive ERISA Class Suit
• Skadden, Kirkland Steer Centene's $17.3B WellCare Buy
• AbbVie Wants Suit Alleging Kickbacks, Buyback Scheme Axed
• Hogan Lovells Must Turn Over Petrobras Docs In Fraud Suit
• Golf Club's Bad Faith Claim Against Zurich Tossed, For Now
• Ex-Insys Rep Recounts Ties, Some Physical, To Founder
• Katten Adds Ex-Alston Partner To Employee Benefits Practice
• Walgreens, Kroger Cut From J&J's Remicade Antitrust Fight
• Insurer Must Reimburse Contractor In Florida Condos Suit
• 6th Circ. Won't Revisit Insurance Agents' Contractor Status
• 'Medicare For All' Is Not The Path To Universal Health Care
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Costco Insurer Can't Recoup $8M Gender Bias Deal Payment
• Entire ACA Should Fall, Trump Tells 5th Circ.
• Equinox Gym Insurers Battle Over Sex Assault Suit Fees
• Pa. Rehab Operators Charged In Insurance Fraud Scheme
• Texas Blue Cross Settles EEOC Disability Bias Suit
• J&J Talc Source Lifts Del. Ch. 11 Stay For Past Owner
• Halliburton Arbitration Not Covered By Policy, Insurer Says
• Proving Coverage For Natural Resource Damage Claims In NJ
• Reinsurer RenaissanceRe Buys Tokio Millenium For $1.5B
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• Year-Old Cyan Ruling Still A Touchy Subject For Attorneys
• Ill. Regulator Can't Nix Insurance Co. Arbitration Fee Bid
• No-Lapse Policy Guarantees Cut On Purpose, Suit Says
• IRS Proposes Reporting Regs For Life Insurance Contracts
• AIG Can't Escape Amway's Bid For Copyright Suit Coverage
• Meet The Outspoken Judge Handling Epic Monsanto Case
• Lockton Unit Sues Alliant In Chancery For Poaching Workers
• Mutual of Omaha, Bank Aided $85M Ponzi Scheme, Suit Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• After Air Crashes, Prompt Compensation Is The Best Option
• Climate Change And Insurance: Lliuya V. RWE Makes History
• EU Clears $6.4B Marsh-JLT Merger With Antitrust Fixes
• NY's Vullo Set For Hot Seat In NRA Discrimination Suit
• Nationwide's $5M Sales Robocall Deal Gets Initial Approval
• Transamerica Must Face Policyholders' Suit Over Rate Hikes
• 'Training Wheels' Come Off New NY Cybersecurity Rules
• Chicago O'Hare Injury Suit Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Insurers Must Name Climate-Problem Clients, Nonprofits Say
• Law360's Tort Report: Personal Injury & Med Mal News In Brief
• Ky. AG Wants Answers On Possible PBM Overcharges
• FDIC's $695M Mortgage-Backed Securities Suit Tossed
• TCJA Could Trip Up Companies With Loss Years
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• Fla. Insurer Must Give Up Partial Provider List In Contract Spat
• Health Co. Can't Slip Insurer's Suit Over Med Mal Settlement
• J&J Talc Supplier's Ex-Owners Ask For Ch. 11 Shield
• Insurers Can Seek Costs From Bridge Collapse Suit Coverage
• Roche Accuses Health Co. Execs Of $87M Test Strip Fraud
• NY Life Unit Loans $94M For Calif. Office Project
• Former Firm Acting Like 'Jilted Lover,' Ill. Atty Says
• Insurance-Focused Blank Check Co. Scores $131M IPO
• Subcontractor Claims It's Owed $2.9M For NC Bypass Project
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• J&J Talc Supplier Tort Claimants Fight Insurance Fund Bid
• BCBS Providers Cite Anthem Contradictions In Del. Trial
• Skelos, Son Tell 2nd Circ. Graft Case Again Fails McDonnell
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Nationwide Beats Benefit Cutback Claims In Agent's Suit
• Au Pair Agency Not Covered In Wage Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• MetLife Can't Undo GM Worker's Beneficiary Switch: 6th Circ.
• Insurer Gets Quick Win In NYU Superstorm Coverage Spat
• Cactus' $308M Secondary Offering Joins Wave Of Deals
• Real Estate Rumors: Rockwood, AIG, Spottswood
• Humana Workers Get Classes OK'd In Pay, OT Action
• Insurer Says It Made Settlement Demands Before $39M Verdict
• Law360's Insurance Editorial Advisory Board
• 1st Circ. Says Adjuster Acted Properly In Nursing Home Row
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• Panel Revives Developer's Suit Over $9M Sale Of Islands
• $25M Punitive Award In Crash Suit Not Covered, Insurer Says
• High Court Won't Review Insurer's Win In $21M Assault Award
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• Insurers Say REIT Can't Seek $20M In Coverage Row
• Canoe Race Host Not Covered For Propeller Injury Suit
• United Customers Fight Bid To Nix Insurance Kickback Suit
• Atty Asserts Good Faith In 'Sham Pleading' Disbarment Fight
• NJ Advances Bill To Shorten Legal Malpractice Time Limit
• No Evidence Of Harm From ACA-Exempt Plans, Feds Insist
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• Genworth Drags Santander Units Into AXA's £265M PPI Claim
• Hedge Fund Tries To Trim Verdict In NJ Stock Scheme Case
• NJ Atty Disbarred Over Stolen Client Funds
• Ga. Driver Says 3 Cos. Conspired To Undervalue Totaled Cars
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Atty Must Return Docs In Row Over Ex-Partner's $2M Policy
• Insurer Needn't Defend 'Superfood' Juice Co. In Fraud Suits
• Express Scripts Beats Latest Pharmacy Patient Poaching Suit
• Texas Atty Can't Beat Suspension Over Mid-Trial Threat
• FSOC Designation Pivot Risks 2008 Repeat, Senators Hear
• White Eagle Ch. 11 Plan Lands With Unanswered Questions
• UPMC Asks Ala. Court To Let Other 'Blues' Replace Highmark
• NC Blue Cross Beats Male Tech Worker's Sex Bias Claims
• Insurers Fight J&J Talc Co.'s Insurance Pay Plan, Claim Rep
• Dentons Guides $62M Loan For Emblem Health Building
• Insurer Asks Fla. Justices To Bless Benefit Assignment Limit
• Insurer Owes Intellectual Ventures $1.5M In Network IP Suit
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• Make Travelers Cover Monsanto PCB Claims, Magnetek Says
• Aetna Alleges Co. Faked Customer Calls To Inflate Payments
• 'Sloppy Pleading' Ends State Farm Mass Call Suit
• Murphy Oil Owed Defense Of Valero's $25M Suit, 8th Circ. Told
• Phone Co. Urges Court To Decide Forum For $25M Arbitration
• Insys' $25M Legal Tab For Founder Adds To Its Hazy Future
• Allergan Says It Needs Takeda Docs To Fend Off NJ Suit
• How 9th Circ. Approaches 'Related Claims' Insurance Disputes
• Waste Management Can't Get Coverage For $10M Injury Suit
• Suspend Atty 3 Yrs For Misappropriating Client Funds: Panel
• Ga. High Court Ruling Curbs 'Gotcha' Bad Faith Cases
• Insurer Can Deny Designer Coverage In Licensing Fight
• Insurance Co. Seeks To Nix Sanctions Bid In Dog Bite Spat
• Insurance Co. Needn't Cover $4.7M Award In Injury Suit
• 9th Circ. Gets It Right On Molestation Insurance Coverage
• Real Estate Rumors: Union Labor, Clarion, Brickless
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Supreme Court Deluged With Calls To Hear $12B ACA Case
• Hospital Co-Founder Says $40M Came With 'Expectations'
• Insurer Owes $8M In Sales Tax, Fees On Totaled Cars: Suit
• Allstate Loses $4M Bench Trial Win Again; Jury To Hear Case
• Humana Paying $750K To Resolve Pregnancy Bias Complaint
• Insurer Not Liable For $5.3M Crash Award, Ga. Justices Say
• State Farm Denied Benefits, Duped Sales Reps, Suit Says
• State Farm Removed Coverage Suit In Time, 9th Circ. Rules
• 4th Circ. Won't Rethink $87M Heparin Suit Coverage Win
• Medicaid Must Cover Trans Women's Surgeries: Iowa Justices
• Recusal Bid Rebuffed In Homeowners' Insurance Dispute
• J&J Talc Supplier's Ex-Owners Can't Tap Insurance Funds
• 5 Tips As High Court Awaits UnitedHealth Offsetting Petition
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Walgreens Must Face Whistleblower's FCA Suit Over $4 Drugs
• Fla. Judge's Dissent Rips 'Meaningless' Workers' Comp Ruling
• A Regrettable Insurance Decision From The 9th Circ.
• Firm Not Covered For Malpractice Suits, 5th Circ. Affirms
• Blue Cross Pondered $10B Fee On Anthem-Cigna Merger
• J&J Talc Supplier Sues Over Millions In Insurance Funds
• Treasury Has Drafted Foreign Investment Co. Rules: Official
• Au Pair Agency Takes Wage Suit Coverage Fight To 9th Circ.
• Ex-Insys VP Defiant During Cross-Examination At RICO Trial
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Dilworth Paxson Adds Former Pa. Bank Regulator
• Charity Can't Sue Broker For Golf Tourney Prize, 4th Circ. Told
• Law Firm's Clients Ask 9th Circ. To Save Insurer Hacking Suit
• Hospitals' ERISA Suit Against BCBS Transferred, Not Tossed
• 4 Critical Factors In NY Fire Insurance Appraisal Provisions
• Cohen Sues Trump Organization For $1.9M In Legal Fees
• Cigna Rejects Anthem Secret Plot Claim In $54B Merger Trial
• AARP Urges 6th Circ. To Rehear ERISA Contractor Fight
• Abbott Ruling Dulls Insurers' 'Knowing Violation' Sword
• Ky. Hospital Sues Travelers For $10M Over Shoddy Building
• Drinker Biddle Eyes Growth In DC, Miami With 17-Atty Group
• Mayer Brown Taps Insurance Gurus From DLA Piper, Dentons
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• Insurer Ignored Law, Can't Force Appraisal, Says Fla. Panel
• NY Life Unit Loans $123M For Austin Mixed-Use Project
• Gov't Shutdown Can Trigger Event Cancellation Insurance
• UnitedHealth Is Taking Offsetting Fight To High Court
• Mintz Fraade Says Embattled Biotech's Insurer Owes Bills
• Judge Rips UnitedHealth's Shortsighted Behavioral Care Rules
• Anthem Says Cigna Used Stealth PR In $54B Merger Fight
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Cigna Stock-Drop Suit
• Fate Of Estate Planning Method At Stake In Tax Court Case
• TRW Auto Doesn't Owe Retirees Free Health Care: 6th Circ.
• Hospital Won't Face Damages Bid In Anti-Steering Case
• Hartford Must Pay For Mortgage Scam Suit Defense: 9th Circ.
• Insurer Seeks Win In Ga. Sports Bar Shooting Coverage Suit
• Insys Founder Used Data To Push Sales Reps, Ex-VP Testifies
• Fla. Condo Board Not Insured Against Defamation, Judge Says
• UnitedHealth Says It Properly Denied Prostheses Under ERISA
• JLT, Marsh To Sell Aerospace Biz To Get $6.4B Deal Past EU
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• Insureds Should Fear Exclusions With Broad Preambles
• Fla. Firm Claims USAA Attys Colluded With Judge's Counsel
• Judge Rips 'Not Rational' Ala. Law In Underinsurance Row
• Insurance Groups Support Travelers In 11th Circ. Breach Row
• Wesco Says NY Attys Hid Misconduct Claims, Voiding Policy
• Full 11th Circ. Tosses Body Shop Claims Against Insurers
• Anthem Alleges Secret Wachtell Role In Failed Cigna Merger
• Praetorian Not Liable For $3M Damage In Colo. Hotel Arson
• Insurer Beats Investment Firm In XL Group Coverage Row
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Philly Or Not, Victims Face Long Odds In Pa. Med Mal Cases
• Anthem Rips Cigna CEO In Chancery Over $54B Merger Bust
• Chubb Unit Needn't Cover $910K Faulty Work Award: 4th Circ.
• Hotel's Class Cert. 'Premature' In Highmark Antitrust Suit
• Ex-AmTrust Investor Seeks EU Antitrust Probe Of $2.95B Deal
• Insys Was 'Up Front' With MDs About Bribes, Ex-VP Testifies
• NYC Claims Agent Gets 6 Mos. For Pilfering Settlement Check
• Real Estate Rumors: Palm Beach Newspapers, FCP, State Life
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief