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Insurance - April, 2020

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• Texas Panel OKs $4.2M Judgment For Insurer In Fraud Case
• Elon Musk Risks Conflicts In Move To Insure Tesla's Board
• Anthem Sued Over Mental Health Treatment Guidelines
• Pa., NY Auto Dealers Join Surge Of COVID-19 Insurance Suits
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Policy Provisions Bolster State Biz Interruption Laws
• 5 Great-Recession Lessons GCs Must Remember Today
• 10th Circ. Shields Progressive From $6.7M Crash Award
• Coronavirus Q&A: Akerman's Real Estate Chair
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• Motions To Compel Video Deposition May Face Barriers In NY
• Builder's Risk Policies Cover COVID-19 Construction Losses
• Keys To Defending A Bankrupt Insured In A Civil Case
• Preventing COBRA Class Actions Starts With Notice Review
• PepsiCo Strikes Deal To End Ex-Worker's COBRA Suit
• NY Court Reinstates $12M Coverage Verdict Against AIG
• Holocaust Org. Sues Chubb For Coronavirus Coverage Denial
• Chubb Must Cover Sandy Damage Started By Wind, Court Told
• Business Asks Pa. Justices To Weigh Virus Insurance Claims
• Blue Cross, UnitedHealth Battle Over 'HPN' Trademark
• Fla. BCBS Proposed Class Action Survives Magistrate's Look
• Pittsburgh Pizzeria Sues Insurer Over COVID-19 Denial
• State Laws Cannot Retroactively Rewrite Insurance Contracts
• NFL Asks Texas Judge To Nix Benefits Suit Moved From Ill.
• 5th Circ. Axes ERISA Class Due To Judge's 'Breezy' Analysis
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• Coronavirus Q&A: Blank Rome Real Estate Leader
• Travelers Must Cover NJ Landlord In Ice Slip Injury Suit
• Gibson Dunn Alum Among Picks For Calif., Fla. Trial Courts
• Allstate Put Texas Drivers On 'Suckers List,' Suit Says
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Injury Attys Seething Over COVID-19 Medical Immunity Push
• Biz Groups Push For ACA Subsidies In New Virus Relief Bills
• More Businesses Sue Insurers In Pa. Over COVID-19 Denials
• Real Estate Rumors: UBS, AIG, JPMorgan
• Fla. Beauty Salon Says Insurer Won't Cover COVID-19 Losses
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• Excess Policy Win Gives Calif. Insureds Hope For The Future
• 2nd Circ. Reverses Utica Mutual's $64M Win In Asbestos Case
• Pa. Shooting Case Ruling May Widen Insurers' Defense Duty
• NY Bank Regulator Taps Ex-UBS, Deutsche Official As GC
• 3 Recommendations For Cos. Considering Litigation Finance
• Law Firm Can't Sue Citigroup After Email Hack Heist
• McConnell Wants Broad Liability Shield In Next COVID-19 Bill
• La. Contractor Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Flood Deductible Case
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• Insurers Must Disclose Potential Exclusions, Pa. Panel Says
• Insys Founder's Prison Report Date Pushed Back Amid Virus
• Supreme Court Rules Congress Bilked ACA Insurers
• EBSA Head Stepping Down From Labor Dept.
• Ex-Jones Day Secretary Battles Unum Over Sealed Docs
• Lab Operator Gets 15 Months For $3.4M Overbilling Scheme
• 'Unconscionable' Arbitration Clause Is Void, Landowner Says
• Would Reinsurers Be Liable For Retroactive COVID-19 Coverage?
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Kirkland, Skadden
• Texas Justices Overturn Atty's $135K 'Push Poll' Sanction
• Coronavirus Coverage Litigation: The Week In Review
• Bausch Says Insurers Can't Skirt Coverage For Allergan Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 6th Circ. Ruling Offers Fresh Look At ERISA Exhaustion
• Insys Prosecutors To Appeal Part Of Landmark Guilty Verdict
• CVS Units Get Whistleblower's Rx FCA Suit Trimmed, For Now
• Caterpillar Rail Unit Can't Dodge Insurer's Power Outage Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Geico Can't Reverse $900K Coverage Ruling, 3rd Circ. Says
• Ohio Justices Back AIG In Chemical Co.'s $50M Coverage Row
• NY Judge Accuses Allstate Of COVID-19 Eviction Attempt
• Pa. Medical Center Sues Travelers Over COVID-19 Coverage
• Blue Cross Dodges Claims It Owes Treatment Center $11.6M
• Pa. Ruling Doesn't Support COVID-19 Biz Interruption Claims
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• 9th Circ. Partly Reverses Asbestos Coverage Ruling
• Insys Exec Tells 1st Circ. Weil Conflict Should Delay Jail Term
• Texas Court Pioneers Trial By Zoom In Atty Fee Dispute
• Insurer Wants Reinsurance Trust Acct. Fight In Arbitration
• 5 Highlights As HHS Earmarks $70B For Coronavirus Relief
• Chicago Title Plans Appeal Of $950K FDIC Verdict
• Insurer Fights Remand Bid In Suit Over $29M Verdict
• Firm's Insurer Says Letter Threatening Suit Wasn't 'Claim'
• IRS Extends Microcaptive Letter Response Deadline To June 4
• Liability Insurance Outlook For Opioid Public Nuisance Claims
• Pa. Justices Say Erie Must Cover Killer's 'Accidental' Shooting
• Contracts Clause Unlikely To Impede Biz Interruption Laws
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Axis Owes Northrop Defense Of ERISA Suit
• Tips For Real Estate Borrowers Affected By COVID-19
• Okla. Set To Enforce New PBM Law Amid COVID-19 Crisis
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• Platinum Founder Can't Shake Suit, But His Foundation Can
• New York Accuses Mallinckrodt Of Opioid Insurance Fraud
• Metal Fabricator Says Insurer Must Cover COVID-19 Damages
• Calif. Biz Groups Want Litigation Protection During Pandemic
• NJ Eatery Sues Chubb Over Virus Coverage Amid MDL Push
• Fighting State Virus-Related Insurance Coverage Mandates
• 3 Insurance Principles Behind Calif. Excess Policy Ruling
• 8th Circ. Finds Murphy Oil Insurer Owes No Duty In $25M Suit
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Ex-NFL Player Wants Fraud Case Kicked To His Home Turf
• AmTrust Investors' Last Shot At Restatements Suit Fails
• Real Estate Co., Insurers Settle $1M Harvey Coverage Suit
• Travelers Sues Geragos Law Firm In Virus Coverage Dispute
• 5th Circ. Says HHS Hospital Pay Policy Was Above Board
• Diner Says Missing Exemption Entitles It To COVID-19 Payout
• High Court Won't Touch $3.3M Barge Injury Fight
• Businesses Urge New MDL Over Virus Interruption Coverage
• Insys Founder Says Feds Singling Him Out On Prison Delay
• Coronavirus Q&A: Littler's Benefits Practice Co-Chair
• Humana Keeps Win In Ill. Hospital Reimbursement Fight
• Chubb Accused Of Sidestepping COVID-19 Closure Claims
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• Pub Says Erie Owes Pa. Restaurants COVID-19 Coverage
• 8th Circ. Says Travelers Can't Escape $581K Coverage Verdict
• Justices Deny Review Of Seyfarth Tax Shelter RICO Suit
• Virus Coverage Prospects Are Bright For Ind. Policyholders
• Rethinking The Open Office In Light Of COVID-19
• Dish Can't Force AIG Unit To Cover Robocall Judgment
• Aetna's Ex-Settlement Admin Cuts Deal To End Privacy Case
• Pa. COVID Insurance Bill Differs From Other States' Proposals
• 6 States With COVID-19 Medical Immunity, And 2 Without
• Proposed Virus Coverage Backstop Leaves Pricing In The Air
• 6 Insurers Hit With Class Suits Over COVID-19 Coverage
• Capital Markets Advice Nowadays Is About More Than Finance
• Paying Insurance Awards Can't Nix Claims, Texas Justices Say
• COVID Brings Disability, Accidental Death Coverage Questions
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• No New Trial For AIG In $6M Settlement Coverage Suit
• Akerman Expands NC Office With Tax, Litigation Lawyers
• Insurer: Claims Don't Stick In Faulty Frying Pan Class Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• High Court Delays Arguments In Birth Control, PBM Cases
• Chicken Co. Wants Counterclaims Cut In $8.6M Insurance Suit
• Pa. Ruling Strengthens Arguments For COVID Loss Coverage
• Fla. Law Firm Exits Negligence Suit Over Exploding Vape
• IRS Extends FATCA Filing Deadline For Treaty Partners
• Homeowners Must Weigh In On Insurer's Battle With Builder
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 6th Circ. Ruling Jeopardizes ERISA Exhaustion Defense
• Allstate Escapes New Crash Injury Trial Order On Appeal
• NCAA's Broken Athlete Eligibility Rules Need To Change
• Problematic 'Unavailability' Insurance Exception Lives On
• COVID-19 Test Providers, Beware Kickback Enforcement Tool
• Pa. Law Firm's Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Securities Suits
• New York Life Loans $69.6M For Calif. Office Revamp
• 7th Circ. Seeks More Info In Fed Judiciary Insurance Row
• Insurance Broker Sues Ex-Worker For $1.3M In Lost Business
• Shoe Co. Sues Hartford Over Coronavirus Closure Coverage
• House Dems Target Exclusivity, Pricing Of COVID-19 Drugs
• Former Chubb Execs' Benefit Plan Lawsuit Filed Too Late
• Military Medevac Raises COVID Questions For Contractors
• Calif. Ruling Is A Win For Insureds With Multiple Policies
• Chicago Restaurant Hits Insurer With COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Anthem Wants Feds' Medicare Advantage Suit Sent To Ohio
• Condo Developer Owes Liberty $1M For Building Defect Deal
• Emerging Trends In COVID-Related Commercial Litigation
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Democrats Propose Paying For Laid-Off Workers' Health Care
• Insurer Wants Out Of Assault Suit Against Punk Rocker
• Insurer Sues To Escape Ga. Hotel Sex Trafficking Suit
• Insurers Say Court Must Decide Venue For $1M Harvey Claim
• Insurer Wants To Skip Defending Town In $3.6M Asbestos Suit
• Pa. Judge Sides With Insurers In Partial Garage Collapse Suit
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• Houston Hotel's Hurricane Harvey Suit Sent To State Court
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• Geragos' Firm Says Travelers Insurance Must Cover Pandemic
• In Novel Case, Insurer Sues Own Law Firm After Data Breach
• Cozen O'Connor Disqualified Over Del. Case Conflicts
• EU OKs $10.9B French Support For Virus-Hit Credit Insurers
• Insurer Can't Intervene In Ohio Hotel Sex Trafficking Suits
• Faux Border Wall Payments Are On Insurer's Tab, Court Told
• Investment Bank Beats Suit Over Work For Platinum Reinsurer
• NY Town Sues Own Fire Dept. Over Chemical Cleanup Cost
• Doc Urges 7th Circ. To Revive FCA Row Over Improper Billing
• Property Co. Can't Force Lloyd's Insurers To Cover Theft
• Athene Holding To Pay $45M For Operating Unlicensed In NY
• Pa. Restaurant Says Insurer Must Cover COVID-19 Closure
• Insys Execs Should Stay In Jail During Appeal, Gov't Says
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• Trump Gets One Claim Trimmed In ACA 'Sabotage' Suit
• Expect More Malpractice Claims After COVID-Fueled Slump
• EEOC Roundup: Sexual Harassment Focus Of Suits And Deals
• Army Contractor Can Press Fraud Claims Against AIG Unit
• Telehealth's Not Getting Switched Off After COVID-19 Crisis
• NJ Orders COVID-19 Relief For Insurance Policyholders
• Underwriters Want False Imprisonment Deal Fight Arbitrated
• Fla. Restaurants Sue Lloyd's For COVID-19 Coverage
• R&W Insurance Cultures Clash In International Deals
• 7th Circ. Won't Force Insurer To Defend Ambulance Crash Suit
• DaVita Beats FCA Suit Over Allegedly Unneeded Treatments
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• Freeman Mathis Opens NJ Office With 8 Litchfield Cavo Attys
• New York COVID-19 Insurance Claims Must Be Paid Promptly
• Investor Sues To Block $2.7B F&G And Fidelity Nat'l Merger
• Insurers Should Act Now To Guard Against COVID-19 Claims
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• Debevoise Drives $1.9B Sale Of Korean Biz For Prudential
• Oxy Hit With $1.7M Suit Over Intersected Texas Well
• Fla. Cos. Deny Role In $150M Health Insurance Fraud
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Hurricane Harvey Suit Defense
• Insurers Shouldn't Have To Pay For Medical Pot, Court Told
• Calif. Insurer Fights $21M Jury Verdict, $6M Fee Award
• Fla. Enacts Pared-Down Tax Cut Bill Over COVID-19 Fears
• Beware COVID-Driven Lowball Offers From Insurers
• SC Utility Ends $7M Insurance Dispute Over Pipeline Repairs
• 2nd Circ. Asks NY High Court To Clarify Bias Coverage Rules
• CARES Act May Propel Gig Economy Employment Law Shift
• DC Eatery Seeks Loss Of Business Coverage Amid COVID-19
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Reinsurers Must Prepare For Coronavirus-Related Claims
• Troutman Sanders Fights For Partial Fee Award In FCA Suit
• Closing A Commercial Mortgage During A Pandemic
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• Coronavirus Is A Direct Physical Loss Triggering Event
• Law360's 2020 Insurance Editorial Advisory Board
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Scores Fight White House In Birth Control Case At High Court
• 9th Circ. Revives Builder's Bid For Coverage Of Benefit Claims
• NJ Court Affirms Broker's $12M Loss Over Coverage Advice
• Crowded Docket Didn't Justify Forum Shift, 7th Circ. Hears
• 5th Circ. Says Emerson Not Liable For $8M Turbine Damage
• Allstate Sues QVC Over House Fire Caused By Insect Trap
• SEC's New Variable Contract Disclosures Promote Readability
• Does COVID-19 Fall Under Insurers' Pollution Exclusions?
• Okla. Wants To Enforce PBM Law Amid COVID-19 Crisis
• Novolex Case Brings Lessons On R&W Insurance
• Challengers To Trump's Uninsured Immigrant Ban Win Cert.
• Employer Work Sharing Perks Amid Pandemic Uncertainty
• Dentist Sues Cincinnati Insurance Over Pandemic Coverage
• AmeriHealth Workers' $4.3M FLSA Overtime Deal Gets OK'd
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• Irish Watchdog Warns Of Ad Giants Culling Health Sites' Data
• Sports Insurer Says Hanover Must Cover Bill For CFO's Theft
• Dems Mull Major Changes To Banking, Housing In Relief Bill
• Wells Fargo Can't Shake Derivative Claims In Lifetrade Suits
• 9th Circ. Says Mom On The Hook For Teen's Inpatient Therapy
• Insurers Working Remotely Should Beware Bad Faith Setups
• What Employers Need To Know About Furloughs
• Indiana Theater Sues Insurer Over COVID-19 Coverage
• 5th Circ. Ruling Amplifies Bristol-Myers Class Action Debate
• Greenberg Traurig Fights Conflict Claim In $1B Fraud Suit
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• Chubb Faces Appeal To Block $400M Fire Suit In Russia
• Prepare For Personal Injury Litigation In The Age Of COVID-19
• COVID-19 May Shape NY Business Interruption Insurance Law
• Fla. Scuba Shop Sues Over COVID-19 Insurance Coverage
• Calif. Justices Set Montrose's Excess Enviro Coverage Path
• Aurobindo, Heritage Accused Of Hiding Drug Contamination
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• COVID-19 Med Mal Suits Uniquely Difficult For Trial Attys
• Lloyd's Wants Boy Scouts' Arbitration Approval Reconsidered
• Coronavirus Is Not A Direct Physical Loss Triggering Event
• Blank Rome Must Face Firm's Claims Over Severed Leg Suit
• Theater Owner Seeks $1M Payout Under 'Pandemic' Clause
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• Pa. Panel Won't Put Insurer On Hook In $3M Hotel Fraud Fight
• Chinese City To Raise $7B For Electric Vehicle, Other Projects
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• D&O Insurance Tips For Coronavirus-Related Claims
• Split 6th Circ. Says Honeywell Doesn't Owe Retirees Benefits
• Insurer Told To Defend Builder In Construction Defect Suits
• Texas Justices To Hear Insurer's Bid To End Settlement Suit
• Coronavirus Q&A: O'Melveny's Health Practice Chair
• Steel Co. Says It's Owed $22M After Joint Venture Corroded
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• Should States Force Property Insurers To Cover Virus Losses?
• United And Cigna Cheat Patients On Benefit Money, Suits Say
• UK Expands Exporter Insurance Over COVID-19 Outbreak
• Pelosi Outlines Next COVID-19 Bill, Without Infrastructure
• Zurich Not Liable For Full $2.7M Asbestos Award In Md.
• What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
• Taxation With Representation: Sidley, Kirkland, Gibson
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Ex-Partner Says Billet & Associates Kept His $30K Investment
• Pa., NJ Blast Trump's New Birth Control Coverage Exemptions
• 6th Circ. Fight Ramps Up Over $30M Blue Cross Antitrust Deal
• House Dems Pushing Forward On 4th COVID-19 Response Bill
• RealPage Can Sue Insurer For $6M Phishing Scheme Loss
• Mitigating Record-Delay Risks For Title Insurance Cos.
• Guiding Clients Through DOL Benefit Plan Probes: Part 2
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• Insurer Can't Split Condo Manager's Defense Of Mold Suit
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• Florida Sports Bar Says Lloyd's Must Cover COVID-19 Closure
• Fla. Construction Industry Faces Unique COVID-19 Challenges
• Insurer Says Policy Doesn't Cover City's Conspiracy Claims
• Insurance Groups Tell Justices PBM Law Would Upend ERISA
• 4 New Developments As US Coronavirus Cases Top 200K
• Justice Delayed: Coronavirus Halts Opioid, Cancer Trials
• Great American Wants Out Of $1.9M Hotel Scam Suit
• Don't Assume 'Physical Loss' Language Bars Virus Coverage
• Guiding Clients Through DOL Benefit Plan Probes: Part 1
• Amerisure Can't Cut Down Suit Over Unscrutinized Claims
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation
• McCarter & English, Marcus Rosenberg Steer $30M NYC Loan
• Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Insurance Suit Moved To Georgia