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Insurance - August, 2019

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• 4 Key Insurance Rulings You May Have Missed This Summer
• Benefits Provider Will Face Class Claims In ERISA Fee Suit
• Insurers Call For Dismissal Of Suit Alleging Overcharges
• Chimicles Schwartz, Zuckerman Get $4M Fees In Cigna Suit
• GE Shareholders See Performance Cover-Up Claims Trimmed
• Contractor Says Insurer Must Cover Miami Stadium Claims
• Limiting Contract Breach Liability For Construction Cos.
• Financial Advisers Seek To Nix Insurer's Coverage Suit
• New Best Practices Under E-Discovery Spoliation Rule
• Trial Groups Blast Bill Brewer In 'Push Poll' Sanction Appeal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Blank Rome Sued By NJ Firm Over $9M Severed Leg Case
• Insurers Can't Revive $500M Rig Suit Against Marine Surveyor
• Choice-Of-Law Clauses Can Be Overridden, Calif. Justices Say
• Contractor Agrees To Settle DOJ's Tricare Fraud Claims
• Bankrupt Philly Hospital Owner Says Sale Complies With Law
• Hawaii Homeowners Want Out Of $22M Lloyd's Antitrust Deal
• Gov't Must Restart Medicare Payments To True Health: Judge
• How Law Firms Can Create Content Decision Makers Will Read
• Nordic Insurtech Firm Raises $10M Led By Silicon Valley Co.
• 4 NY Cases Forge Post-Cyan Securities Litigation Landscape
• 4 Cybersecurity Cases That Are Shaping Phishing Defense
• 'Silent' Cyber Cover Risk Drops For Insurers After 2018 High
• Trump Org. Escapes Most Of Cohen's Suit Over Unpaid Fees
• Pizza Hut Franchisee Secures Defense Of Workers' Class Suit
• Excess Insurer Can Skip Payout In Hotel Assault Case
• Whistleblower Says Hospital Group Can't Nix FCA Suit
• Builders Split Liability In $22M Accident At Goldman Sachs
• Law Firm Gets Partial Win Over Insurer In Coverage Dispute
• Pa. Rehab Center CEO Cops To Insurance Fraud Scheme
• AIG Won't Have To Foot $12M Waste Management Lawsuit Bill
• Fight Over $1.5M Ruined Yacht Paused For Now
• TrueCar Facing Another Derivative Suit, This Time In Chancery
• How Changing Corporate Purpose May Affect D&O Insurance
• Reaction To Amended Fla. Patient Brokering Act Is Unsound
• 2 Firms Duck DQ Bid In Insurance Fraud Case
• Redo Needed In $40M Construction Delay Fight, Co. Says
• Publicizing Whistleblower Claims Doesn't Always Pay Off
• 10th. Circ. Puts Cork In Collectors' Wine Scam Coverage Row
• Judge Skeptical Of Auto Group Fee Bid Without Time Sheets
• Insurance Co. Must Pay $10M Settlement, Policyholder Says
• Hartford's Defense Duty Doesn't Stretch To Spandex IP Fight
• Ill. Manufacturer Can't Secure Coverage Of Cleanup Mediation
• Hanover Doesn't Want To Cover Iron Co. For Labor Dispute
• Mont. Cos. Fight To Keep Suit Over Insurance Premiums Alive
• NC Gets Association Health Plan Law Without Governor's OK
• Anesthesiology Company Wants Hospital Attys DQ'd
• Sprinkler Co. Can't Dodge $10.6M Suit Over Fire Coverage
• Moms In ACA Lactation Coverage Suit Urge Cert. Of 2 Classes
• Searching For A Solution To Surprise Medical Billing In Calif.
• 15 Minutes With AIG's General Counsel
• Kokesh Doesn't Prevent Broker's Lifetime Ban, SEC Says
• Insurer Slams Realtor's Bid To Remand Harvey Coverage Suit
• Lewis Brisbois Enters Va. With 6 LeClairRyan Med Mal Pros
• Hotel Owner Hits Insurer With $1.3M Harvey Damage Suit
• Judge Won't Nix Shopping Center's $16M Insurance Claim
• USI Suit Claiming Spilled Secrets Can't Fly In Pa., Insurer Says
• Pittsburgh Paper Could Nix Insurance Hikes, NLRB Says
• Key Policy Rescission Considerations For Insurers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Software Co. Wants AIG To Cover Deal In $6M Spoofing Scam
• True Health Says Medicare Withholding Violates Ch. 11 Stay
• Nightclub Not Covered For Shooting Suits, 6th Circ. Affirms
• 7th Circ. Withdraws Opinion Barring AIG Coverage For Emmis
• DOJ Hammers 'Unprecedented' Rejection Of FCA Dismissal
• Reinsurers Say $150M Insurance Suit Can't Go To Local Court
• Cigna Accuses Drug Abuse Treatment Provider Of Fraud
• Putnam Seeks Coverage, Payment From ACE For SEC Probe
• Pa. Courts Can't 'Quadruple' Damages For Consumer Fraud
• Anticipating Insurance Issues Raised By Climate Change Suits
• Fintech Startup Pagaya Issues $115M ABS To Expand Platform
• Progressive Wants Out Of $10M Class Action Over Copays
• Nationwide, Travelers Sued For Contaminated Flour Coverage
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, MetLife, John Buck
• Transamerica Can't Use Settlement To Slip New 401(k) Suit
• Fast Hearing Set On $1.3B Philly Refinery Insurance Suit
• Uber Insurer Needn't Cover Driver's Injury, 10th Circ. Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Goldman Sachs, Cigna
• Litigation Finance Can And Should Protect Its Reputation
• Tomato Suit Is Outside Importer's Policy, Insurer Says
• Increased DIP Cash Rescues Philly Hospitals' Ch. 11 Case
• Considering Disclosure Risks In Sensitive Product Recalls
• AIG's $13M Battle May Bolster Insurers' Settlement Challenges
• La. Parish Must Arbitrate $1.4M Coverage Row, Court Told
• Philly Hospital Ch. 11 Case In Danger As Judge Questions DIP
• Del. Court Guts Insurance Suit Over $43M Skyscraper Deal
• State Farm Can't Dodge Suit Over Life Insurance Costs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Cigna, Avaya
• Feds Want Annuity Of Atty Who Copped To $11.8M Scheme
• Reinforcing Insurance Coverage For Gov't Investigations
• Liberty Mutual Beats Suit Over Injured Worker's $3.8M Deal
• Judicial Immunity Ends Suit Over Mass. Judge's Rulings
• Dallas PE Fund Scores $4.1M From Insurer In Texas Appeal
• Planned Parenthood Exits Title X Over Abortion 'Gag Rule'
• Blank Rome Adds Top Kilpatrick Insurance Attys In LA, DC
• Montana Nets $98M In Asbestos Injury Coverage Battle
• Attys Who Are Defendants Can't Rep USAA, Firm Says
• Philly Hospital Ch. 11 Progress Threatened By DIP Dispute
• Woolsey Fire Suit Bounced Back To Calif. State Court
• GE Again Denies Report Of $38B Accounting Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo Global, GoHealth, Avaya
• Ex-NFL Players Signed Off On Clinic's ERISA Suit, Judge Told
• Mall Used Break-In To Boost $12M Storm Claims, Insurers Say
• 2 Insurance Coverage Issues Raised By Cyber Warfare
• John Hancock Broke Contract With Energy Manager, Suit Says
• Crisis Messaging To Protect Law Firm Brand And Bottom Line
• Travelers Taps In-House Atty As 1st Sustainability Chief
• Insurer Needn't Cover All Costs In Turbine Fight: 8th Circ.
• Parents Seek Class Cert. In Autism Therapy Coverage Suit
• 7th Circ. Nixes Sanctions In Medicare Reimbursement Suit
• Law Firm Not Entitled To Privacy Suit Coverage, 4th Circ. Told
• JPMorgan Says COBRA Notice Was Fine In ERISA Suit
• True Health Creditors Say DIP Terms Guarantee Default
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NJ Gov. Signs Bill For Medical Recovery Above PIP Limits
• Va. Justices Say Driver Can't Reduce $1.5M Negligence Verdict
• MoFo Nabs Dentons' White Collar, Competition Pro In SF
• Insurers Say Platinum Receiver's Fraud Claims Are Flawed
• Calif. Justices Won't Ax Mercury Insurance's $27.6M Fine
• Wilco Charges Didn't Violate Policyholder Deal, Judge Says
• Builder Waited Too Long To Inform Insurer Of Suit: 7th Circ.
• Jailed Texas Medicare Fraudsters Owe Gov't $339M
• What You Should Know About Courtroom Closures
• U. Of Phoenix's $13M Row With AIG Sent To Ariz. Justices
• Fox Rothschild Settles Malpractice Claims Over Bias Suit
• Private M&A Indemnification Clarified In Chancery Ruling
• 3 Firms Guide $393M GoldenTree Insurance Deal
• True Health Creditors Ask To Join Medicare Withholding Suit
• Pa. Justices Could Shift State's Consumer Litigation
• Federal Monitor Says PG&E Wildfire Mitigation 'Falling Short'
• Kodak Asks To Reopen Bankruptcy To Shake Off Insurers
• NC Passes Bill Expanding Association Health Plan Eligibility
• Auto Insurer Didn't Short Thousands Of Claims, Judge Says
• Insurer Looks To Duck Claims From Truck Price-Fixing
• Insurer Beats Class Suit Over Diminished Car Value Coverage
• Attys Seek $1M Fees For Mutual Of Omaha Life Policy Suit
• Quinn Emanuel Nabs Shearman Arbitration Partner In NYC
• Real Estate Rumors: Bridge Investment Group, Amazon, AIG
• The Key Issue In Revived Sex Abuse Claim Insurance Disputes
• Tort Firm Fights Class Rep Status In Suit Over 401(k) Fees
• The Outlook On Drug Pricing And Surprise Billing In Congress
• Nationwide Must Cover Worker's Lift Accident
• PG&E Faces Tough Crowd As It Fights For Ch. 11 Exclusivity
• CORRECTED: Vegas Hotel's $30M Insurance Claim Is Premature
• 9th Circ. Revives Insurance Coverage Dispute Over Cleanup
• NY Law Will Spark Surge In Child Sexual Abuse Cases
• 9th Circ. Judge Questions Quarles & Brady Malpractice Claim
• UnitedHealth Wants ERISA Suit Over Cancer Treatment Axed
• Real Estate Rumors: Mirae, JBG, Rockport
• Sanofi, Novo, Lilly Look To Ditch Minn. AG's Insulin Suit
• MetLife Retirees Say Texas Ruling Backs Mortality Table Suit
• Blue Cross Looks To Duck Heart Monitor Co.'s Revived Suit
• Foreign Insurers Seek Arbitration Of Hurricane Harvey Claims
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Seaweed Scientist's Odyssey
• MetLife Seeks To Bury Stock-Drop Suit Over Pension Reserve
• Employment Hires: Wilson Elser, MoFo, Akerman
• Squire Patton, Sullivan & Cromwell Steer CIT's $1B Bank Buy
• Brookfield Unit Drops $1.8B For Stake In Genworth Canada Biz
• How To Counter Jury Reliance On Plaintiff's Damages Ask
• Insurers Off Hook For Lost Payment At Margaritaville
• Insurer Says It Won't Cover $215M USC Sex Abuse Settlement
• Insurer Escapes Hotel's $20M Carbon Monoxide Leak Deal
• Insurer Needn't Cover $40M Construction Delay: 6th Circ.
• Feds Say Insys Needs Consent To Sell Gov't Deals In Ch. 11
• Insurer Can Challenge Day Care Abuse Coverage: 8th Circ.
• Kia's IP Win Against Allstate 'Odd,' 9th Circ. Judge Says
• Insurance Industry Needs To Build Trust In Digital Securities
• HDI Taps Longtime Insurance Pro As GC
• Humana Says Acthar's Meteoric Price Hike Cost It $700M
• Ex-Barbados Official Denies Money Laundering Charges
• Insurer Skirts Some Liability For Worker's Fatal Cell Tower Fall
• NRA, NY Officials Denied Docs Bids In Discrimination Suit
• 3 Fla. Men Charged With Payroll Tax, Workers' Comp Scheme
• Liberty Mutual, Hotel Developer Settle Project Collapse Spat
• Ex-NBA Ref's Insurance Fraud Case Is No Slam Dunk
• States, Feds Fire Last Arrows In Association Health Plan Row
• How States Are Attending To Medical Balance Billing
• Insurer Fights Coverage Bid In $225M City Water Project Row
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Atty Fee Ruling In Mall Stabbing Row May Need Time To Bake
• Armenian Genocide Descendants' Suit Time-Barred: 9th Circ.
• Insurer Must Fully Replace Condo Siding, 7th Circ. Affirms
• Insurer Skimped On Lactation Coverage, Moms Tell 8th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Says DQ'd Juror Can't Sink $298M FCA Verdict
• Gov't Fights Insys Founder's Bid To Delay Sentencing
• Guardian Life To Pay EPA $700K Over Colo. Superfund Site
• 3 D&O Rulings That Should Be On Attys' Summer Reading List
• Kirkland, Lauletta Birnbaum Guide $1.6B IPipeline Sale
• $1.3B Insurance Fight Brewing In Philadelphia Refinery Ch. 11
• Insurer Seeks Sanctions For Altered Docs In Leaky Roof Suit
• Aetna Faces Suit Over Lumbar Disc Surgery Coverage
• Addressing Health Care Liens In Sexual Assault Settlements
• Clients Benefit From Law Firm Expense Growth
• DLA Piper Plan Beneficiary Says Surgery Claim Wrongly Nixed
• Insurer, Transport Co. End $9.2M Car Crash Injury Award Suit
• UnitedHealth Can't Keep Reimbursement Suit In Federal Court
• NY Judges Split On Post-Cyan Discovery Stays
• Texas Regulator Knocks NY Forex And Crypto Co. For Fraud
• Insurers Say New Evidence Warrants Redo Of $500M Rig Suit
• Chicken Co. Says $10M Policy Valid Amid Price-Fixing Claims
• Insurers Want $220M Cobalt Coverage Fight In Fed Court
• Hawaii Judge Won't Toss Steel Contract-Breach Row
• Changing Ethics Rules Is Key To Law Firm Innovation
• 5 Insurance Coverage Questions Raised By Opioid Litigation
• Markel Insurer Wants Out Of Paralyzed Roofer's Suit
• Anthem Customers Say Arbitration Provision Not Legal
• Ironshore, Columbia Won't Go To Trial Over Med Mal Coverage
• Trump Org. Rips Deal To Pay Cohen's Legal Fees As 'Made Up'
• United Mine Workers Sue Insurer Over $934M Withdrawal
• Union Pension Safety Net On Track To Tank By 2025
• NY Life Originates $60.2M Loan Backed By NJ Warehouses
• Liberty Mutual Says Dirty Kitchen To Blame In Grease Fire
• Builder Can't Force Chubb To Cover Theft, 8th Circ. Affirms
• Judge Forces Arbitration In Captive Insurer Tax Advice Row
• Delta Rips Passengers' Bid To Revive Part Of Kickbacks Suit
• Plastic Film Co. Found Liable For Defective Coke Packaging
• Rockefeller U. Sues Insurers For Sex Abuse Claims Coverage
• JetBlue Says Passenger Shifting Focus From Holes In Her Suit
• Discovery Rules Adopted In J&J Talc Supplier Ch. 11 Case
• Norton Healthcare, Lockton Can't Sink ERISA Suit
• State Officials Fight Plan To Roll Back ACA Trans Protections
• Pa. Woman Wants Court To Decide If Crash Was Job-Related
• 3rd Circ. Revives Rental Car Coverage Class Action
• TrueCar Settles For $28M In Site Redesign Stock-Drop Suit
• Wells Fargo's $394M MDL Deal OK'd, But Fees Face Hard Look
• Real Estate Co. Rips Arbitration Bid In Harvey Coverage Fight
• Jury Awards Driver $1.7M In Damages After Insurance Dispute
• Judging A Book: Castillo Reviews 'Raising The Bar'
• Complying With NY's New Insurance Recommendation Rule
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive WorldLink's Wage Suit Coverage Bid
• NJ Justices To Mull Geico's Motorcycle Crash Coverage Win
• Mich. No-Fault Insurance Reform: A Tragedy Of The Commons
• Lloyd's Agent Says Adjuster Shares Blame In $6.3M Dispute
• Travelers Beats Claims From Construction Co. Over $5.6M Fire
• Insurer Says Co.'s Other Policy Covers $5.4M Injury Verdict
• NJ Atty Can't Escape Malpractice Loss Over PIP Coverage
• Court Wades Back Into Nationwide's PTO Dispute With Calif.
• Fla. Judge Exits Suit Against Insurer Citing Past Work As Atty
• Online Pharmacy Says Anthem Illegally Axed It From Network
• 5th Circ. Trims Trucker's $2.8M Award Over Crash
• Fla. High Court Is Asked If Rent Claim Is OK In Insurance Row
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Beach Apparel Co. Owed Defense Of TM Battle, 4th Circ. Says
• Consol Beats Miner Health Plan's Benefit Suit At 4th Circ.
• Progressive Moves Fla. Suit Over Copays To Federal Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Inexio-Deutsche Glasfaser, Aviva, Advent
• 5th Circ. Wrong To Nix $65M Stanford Ponzi Deal, Lloyd's Says
• Insurer Unwilling To Go To Bat For Rawlings In False Ad Suit
• Norton Rose Insurance Team Jumps To DAC Beachcroft