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Insurance - March, 2020

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• Mass. Blue Cross Blue Shield Can't Duck Mental Health Suit
• Ill. Hospital Chain Ducks Competitor's Antitrust Suit
• 6th Circ. Takes On ERISA Exhaustion In Nurse's Disability Suit
• Chancery OKs COVID-Related Delay In Reinsurer Rehab Plan
• Fed. Circ. Says VA Didn't Flub Math On $2.4B Contract Award
• Allergan Defeats Untimely NJ Insurance Fraud Claims
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• 11th Circ. Pops Appeal Of Beach Ball Injury Insurance Suit
• COVID-19 Claims Reach Entire Insurance Coverage Spectrum
• NYDFS Demand Precedes Future Coronavirus Insurance Suits
• NJ Justices Vexed By City's Workers' Comp. Payout Fight
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• Avis Rental Fee Suit Tossed After Consumer's Concession
• Selective Off The Hook For Unsolicited Fax Suit Coverage
• HIPAA Privacy Reminders For Plan Sponsors During COVID-19
• Cadwalader Cuts Pay Across The Firm To Weather Pandemic
• Texas Cos. Look To Block ACA Preventive-Care Mandates
• Insurer Wants $1.1M From Lowe's Over Humidifier Blaze
• How Cyber Cases Can Inform COVID-19 Business Litigation
• Anthem Affiliate Settles $99M Merger Escrow Suit In Del.
• Northrop Asks 9th Circ. To Ground 'Improper Erosion' Theory
• Contractor At Collapsed Hard Rock Site Sues Developer
• NJ Court Won't Revive Suit Over Atty's Late Warranty Claim
• Changes State Insurance Regulators Are Making For COVID-19
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Restaurants, Theaters Want Coverage For COVID-19 Shutdown
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• Law Firm Sued By Insurance Co. For Concealing Data Hack
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• Insurers Tell Justices Fed. Circ. Rule Will Keep Drug Prices Up
• Feds Accuse Anthem Of Bilking Medicare With Faulty Data
• Genstar Launches Insurance Co. With $100M Investment
• Texas Justices Toss 'Windfall' Recovery Suit Against Insurer
• 5 Lessons For Submitting A Successful R&W Insurance Claim
• How Employers Should Respond To COVID-19 Testing Law
• Collaboration Is Key For Entertainment Cos. In Virus Era
• NY Justices Take Up JP Morgan's $140M Coverage Battle
• Patients Win Class Cert. In FDCPA Row With Ill. Hospital Chain
• Delaware Dole Ruling Will Guide Allocation In D&O Policies
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• French Insurer Says Phone Co.'s Arbitration Suit Is Moot
• Insurer Must Pay $1.5M To Apparel Co. After Retailer's Ch. 11
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• Calif. French Eateries Sue Hartford For Coronavirus Coverage
• The 1918 Flu Pandemic And High Court Jurisprudence
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Accidental Death Ruling Highlights Flaw In ERISA Deference
• Coronavirus Business Loss Bills Face Constitutional Hurdles
• State Farm Doesn't Need To Cover Fatal Crash, Ill. Court Says
• Trade Group Urges High Court To Bury Arkansas PBM Law
• COVID-19 Response: Key Health Plan Sponsor Action Items
• Coronavirus Creates A Strange New World For State AGs
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• 8 Possible Paths To Insurance Coverage For COVID-19 Losses
• Amazon The Latest Target Of Proposed COBRA Class Action
• 17,000-Member Class OK'd In Transamerica ERISA Suit
• Event Cancellation Insurance Rulings Organizers Must Know
• Mine Workers' Asbestos Suit Against Insurer Can Go Forward
• Ohio, Mass. Bills Aim To Expand Companies' Virus Coverage
• Fla. Hotels Hunt For Options To Survive Massive Virus Losses
• Insurer Says No Coverage In Contaminated Melatonin Suit
• Andrus Wagstaff 401(k) Participant Ends Nationwide Fee Suit
• HealthSouth Says No Fees For DQ'd Troutman In FCA Case
• UnitedHealthcare Wins Toss Of 'Proton Beam' Coverage Suit
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• State Farm Policy Fight Will Stay In Ill. Federal Court
• Nationwide Accused Of Cheating 401(k) Plan Out Of $142M
• Mitigating COVID-19 Risk With Employee Benefit Programs
• Stay Home Orders Unlikely To Trigger Civil Authority Coverage
• GEICO Can't Be Dragged Into Bias Suit Against NJ Biz
• NY Life Unit Loans $70M For North Carolina Office Complex
• Okla. Tribes Want Lloyd's, AIG To Cover COVID-19 Biz Losses
• Ex-NBA Ref Fouls Out In Disability Lawsuit, May Owe $263K
• Express Scripts Off The Hook For $50M Prescription Drug Bill
• Policyholders' Biometric Suit Coverage Buoyed By Ill. Ruling 
• ERISA Group Rips Seattle's Bid To End Benefits Law Dispute
• SEC Grants Investment Funds Relief Amid Pandemic
• Virus-Related Turmoil Threatens Prudential Unit's IPO Plans
• 3rd Circ. Sinks Insurance Coverage Bid Over Damaged Yacht
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• Fungi Clause Sinks Coverage For Hyatt Worker's Mold Suit
• Adviser To Pay $35M In SEC Action Over Hiding Losses
• Walgreens 'Systemically Overcharged' For Drugs, Insurers Say
• Ransomware Attacks Spiked In 2019, Insurer Says
• CalSTRS Lands $992M Loan For National Property Portfolio
• COVID-19 Could Mean $251B Spike In Health Costs, Calif. Says
• Lloyd's, CNX Settle Claims Over $40M Gas Well Eruption
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Barriers To Insurance Coverage For COVID-19 Impact
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• Future Battles Foreshadowed In First COVID-19 Insurance Suit
• Texas Doctors Denied New Trial In $40M Kickback Row
• Surgeons' Suit Over 'Surprise' Medical Bills Law Implodes
• Insurer Owes Tanning Co. Defense Of Ill. Biometric Class Suit
• Kirkland Adds Insurance Regulatory Partner To NY Office
• 1st Circ. Says F-Squared Can't Recoup $7.7M Over SEC Probe
• Who Pays For The Broadway Shutdown?
• How A Major Hospital's GC Is Managing The Coronavirus Saga
• Insys Founder Tells 1st Circ. COVID-19 Risk Merits Bail
• Market Turmoil Begins To Strain Even Blank-Check Deals
• 8th Circ. Awards Blue Cross Win In Air Ambulance Bill Suit
• Texas Justices Refuse To Weaken Insurance Defense Rule
• DC Circ. Unlikely To Block Trump's ACA Alternative Expansion
• 4 Coronavirus Developments Insurance Lawyers Should Know
• Future Of ACA Hinges On Bipartisan Compromise
• Pa. Coverage Row Turns On Whether Tarp Counts As Roof
• NJ Cos. May Have Insurance Coverage For COVID-19 Losses
• Former Miss. AG Comes To Weisbrod Matteis & Copley
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Suit Over Bad Atty, Exploding Vape Stays In Federal Court
• 5th Circ. Backs Cigna's Win Over Hospital In $40M ERISA Suit
• Mo. Health System Sues Insurer, Law Firm Over $29M Verdict
• Convicted Insurance Exec Faces Probe For Juror 'Intimidation'
• Imprisoned Fraudster's Attys Say COVID-19 Could Kill Him
• Rethinking Flood Insurance In The Age Of Climate Change
• Dealing With D&O Liability Caused By COVID-19 Pandemic
• The Rising COVID-19 Bankruptcy Risks
• 3 Key Legal Issues For Hotel Operators During Coronavirus
• How Cos., Asset Managers Can Plan For Physical Climate Risk
• Asbestos Removal Co. Says Insurer Cost It $6.1M
• Insurer Says McDonald's Biometric Privacy Suit Isn't Covered
• 5th Circ. Says IberiaBank Not Covered For $11.7M FCA Deal
• 5 More Morrison & Foerster SALT Lawyers Join Blank Rome
• Trump Races To Boost Health Capacity As Virus Cases Soar
• Allstate Can't Take Labor Costs From Policy Payout: 6th Circ.
• Coronavirus 'Civil Authority' Coverage May Hinge On Science
• Justices Asked To Review Seyfarth Tax Shelter RICO Suit
• Scammer In $6M Pot Farm Ponzi Scheme Gets 12 Years
• Savage Race Co. Sued Over 'Nearly Worthless' Insurance
• 5th Circ. Finds Taxes Not Included In Car Insurance Payout
• How To Maximize Insurance Coverage For Coronavirus Issues
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• Retailer Tells 9th Circ. Calif. Insurance Law Unconstitutional
• Workers Say AutoZone Must Face $60M Suit Over 401(k) Plan
• The Top Coronavirus Questions Health Attys Are Hearing
• Airlines Near Deal That Could End Insurance Kickback Suits
• Tort Reform Legislation: Fla.'s Phantom Damages Bill Fails
• Feds Say Greenberg Traurig Has Conflict In $1B Fraud Case
• Mexican Mining Co. Wants Out Of Texas Insurance Dispute
• New Orleans Restaurant Seeks Coronavirus Closure Coverage
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• Ex-Zurich Worker Fights For Axed Law Firm Intimidation Suit
• Tough Insurance Accounting Rules Delayed For Another Year
• 9th Circ. Rules Lloyd's Must Cover Store In Privacy Suit
• DOJ Health Antitrust Chief Joins Clifford Chance
• Behavioral Health Ruling Supports Benefit Claim Appeals
• LA Court Closed For 3 Days Amid Coronavirus Concerns
• Ill. Pension Fund Says Greenberg Can't Duck Bond Fraud Suit
• Ore. Cannabis Biz Says Insurer Won't Cover Pot Theft
• Davis Wright Staffer's Death Not Linked To COVID-19
• Colo. Justices To Weigh $2.5M Defect Award Coverage Fight
• Pa. Claim Limits Ruling Will Clarify Consumer Protections
• Ill. Appeals Court Says State Bar Insurer Must Cover Atty
• Directors And Officers' Increasing Climate Change Liability
• CMS Treatment Preapproval Rules Will Drive Up Health Costs
• 1st Circ. Asks RI High Court To Define Insurance 'Civil Action'
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• Farming Co. Settles Insurance Suit Over Hail Damage
• Local Gov'ts Have An Important Role In Fighting Coronavirus
• Insurer Claims Minn. Co.'s Silo Defect Suits Not Covered
• Atty Reinstated After 5-Year Suspension For Bribing Judge
• Koch Group Urges Senate To Advance Cannabis Banking Bill
• 7th Circ. Scraps Fraudster's $1.8M Restitution Order
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• Emerging Coronavirus Issues For Employer Benefit Plans
• Trump Declares National Emergency To Fight COVID-19
• Centene Strikes $7.5M Settlement Over $6.8B Health Net Buy
• 4 Key Coronavirus Insurance Coverage Battlegrounds
• Insys Execs Say Virus Could Further Delay Surrender Dates
• Davis Wright Staffer Dies Following Flu-Like Symptoms
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• Group Sues Trump Over 'Secret' Advisors On Clemency
• GEICO Sues To Block 'Dramatic' Insurance Changes In Del.
• Insurer, School Strike Deal Over McCarter Fees In IP Fight
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Phony Border Wall Payments
• Con Ed Seeks Full Defense Coverage For NYC Gas Explosion
• Lloyd's Off The Hook At 2nd Circ. For Olin Pollution Deal
• Applying Commercial Property Insurance To COVID-19 Losses
• Deals Rumor Mill: Magic Leap, Tegna, WeDoctor
• 11th Circ. Says Insurer Must Defend Mall In Stabbing Case
• Coronavirus Will Transform Project Development And Finance
• Insurance Suit Over Boeing Pipeline Rupture Gets Judge's OK
• Growth Slows In Global Services Trade As Virus Takes Hold
• Insurer Must Defend Fla. Condo In Elevator Injury Suit
• Attys, Including DQ'd Troutman, Get $1.5M In FCA Suit Fees
• 1st Circ. Upholds Strip Club Dancer's $5.4M Win Over Insurer
• Express Scripts Can't Shake Amputee Worker's Injury Suit
• SEC Eases Disclosures For Certain Variable Products
• Texas Judge Won't Rethink Privilege Ruling In NFL ERISA Suit
• Personal Insurance Sale Fees Meet Skeptical Pa. Justices
• Humana Missed Mark On Market In Seizure Drug Suit
• UK's Prudential Preps Partial IPO Of US-Based Insurance Arm
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• 2 Stable Value Fund Cases Highlight Risks For Plan Sponsors
• Armstrong Teasdale Adds 5 Attorneys To Roster
• Insurer Fights Cert. Bid In Lactation Support Coverage Suit
• Insurer Fights Franchisees' Bid For Ill. Privacy Suit Coverage
• Md. Judge Pauses Allstate's Lead Paint Coverage Suit
• Red States, Lawmakers Back Trump In Birth Control Fight
• Law Firm Can't Revive Bid For Privacy Suit Coverage
• 5th Circ. Bars Liberty's $4.3M Suit Against Contractors
• Insurers Say Defective Apple Battery Caused Condo Blaze
• Holland & Knight Brings Back Partner From Nelson Mullins
• Farmers' Policy Hoodwinked Homeowners, Pa. Justices Told
• Guarding Against Conflict Over The Procuring Cause Doctrine
• New York Life Loans $50M For Pa. Apartment Complex
• Onshore CLOs May Make Sense For Insurer Investors
• Navigating New Federal, State Data Privacy Compliance Duties
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• Risk Mitigation Tools For Cos. Facing Coronavirus Losses
• Subcontractor Seeks $12.5M For Hurricane Repair Work
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• Dilworth Paxson Bond Scam Suit Belongs In Ill., Fund Says
• Ex-American Realty Execs Keep $40M Insurance Row In Md.
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Steptoe & Johnson Insurance Pros
• United Opens New Front In Celgene Monopoly Fight
• 11th Circ. Cans Body Shops' Antitrust Claims Against Insurers
• Trans Prof Says Gender Surgery Suit Ripe For Class Status
• Alaska Health Plan's Gender Transition Exclusion Ruled Illegal
• Ex-Guardian Life GC Returns To Debevoise Insurance Group
• Latham, Skadden, Weil Help Guide Aon's $30B Willis Takeover
• Undisclosed Letter Dooms Doc's Fraud Conviction At 6th Circ.
• Lloyd's Pulled Back Into Arbitrating Boy Scouts Abuse Claims
• AIG Unit Must Pay Co-Insurer $10M In Wildfire Defense Row
• CORRECTED: Judge Affirms Workers' Win In 'Onionhead' Bias Suit
• Insurer Tells 2nd Circ. Spandex Too Picky With Punctuation
• In About-Face, Fla. Panel Denies Atty Fees In Sinkhole Case
• Ex-Basketball Pro Says Prudential Owes Disability Benefits
• Delta Departs Ticket Buyers' Suit Over Trip Insurance
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• Insurer Gets $2.2M Botched Road Sign Coverage Suit Tossed
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• ABA, Health Tech Events Scuttled Amid Coronavirus Fears
• NC Insurance Exec, Consultant Guilty Of Bribing State Official
• Fee-Multiplier Crackdown Kills Key Negotiating Tool, Attys Say
• AmTrust Investors' NY Suit Faces Ax From Skeptical Judge
• Texas ER Docs Say UnitedHealth Slashed Reimbursements
• Bad Expert Report Sinks 'Unusual' Botched Surgery Suit
• Haynes And Boone Boosts DC Office With Litigation Partner
• Insys Execs Can't Delay Prison In Opioid Kickback Case
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• 5th Circ. Won't Revisit Coverage Denial For Rock Cleanup
• Insurer Wants Off The Hook For $23M Aircraft Policy
• Lawyers Must Take Stock As Malpractice Claims Escalate
• Chicken Co. Wants Nationwide's $8.6M Coverage Suit Tossed
• Insurer Urges Fla. Justices To Let It Sue For Legal Malpractice
• Insurers Say Harvey Damage Fight Must Be Arbitrated
• Broker Says Deutsche Bank Cleared $8.5M In Ponzi Transfers
• Unum Granted Time In Ex-Jones Day Worker's Bid To Stay Suit
• Paul Weiss Guides $135M Infusion Into Alignment Healthcare
• Insurer Must Cover Carbon Monoxide Death Claims
• Firms Beat Malpractice Suit Over Insurance In Fraud Case
• Insurer Can't Fight Coverage In $3M Fraud Row, Pa. Panel Told
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• Insurers Nab Partial Win In $4.6M Levee Repair Coverage Suit
• French Insurer Covéa To Buy Bermuda Reinsurer For $9B
• Trump, Nuns Ask High Court To Allow Birth Control Exemption
• Universal, Insurer Settle 'War' Coverage Fray On Eve Of Trial
• Cotton Group Supima Sues Insurer For $3M In Legal Costs
• Insurer Sued Over McDonald's Wrongful Death Suit
• Lowe's Must Face Suit Over Allegedly Faulty COBRA Notices
• Insurers Defeat Cleanup Group's Bid For Superfund Coverage
• Bankrupt Philly Hospital Owner's $6M Insurance Buy Gets OK
• Feds Claim Pharmacists Ran Protein Shake Kickback Scheme
• Feds Tell High Court ERISA Doesn't Doom Arkansas PBM Law
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• Leaking Pipe Damage Not 'Named Peril' Under NJ Policy
• Ex-Legal Assistant Sues Fla. Firm Over Atty's Explicit Texts
• High Court ACA Case Could Devastate Employee Health Plans
• Bayer, Google Among Cos. Urging Change To Expert Standard
• Judge Tosses 'Gaunt' Suit Sourced From Short-Sellers
• Allstate, Sheppard Mullin Granted Fees Against Profane Atty
• 46 AGs Back Arkansas In High Court ERISA Preemption Fight
• 9th Circ. Dubious Of Insurers' Refusal To Defend Retailer
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• ConAgra Loses Bid For Coverage Of $102M Lead Paint Deal
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• 'Particular Part' Exclusions Can Mean Trouble For Contractors
• $500K Punitive Award Against Insurer Shocks Del. Court
• UPDATED: Highmark Resolves Dispute Over AI Program
• Justices Won't Take Up Fight Over Fake Therapist's Insurance
• Supreme Court Agrees To Weigh ACA's Validity