Insurance Archive » January, 2020

Insurance - January, 2020

232 articles

• AIG Client's Refusal To Settle Wasn't Wrongful Act, Jury Finds
• Fired GC Of WR Berkley Unit Alleges Pervasive Age Bias
• No Reboot For Misconduct Suit Against Mass. Judge
• Why National Injunctions Will Survive High Court Scrutiny
• Insurer Sued For $3.3M Over Miss. Prison Bribery Settlement
• Wachtell, Durham Jones Steer $150M National Lloyds Sale
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Blank Rome
• Most Lawyers Do Not Understand How AI Works
• About 80% Of Microcaptive Insurance Cases Settled, IRS Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 4 Considerations When Moving To A New Law Firm
• EU To Oversee UK Markets Compliance During Transition
• USA Gymnastics Floats $215M Ch. 11 Fund For Nassar Victims
• Trump Admin. Sued Over 'Onerous' Regs On Abortion Billing
• USAA Leaves Vehicle Reimbursement Suit In The Dust
• LabCorp Preserves Win In Blood-Testing Contract Row
• Delta Travelers Defend Recusal Bid In Kickback Suit
• AIG Must Cover Software Co.'s Deal In $6M Email Scam Suit
• A Modest Plan To Streamline Civil Cases In LA Superior Court
• Cooley Steers Insurance Marketplace's $100M Funding Round
• Fordham Professor Urges Insurers To Fight 'Mootness Fees'
• Trucking Co. Must Pay Motorist $4.4M After Accident
• In Close Vote, 5th Circ. Rejects Rehearing Panel's ACA Punt
• Student Not Owed Defense In Fatal School Bathroom Attack
• Injured Couple Loses Bid To Intervene In AIG Insurance Fight
• What Courts Are Saying About Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Full 3rd. Circ. Won't Retread Avandia Marketing Decision
• Insurer Wants Off The Hook For Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Defense
• Aetna Clients Fight Bid To Nix ERISA Cancer Treatment Suit
• Insys Founder Says 'Drug Dealer' Accusation Biased Jury
• Insurer In Uphill Fight To Avoid Olympic Sex Assault Coverage
• AIG Tells 9th Circ. It Needn't Cover Office Depot's $78M Deal
• Avis Rental Fees Suit Should Get Tossed, Fla. Judge Says
• Insurer Must Defend Body Armor Maker In Shareholder Fight
• Insurer Says Worker's Medical Pot Claim Barred By Fed. Law
• Chubb Unit Needn't Cover Lab's $3.3M TCPA Deal
• Surefire Marketing Methods To Build Your Legal Practice
• Insys Exec Can't Delay 33-Month Prison Sentence, Gov't Says
• Life Partners Sues Insurer Over $10M Death Benefits Policy
• Top 10 Insurance Laws And Regulations Of The Decade
• Ransomware Victims Get New Path To Coverage In Md. Ruling
• Insurer Denies Duty To Defend Brad Pitt Charity In Homes Suit
• Ticket Buyers Denied Class Cert. In Delta Kickbacks Suit
• Setting Boundaries: An Essential Skill For Lawyers
• JLL Guides $64M Sale For Charlotte-Area Industrial Complex
• High Court Still Won't Take Up ERISA Misclassification Suit
• Insurer Must Pay McCarter & English Fees In School IP Fight
• NJ Transit Wants State High Court To Skip $400M Sandy Suit
• Insurer Wants Award On $44M Gas Pollution Settlements Axed
• Insys Shows RICO As Good For Kapoor As For Whitey Bulger
• Chubb Unit Likens Bad-Faith Claims To 'Shearing A Pig'
• Ill. Justices Say Auto Insurance Policy Can't Be 'Stacked'
• Bankruptcy Judge OKs $1.3M Bonus For Purdue CEO
• ABA Rules For Departing Attys Set Unprecedented Limits
• 11th Circ. Insurance Ruling Views Cybercrime Realistically
• Medical Malpractice Firm Can't Escape Suit Over Payments
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• AIG Wins Appeal In $108M Unpaid Bonuses Fight
• Insurer Can't Slip Bad Faith Claims In Hospital Coverage Row
• Chubb Unit Sues Insurers Over $1M Construction Defense Bill
• MetLife Says 'Slights' Against Ex-Exec Aren't Discrimination
• Insurer Must Cover Co.'s Costs After Ransomware Attack
• Philly Refinery Creditors Urged To Oppose $240M Ch. 11 Deal
• Comparing US And EU Approaches To Paying Cyber Ransoms
• Shipper Faces New Trial Over Damaged Pipe Delivery
• Insys Founder John Kapoor Gets 5½ Years
• Insys VP Who Dressed As Dancing Opioid Gets 2 Years
• Wash. Orders Pet Insurers To Repay $4.7M For Overcharges
• Reinsurers Object To Redo Of $150M PR Hurricane Dispute
• The Rise Of The No-Indemnity M&A Deal
• Nissan Ex-CEO Illustrates Do's And Don'ts Of Image Repair
• What To Know Before Enforcing A Nicotine-Free Workplace
• GoldPoint Collects $687M To Invest In Other PE Funds
• Former Eversheds Litigator Shaping IRS Enforcement Efforts
• Gov't Urges DC Circ. To Preserve Short-Term Insurance Rule
• Denial Of $1M Witness Costs Bucks High Court, 9th Circ. Told
• Cooperating Insys CEO Gets 2½ Years In Prison
• Insys Exec Gets 1 Year As Atty Slams 'Salacious' Prosecution
• Greenberg Partner Can't Stick Defense Atty With $328K Bill
• Homeowner Covered For Fiance's Arson, Mass. Justices Say
• Ex-Insys Exec Blasts Big Pharma For Exploiting Women
• BCBS Wrongly Denied Mental Health Benefits, Magistrate Says
• UK Insurer Goes After Ace Over Amusement Fair Injury
• Wilmington Trust Strikes $5M Deal To End ERISA Suit
• NJ Realtors Sue Over Insurance Premium Pay Deductions
• 5th Circ. Says Insurer Needn't Cover Crushed Rock Cleanup
• 4th Circ. Rules Charity Can't Sue Broker Over Golf Prize
• Purdue, Creditors Ask To Keep Stay On Insurance Arbitration
• Reed Smith Nabs 2 Cohen & Grigsby Insurance Pros In Pa.
• Citibank Fined $18M Over Uninsured Flood-Prone Homes
• Moms Denied Class Cert. In ACA Lactation Coverage Suit
• Judge Questions Fees, Costs For Class Attys In Highmark Suit
• US Bank Seeks Win On Ambac's Last Trust Insurer Claim
• 2 Insys Execs Get Less Than 3 Years In Opioid Kickback Case
• Supreme Court Won't Speed Up ACA Petitions
• Allstate Says Profane Attorney Hasn't Apologized For Threats
• High Court ERISA Case Has States, Pharmacies On Edge
• Texas Justices To Consider Insurers' Duty In Fraud Cases
• Gemini Rolls Out $200M Insurance Policy For Crypto Clients
• Hinshaw Hires Experienced Insurance Partner For NY Office
• Insurer Says Condo's Engineer Padded $30M Hurricane Claim
• Real Estate Rumors: AIG, Aziz Ali, Amherst Capital
• Travelers Needn't Defend KLA-Tencor In Patent Antitrust Row
• Consumers Say XL Entities Liable For $267M TCPA Judgment
• Attys Want $5M Cut Of $59M MetLife 'Reduced Pay At 65' Deal
• Justices Will Hear ACA Contraception Clash
• RBS Demands £24M From Insurers Over Madoff Fraud Losses
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurers Rip Maersk's Cybersecurity In $1M Cargo Loss Claim
• BCBS Illegally Delayed Cancer Treatment Coverage, Suit Says
• Ex-Barbados Official Convicted Of Money Laundering Charges
• NJ Tax Break Oversight Shoddy, Needs Overhaul, Report Says
• Prudential Misled Investors On Financial Outlook, Suit Says
• Del. Hotel's Burst Pipe Coverage Battle Headed To Trial
• Tightening Up Contracts In A Hardening Insurance Market
• How Associate Life Has Evolved Over The Past Decade
• Attys Can't Pursue Insurer For Cut Of Ex-Client's Settlement
• Lipedema Patient Says Cigna's Liposuction Denials Unlawful
• Insys Wins OK For Ch. 11 Plan With Opioid Recovery Trust
• Spinoff Claims Honeywell Saddled It With $1B Liability
• Liberty Aims To Preserve Win In Pharmacy's Painkiller Suit
• 5th Circ.'s ACA Punt Gets Lambasted At Supreme Court
• ResMed Settles FCA Suits Over Referral Fraud For $39.5M
• Investor Can Pursue Coverage Of Hotel Development Fight
• Atty Can't Be Both Trial Counsel and Witness, Judge Says
• Profane Atty Says 'Sorry' In Allstate Sanctions Fight
• PG&E Asks Court To Reject Challenge To $24B Settlements
• Gov't Initiatives May Boost Health Coverage For Genetic Tests
• Trans Cop Says Bid To Ax Her Benefits Denial Suit 'Premature'
• Philly Refinery Backs Senior Lender In $1.25B Insurance Fight
• Insurer Pledges 'Long' Battle With Buckley Over $6M Claim
• Conn. Justices Grapple With Home Collapse Coverage Query
• NY Sex Abuse Insurance Suit Showcases Possible Arguments
• BlackRock Joins Finance Industry's Retreat From Coal
• Insurer Says Hemp Processing Co. Not Covered For Fire
• Health Tech Boom In 2020s Will Test Fraud, Privacy Laws
• Texas City Says Insurer Overreaching In $1.5M Library Row
• Cigna Says Texas Clinics Filed $2M In False Claims
• Wells Fargo Dodges Most Of Auto Insurance Stock-Drop Suit
• Insurer Says Debris Not Covered In Harvey Flooding Suit
• Jury Hears Of Ex-Barbados Official's Purported Corruption
• Insurers Say Grocer Isn't Owed Defense Costs In Opioid Case
• Justices Won't Review School's Sex Abuse Insurance Case
• Insurers Say Hertz's $23M Legal Bill In SEC Deal Not Covered
• Judging A Book: Dyk Reviews 'Democracy And Equality'
• Ex-Insys Exec Gets Nearly 3 Years For Opioid Kickbacks
• Cigna Workers Lose Bid For Redo On Benefits Ruling
• Excess Insurer Says Menards Can't Escape $6M Injury Payout
• Day Pitney Helps MassMutual With $87M Brooklyn Loan
• Insys Judge Wonders If Potential Punishment Is Too Harsh
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2019
• Iranian Cyber Threat Raises Stakes For Corporate Security
• GOP, Trump Assail ACA Fast Track At Supreme Court
• DC Circ. Boots Malaysia Airlines Case Out Of US
• Nationwide Sues To Duck $8.6M Verdicts Over Cruddy Chicken
• Ky. Insurance Department Exits Suit Over Disability Benefits
• How States Are Responding To The Insulin Price Crisis
• 7 Insider Tips For Working With In-House Counsel
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Chubb Says Insys Ch. 11 Plan Unclear On Insurance Terms
• McCarter Settles School's Malpractice Claims Over Insurance
• Fineman Krekstein Dodges Pa. Malpractice Coverage Claims
• 50 Years Later, Interpretive Challenges Remain For RICO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Voya Financial, Armis Security, Grubhub
• Attys On Both Sides Of Insurance Dispute Get Sanctioned
• 7 Ethics Tips For Lawyers' Pretrial Social Media Use
• Calif. Builder Fights To Keep Insurer In Cracked-Levee Suit
• Insurer To Pay $20.5M To End EEOC Race, Sex Bias Suit
• States Should Not Follow ABA On Attorney Conduct Rules
• MD In Tricare Fraud Case Wants Conspiracy Charge Nixed
• Hospital Escapes Suit Over Unpaid $3.1M Med Mal Awards
• Alliant, Lockton Reach Worker No-Poach Deal In Chancery
• ACA Insurer Wants CVS To Reveal Discounted Drug Prices
• Insurer Urges 7th Circ. To Shield It From $50M Pollution Award
• Texas Justices Wary Of Exception To Insurance Defense Rule
• Lessons For Calif. Health Payors From 2019 Filing Trends
• Driver Claims Insurer Skimping On Car Replacement Fees
• Developer Gets New Trial In Building Delay Coverage Suit
• 6th Circ. Upholds Doc's Conviction For Unnecessary Surgeries
• How Courts And Litigants Can Benefit From Special Masters
• Calif. Justices Dubious Of Insurers' Stance In Cleanup Battle
• 10th Circ. Says Auto Crash Victim Can't Recoup $1.3M Award
• Hospital, Whistleblower Told To Mediate Atty Fees In FCA Suit
• DOJ Backs 11th Circ. Challenge To Fla. Blue Cross Rules
• UnitedHealth Escapes Addiction Coverage Suit For Now
• Uber Policy Calls For Refresher On ABA Confidentiality Rules
• Northwestern Mutual Wants Attorney's Widow Sanctioned
• Lionbridge Says Insurer Won't Pay Kirkland Tab In $300M Suit
• UK Marine Insurers Warn Of Heightened Tensions In Iran Gulf
• Insys Execs Say Restitution Should Be $18.4M, Not $306M
• Cigna Can't Use Privilege To Shield Info In NFL ERISA Suit
• 6th Circ. Upholds Liberty's Win In Roof Coverage Fraud Suit
• NY Banking Regulator Flags Heightened Iranian Cyber Threat
• Mayer Brown Adds Fund Formation Pro From Skadden
• Using Missing Facts As A Defense In NYC Asbestos Suits
• Ex-Private Equity Exec Will Cop To Raiding Insurers
• 4 Simple Rules For Witness Note Taking
• Rethinking Corporate Crisis And Litigation Communications
• Winery Sues Insurer For $12M Coverage From Wildfires
• London Marine Insurers To Meet Over Iran Shipping Threat
• XL Entities Say $267M TCPA Judgment Doesn't Involve Them
• After Jury Deadlock, Doc Wants Kickback Charges Tossed
• Bulk Of Liquidator's Suit Against Ex-Platinum Exec Survives
• Gordon & Rees Hires New Insurance Partner In Florida
• Insurers Prevail In $22M Cave Damage Coverage Battle
• Lionbridge Asks Court To Make Travelers Cover Stock Suit
• 2 Overlooked Advantages Of Hourly Fees
• Justices Asked To Rethink Skipping ERISA Classification Suit
• 3 Business Risk Exclusions Insureds May Misunderstand
• 'Pyrrhic' Win In Bank's Bid To Freeze Fund's Waning Assets
• Insurer Too Late To Recoup Share Of $5.8M Injury Settlement
• 21 AGs, House Dems Urge Justices To Decide ACA's Fate
• OMERS Drives $50M Injection For Car Insurance Startup
• Late Reed Smith Asbestos Litigator Hailed As Leader, Mentor
• Blocking Calif. Dialysis Law Will Serve Public, Judge Says
• Blinded Hockey Player Settles With Minor League
• Mont. Justices Side With Insurer In $3M Crash Settlement Row
• Insurance Fight Over Avenatti-Linked Jet Back In State Court
• Doc Can't Toss State Farm's $13M Insurance Claims RICO Suit
• Philly Hospital Owner Balks At Bid To Force Insurance Buy
• AIG Unit And Others Intervene In Builder's $1.3M Policy Suit
• The Insurance Landscape For Phishing Claims Is Shifting
• What The NY Child Victims Act Means For Insurance In 2020
• Insurance Legislation & Regulation To Watch In 2020
• Florida Legislation To Watch In 2020
• 5 Cybersecurity & Privacy Predictions For 2020
• Personal Injury And Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2020
• Construction Cases To Watch In 2020
• Pennsylvania Cases To Watch In 2020
• Insurance Cases To Watch In 2020
• 5 Things To Watch In Litigation Finance This Year