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Insurance - May, 2019

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• Ex-Apollo Exec Targets 'Fake' Competing Bid In $1.5B Suit
• $200M Settlement Reached In Tribune Media Clawback Suit
• UPMC Wants To Bar Highmark From Hearing To Extend Deal
• Premera Blue Cross Floats $32M Deal In Data Breach Row
• Claims Rep For J&J Talc Supplier Survives Removal Bids
• IDT Energy's TCPA, False-Ad Suits Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Texas Justices Won't Revisit Lloyd's $100M Deepwater Battle
• NJ Bill Leaves Attys In Dark On Scope Of PIP Payment Rule
• Geico Says Chiropractic Centers Bilked It Out Of $20M
• In CVS-Aetna, A Novel Review For A Major Industry Shakeup
• Fla. Court Revives Rent Claims For Citizens Insurance Delays
• JetBlue Fliers Seek Class Certification In Travel Insurance Suit
• California's Amended, Ambiguous Data Privacy Law
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• IRS Aiming For Final BEAT Rules This Summer, Officials Say
• Liberty Needn't Cover Broker's $60M TCPA Deal, Court Says
• Pet Insurer Fetch Says Deal Reversal Would Be 'Catastrophic'
• 7th Circ. Questions If AIG Can Ditch Covering Emmis Defense
• Extra Arbitrator Coming To Break Irma Coverage Logjam
• Hurricane Insurance Row Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• Pa. Justices Take Up Contractor Fee Coverage Disputes
• Can The Affordable Care Act Survive The Latest Challenge?
• Miss. County Owed Defense Of Wrongful Conviction Suit
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• Insurer Owes Car Dealership $4.3M Over Ex-Employee's Suit
• Starr Can't Pass Buck On $2.8M Barge Salvage: 2nd Circ.
• Concrete Co. Insurer Owes For Injury Settlement: 11th Circ.
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• AMA Says Hearing Slated For CVS-Aetna Deal Good As Is
• Insurer Says $3.3M TCPA Deal Excluded From Lab's Policy
• Firms Face Surge In Big-Ticket Malpractice Claims
• JetBlue Must Face Trip Insurance Kickbacks Suit
• Jury Convicts Three For Running $31.8M Trip-And-Fall Scam
• Late Filing Ends Malpractice Claim Against NJ Firm
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• First American Hit With First Suit Over Data Breach
• Pa. Justices Tell Court To Rethink AG's Highmark-UPMC Fight
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• Lewis Brisbois Can Seek Developer Liability In Office Fire Suit
• DOJ Says It's Being Left Out Of Upcoming CVS-Aetna Hearing
• Insurer Won't Cover Music Files Lost In Hack, Media Co. Says
• Insurer Loses $1.9M Fee Bid After Defeating Rival's Suit
• After Sentence Revisited, A&O Fraudster Gets 45 Years Again
• Blue Cross' Antitrust Suit Belongs In NJ, Janssen Says
• DC Circ. Revives Suit Claiming DC Underpaid Health Insurer
• 7th Circ. Questions Builder's Delay In Notifying Insurer Of Suit
• Insurer Can't Escape Coverage Over Attack At NJ Apartment
• Swiss Re Inks $100M ILS Deal Under New Singapore Regs
• 6th Circ. Says Plane Crash Victim's Mother Can't Get Benefits
• 15 Minutes With MassMutual's General Counsel
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• First American Security Flaw Exposes 885M Mortgage Records
• No New Arbitration Over Boy Scout Claims, Underwriters Say
• Ala. Justices Reinstate Wrongful Death Suit Against Insurer
• Actresses Say They're Not In Any Weinstein Sex Abuse Deal
• FDIC Switched Rule In $1.1B Deposit Shortfall Suit, BofA Says
• 8th Circ. Says Non-Matching Roof Tiles Not Insurer's Problem
• Moms Lose Cert. Bid In UnitedHealth Lactation Coverage Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Sinks ACA Protections In Latest Transgender Setback
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• UnitedHealth Settles Prostheses Suit Days Before Trial
• Insurer Seeks $1.2M Over Unpaid Restaurant Construction Tab
• TCPA Presents Ongoing Compliance Challenges For Insurers
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• Blue Shield False Ad Trial Split To Avoid Jury Confusion
• Fla. Gov. Signs 'Assignment Of Benefits' Reform Bill
• BioChemics Can't Revive SEC Probe Coverage Bid At 1st Circ.
• Ransomware Attacks Surge In 2019, Insurer Beazley Says
• Liberty Mutual Wins Bid To Arbitrate NJ Auto Crash Claims
• Weinstein Co. Must Wait On Bid To Hire More Counsel
• DOJ Taking Closer Look At $17B Centene-WellCare Merger
• Hanover Unit Can't Dodge Medicare Reimbursement Suit
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• Insurer Can't Revive Defective-Lamp Suit Against Amazon
• AIG Unit's Failure To Defend Yahoo Was Bad Faith, Jury Says
• Dems Warn Of Judicial Overreach As ACA Arguments Loom
• 6th Circ. Axes Challenge To Micro-Captive Reporting Rules
• Judge Grows Weary Of Infighting In J&J Talc Supplier's Ch. 11
• Cybercrime Vet To Help Run NY Unit Protecting Banks, Public
• Insurer Wants Full 4th Circ. Review Of $1M Med Mal Award
• Combating Cyberattacks In The Construction Industry
• Puerto Rico Insurer Underpaid For Hurricane Claims, Suit Says
• Limited Liability Releases Can Simplify Insurance Suits
• US Sailor Entitled To Insurance Payout For Grounded Yacht
• Lawmakers Skewer Industry Reps Over Surprise Medical Bills
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Defend Fake Therapist: 11th Circ.
• Blue Cross Can't Escape Tribe's Health Care Fraud Suit
• Law Group Won't Approve Controversial Report This Year
• Insurers' Battle Over $31M Med Mal Deal Headed To Jury
• Zurich Can't Split Coverage Of $1.5M Mesothelioma Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anbang, Xinyi Energy, Toshiba Memory
• Weinstein Co. Demands Say In Sex Abuse Settlement Talks
• Public Knew About Trump's Birth Control Rules, 3rd Circ. Told
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• 2 PE Firms Bolster Stake In Ardonagh With $117M Buy
• White Eagle Gets Nod To Fast Track Ch. 11 Plan Process
• Insurer Can't Slip Yahoo's $7M Bad Faith Claim During Trial
• Insurer Needn't Cover Bar For Patron's Truck Attack
• Subcontractor Seeks Rest Of $10.5M Bill For DC Plant Work
• Nev. Judge To Mediate USA Gymnastics' Nassar Abuse Claims
• Geico Can't Escape Driver's $1M Punitive Damages Award
• IRS Can't Use Law To Force Health Plan Penalty Payment
• No Delay For CVS-Aetna Deal Review
• House Passes Bill To Lower Drug Prices, Bolster ACA
• Platinum Reinsurer Strikes Back At Insurer 'Smear Campaign'
• IRS Should Use Tax Law To Combat The Opioid Epidemic
• FTC Must Tackle Anti-Competitive Drug Rebate Practices
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• United, Humana Say Classes Can't Carve Up Generic Awards
• Insurer Must Face Suit Over Tree Crush Death, 3rd Circ. Says
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Rail Co.'s $10M Cleanup Coverage Row
• Geico Not Liable For Tax, Fees That Insureds Don't Incur
• 5th Circ. Revives MD's Securities Suit Against Ex-Biz Partner
• Insurer Wants Out Of Stanley Cup TM Suit
• Pa. Justices Cast Doubt On Highmark-UPMC Deal Extension
• Apartment Complex Can't Tap Full $32M Limit For Fire Damage
• State AGs Want In On CVS-Aetna Deal Review
• Fee Bid Was Within Precedent In ERISA Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• White Eagle, Lender Settle Debt Status Row In Del. Ch. 11
• Platinum Partners' Alleged Alter Ego Seeks Ch. 15 Shield
• Property Insurers: Beware Getting Stuck In Texas State Court
• Allstate Seeks To Join Chancery Brawl Over Reinsurance Firm
• Nassar Accusers Say Nat'l Gymnastics Org Can't Elude Probe
• Construction Contractor Shoots Back At AIG Unit's DQ Bid
• CNX Demands Lloyd's Pay For $40M Ohio Gas Well Eruption
• Feds Fight Oregon's Bid To Join ACA Birth Control Injunction
• Fla. Blue Says DaVita Charity Scheme Cost Insurer Millions
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• Pa. Justice Presses Insurers To Defend Forced Medical Exams
• Platinum Partners Insurer Wants Out Of Receiver's RICO Suit
• Allstate Ducks Crash Treatment Suit Over Unclear Complaint
• 3 Insurance Issues Raised By The Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
• Ga. Insurance Commissioner Charged In $2M Fraud Scam
• Bill Looks To Sidestep Pa. Justices With Med Mal Venue Law
• Insurer Faces Pushback In Bid For Asbestos Victims' Info
• AIG, Caterpillar Seek Quick Wins In $15M Fracking Fire Row
• Nationwide Claims No Duty to Defend Pa. Whistleblower
• State Law Doesn't Trump Int'l Arbitration Policy: 5th Circ.
• AIG Unit Can't Force Arbitration Of Zip Line Accident Suit
• Don't Let License Rules Snuff Out Your Fire Expert
• Murphy Oil Not Covered In $25M Suit, Liberty Tells 8th Circ.
• DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal Set For Review, But Don't Call It A Trial
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• Workers Blast Cigna's Opposition To Sanction Bid As Sloppy
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• Dem AGs Say Feds Need To Clarify Requirements For AHPs
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• Allegiant Sues Ex-COO Over Potential Stock Buyback
• 2nd Circ.'s Logical Take On 'Event-Driven' Securities Claims
• Despite Notice-Prejudice Rule Win, Insureds Should Stay Wary
• Magistrate Denies Lloyd's KO Bid In $6.3M Boxer Policy Suit
• National Guard Subcontractor Sues Over Unpaid $1.6M
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• Sens. Want More Details On Facebook's Financial Data Usage
• Va. Power Co. Wins $770K From Insurer For Turbine Repair
• Allstate Says It's Not Liable To Cover Md. Lead Paint Claims
• AMA Insists On Live Testimony In CVS-Aetna Review
• Political Ad Grounds For Judge's Recusal, Court Says
• NRA's Discrimination Suit Against NY Whittled Down Further
• Claims Handler Not Liable For Bad Faith, Iowa Justices Say
• State Lawmakers Stepping Up Fight Against Insurance Fraud
• Congress Seen As Best Hope For Association Health Plans
• SC Utility Co. Seeks $7M In Pipeline Damage Spat
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• ACA Insurers Deserve Zilch, Not $12B, DOJ Tells High Court
• $1M Hurricane Harvey Insurance Coverage Dispute Settled
• House OKs Bill Barring State Experimental Health Care Plans
• Chinese Nationals Charged In Massive Anthem Data Breach
• Trump Backs Bipartisan Attack On Surprise Medical Bills
• Pharmacy Owner, Others Charged Over $11M Medicaid Fraud
• Liberty Seeks Sanctions At 11th Circ. For 'Stubborn' Fee Bid
• Addiction Doc Pleads Guilty In Pa. Insurance Fraud Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Upholds AIG Unit's Win In Sandy Boat Sinking Row
• Real Estate Rumors: MetLife, DR Horton, Deutsche Bank
• Fla. Assignment Of Benefits Law Is Good News For Insurers
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• Drunken Employees Risk Disciplinary Action, Lloyd's Warns
• Whistleblower Suit Alleging Unnecessary Heart Tests Beats On
• 11th Circ. Rescues Flood Insurance Suit Against Mortgage Co.
• Mercury Insurance Must Pay $27.6M Fine Over Illegal Fees
• Pet Insurer To Pay $5.5M To Settle TCPA Class Action
• Irish Reinsurance Co. Seeks Ch. 15 As It Liquidates Abroad
• NJ Archdiocese Sued Over $2.7M Pension Underfunding
• Auto Insurer Accused Of Underpaying Thousands Of Claims
• Insurer Can't Sue, Then Demand Arbitration, Fla. Court Says
• Steel Co. Wants $13.7M Over Delayed Army Hospital Project
• What HHS Questions About Negotiated-Rate Disclosure Mean
• Allstate Seeks Pause In Investor Suit To Appeal Class Cert.
• DC Circ. OKs $8M Win For Mayors Group Against Great-West
• Shipman & Goodwin Picks Up Cigna's Cybersecurity Chief
• Insurers Can't Escape Dole's $222M Coverage Battle
• Insurer Can't Escape Heart Attack Award In Doc's Absence
• Express Scripts Class Can't Revive Anthem Disclosure Suit
• UPMC Forgot Its 'Core Mission' In Highmark Row: Pa. AG
• USA Gymnastics Wants To Mediate Nassar Abuse Claims
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• Former FDIC General Counsel Joins Arnold & Porter
• Ex-Northwestern Mutual Agent A Contractor In NJ, Judge Says
• CVS-Aetna Settlement Testimony To Last More Than 19 Hours
• Conn. Tribe Hit With ERISA Suit Over Disability Benefits
• Liberty Mutual Must Defend Pa. Creamery In IP Battle
• Insurer Must Cover Security Co.'s Counsel In $4M Privacy Suit
• UnitedHealth Seeks To Scuttle 50,000-Member ERISA Class
• Adviser Not Covered For Appvion ESOP Suits, Insurer Says
• Judge Exits Law Firm 401(k) Fight Over Car Crash Conflict
• BioScrip To Pay $1M To End Probe Into Unauthorized Refills
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Europe's Chief Privacy Regulator Says Fines Are Inevitable
• Conviction Of Insys Execs Will Embolden Gov't In Opioid Fight
• Refinery's Blast Coverage Claim Blown Up By Own Expert
• Stryker Corp. Says XL Can't Blame Judge For Settlement
• Insurer Won't Cover Costs Of Employee Fingerprint Suit
• DOL Seeks Win In $8M Unpaid Medical Plan Claims Suit
• Recently Confirmed Judge Up For 3rd Circ. Promotion
• 1st Circ. Renews Mass.' Challenge To Birth Control Rules
• Liberty Mutual Says Arbitration Stays $2.9M Coverage Suit
• NAIC Head Talks Tech Benefits, Climate Risks For Insurers
• Health Care Cos. Should Beware DOJ's Use Of Travel Act
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Private Equity Execs Indicted Over 9-Figure Fraud
• Unmet Deductible Dooms $6.7M Hurricane Harvey Claim
• New Federal Judge Says His Error Calls For Coverage U-Turn
• 1 Firm Edges Ahead Of Peers In Resurgent April For IPOs
• Clinic Says NFL Told Cigna To Deny Claims For Players' Care
• Liberty Mutual Keeps $1M Lien On NJ Personal Injury Award
• FDIC Seeks $946K In Damages Before Chicago Title's Retrial
• AIG Unit Says Contractor's GC Can't Be Counsel And Witness
• Lloyd's Insurer Sinks Coverage Fight Over La. Oil Spill
• To Fix Securities Class Actions, Put Damages Analysis First
• Ex-Insys Execs Found Guilty In RICO Opioid Bribe Scheme
• Franchising In The Cannabis Industry Begins To Light Up
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• UK Insurer Admiral To Buy Spanish Digital Broker
• W.Va. Justices Affirm 6 Insurers' Wins In Defect Coverage Row
• Wilentz Goldman Wants Whistleblower's $1.5M Verdict Nixed
• Trump, GOP Urge 5th Circ. To Nuke Affordable Care Act
• Life Settlements Sale To Ch. 11 Creditor OK'd In Del. Court
• Starr Drops $38M Tax Refund Suit Despite Winning Appeal
• Insurers Should Cover $11.7M IberiaBank Deal, 5th Circ. Told
• UPMC Tells Pa. Justices Highmark Deal Was Only Temporary
• Hospitals Call $17B WellCare Merger A Bad Deal For Patients
• Insys Jury Question Could Indicate Conviction On The Way
• Pemberton Raises €1B Strategic Credit Opportunity Fund
• NJ Fiduciary Rule Would Add To Investment Firms' Burdens
• Highmark 'Tiers' Forestall Needed Treatments, Providers Say
• AIG Must Cover DOJ Defense Contract Settlement, Court Told