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Insurance - June, 2020

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• Mich. Justices Say Faulty Contract Work Covered By Policy
• Del. Justices Reverse $18B Towers Watson Merger Suit Toss
• Imerys Ch. 11 Sale Process OK'd Despite Insurer Concerns
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive $8.6M Suit Over Unpaid Air Base Work
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Patient Loses Atty Fee Bid In ERISA Fight At 5th Circ.
• Reinsurance Implications Of COVID-19 Biz Interruption Laws
• What You Say In Online Mediation May Be Discoverable
• Pa. Rental Owner Sues Insurer Over Virus Losses
• Contract, IP And Employment Claims Increase In A Downturn
• NY Law Firm Hits Hartford With COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Ex-King & Spalding Atty Says Benefits Cutoff Violated Law
• Ex-Owner Can't Sue For $20M Hotel Coverage, 5th Circ. Rules
• Venable Adds 3 Former Schiff Hardin Partners
• Visa Seekers Rip Trump's Bid To Duck Insurance Rule Row
• NJ Justice Backs City's Insurer In Workers Comp Payout Fight
• CrossFit Rival And Insurer Must Wait For Coverage Ruling
• Claw Machine Maker Can't Tell Jury Device Wasn't Defective
• House Passes Dems' ACA Booster Bill Despite Veto Threat
• House OKs ACA Tax Credit Expansion Under Veto Threat
• 2 Takeaways From Ill. Biometric Class Action Insurance Ruling
• Roofing Co. Can Take Nationwide To Arbitration
• UK Supreme Court Will Hear Chubb Russia Fire Suit Appeal
• Feds Say Atty Exploited Rural Hospitals To Cover $1.4B Fraud
• FCC Limits Definition Of Autodialer
• 9th Circ. Gives Dad Another Shot At Union Benefits Plan Suit
• Calif. Must Clarify Independent Counsel Rates For Insurers
• May It Please The Camera: Zoom Trials Demand New Skills
• Allstate Says 'Suckers List' Suit Misses The Mark
• 10 Tips For A Successful Remote Arbitration Hearing
• Pfizer Says HHS Is Blocking Patient Access To Heart Drugs
• 9 States With COVID-19 Biz Immunity, And 3 That May Follow
• 8th Circ. Says State Farm Can't Dodge $34M Verdict Over Fees
• Atlanta Hospital Co. To Pay $16M To End Overbilling Suit
• Court Urged Not To Ax Underpayment Suits Against Cigna
• Texas Justices End Air Ambulance Co.'s Insurance Fee Fight
• Gartner Sues Insurer Over $340M Event Cancellation Coverage
• UK Appellate Rulings Clarify Arbitral Choice Of Law
• Insys Founder Says 4th Circ. Ruling Aids New Trial Bid
• To Achieve Diversity, Law Firms Must Reinvent Hiring Process
• Home Health Care Nonprofit To Pay $57M In Record FCA Deal
• Debevoise's Dinallo On Pandemic Reinsurance, Biz Aid Plans
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Swiss Helvetia Seals €800M Deal To Buy Spanish Insurer
• Pandemic Can't Save Unconstitutional ACA, High Court Hears
• 7th Circ. Tosses Insurance Claims Over $50M Pollution Award
• Ex-Goldberg Segalla Atty Suspended For Unapproved Deals
• Chubb Aims To Ax Target's Data Breach Coverage Claim
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Travelers Not Required To Defend Alleged Ambulance Chaser
• Cybersecurity Steps For Law Firms Amid Heightened Risks
• Insurer Didn't Have Proof To End Driller's Premium Dispute
• Penn National Must Face Fraud Suit Over Premium Increases
• Ex-Comcast Worker Says COBRA Notice Included Threats
• Paper Cutter Sues Insurer Over Unpaid $2.5M Flood Claim
• Dems Unveil ACA Booster Bill, Rip GOP's High Court Case
• Acuity Must Defend Pharma Co. In Opioid Liability Suits
• House Dems Pushing Bill To Expand ACA's Tax Credits
• Anytime Fitness Franchisee Sues Insurer For COVID-19 Costs
• Regeneron Paid Kickbacks To Boost Eye Drug, Feds Say
• Ga. Health Care Network Inks $2.6M Deal To End FCA Suit
• State Farm Faces Suit By Chiropractor Over 'Virus Exclusion'
• Philly Restaurant Group Sues Insurer For Virus Coverage
• It's Time For Law Firms To Support Work-From-Home Culture
• Republicans Keep Confirming Unqualified Judicial Nominees
• How Trump's Judges Are Handling Abortion Rights And ACA
• How Trump Forever Changed Judicial Nominations
• DC Judge Upholds Trump's Hospital Price Transparency Rule
• Ill. Judge OKs $2.2M Fee Bid In Life Insurance Billing Case
• 6th Circ. Agrees Insurer Not Liable For $2.6M Crash Judgment
• Minor League Baseball Teams Fight For COVID-19 Coverage
• COVID-19 Insurance Disputes Need Creative Solutions
• Tips For Crafting The Perfect Law Firm Alert
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Judge Says It's Too Soon To Ax Cardem's $934M Pension Suit
• NJ High Court To Hear Insurers' $400M Sandy Suit Challenge
• 9th Circ. Says Chubb Needn't Cover Walmart Trademark Suit
• Microsoft Accused Of Denying Addiction Treatment Coverage
• Aveta Settles $1B Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• Lloyd's Wants Fla. Restaurants' Virus Coverage Suit Tossed
• Life Insurance Group Leaders Talk Impact Of COVID-19
• Sentenced Ex-Fox Rothschild Atty Free To Practice Law Again
• LGBTQ Groups Say Justices' Ruling Sinks 'Callous' HHS Rule
• Travelers Drops Suit Claiming Qatar Airways Damaged Cargo
• IRS Sues Del. Agency For Documents In Microcaptive Probe
• Insurer Hits Furnace Co. With $4M Suit Over Explosion
• Insurer Must Cover Landlord's $3M Deal In Fatal Fire Suit
• Lansing, Mich., Starr Indemnity Settle Sewage Coverage Suit
• Judging A Book: Elrod Reviews 'Shortlisted'
• Mandatory State Bars Likely To Remain Intact, For Now
• Chubb Needn't Cover Ex-Blue Shield Exec In Firing Fight
• Investor Says Endo Lied About Role In NY Opioid Crisis
• Sports Store Fights 9th Circ. Rehearing In Coverage Suit
• Penn National Says COVID-19 Closures Don't Merit Coverage
• Insurers Settle Some Claims In $8.6M Tainted Chicken Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Dominion Energy Retirees' ERISA Suit
• 7th Circ. Says Chubb Has No Duty In Bank's Franchise Row
• Insurers Want A Say In Car Parts Price-Fixing MDL Deal
• Calif. AG Tells 9th Circ. Insurance Law Is Constitutional
• Insurers Want Hertz's $23M Coverage Suit Tossed
• PHH Mortgage Aims To Sink Action Over Payoff Statements
• NYC Construction Biz Sues Insurer Over $1M Injury Claim
• Texas Justices Revive Homeowners' Insurer Delay Suits
• 11 Keys To Success At Remote Mediation
• Clock On $2.1M Contractor Bond Fight Started By Ch. 7 Ruling
• Coronavirus Q&A: Allen Matkins' Real Estate Leader
• Hershey Co. Latest Employer To Be Hit By COBRA Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurer Seeks Full 5th Circ. Review Of Atty Coverage Fight
• Property Coverage For Riot-Related Claims Is Not Automatic
• Pandemic Could Bring Student Exodus From Legal Profession
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Needn't Cover Telecom Co.'s OT Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Says State Court Can't Hear Fee Dispute
• Liberty Mutual Wins Fight Over Workers' Comp Premiums
• New York Life Loans $97M For Florida Residential Project
• Skiers Ask JPML To Combine COVID-19 Insurance Suits
• Insurer Says Manufacturer Not Covered For Faulty Reactors
• The Privilege Implications Of Using Online Collaboration Tools
• New Cases Bring Lessons On Video Surveillance Preservation
• Eatery Says COVID-Caused 'Loss Of Use' Is Physical Damage
• 2nd Circ. Won't Stretch Spandex Co.'s Coverage To IP Fight
• Blank Rome Attys Talk COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Battles
• Lender Tells 9th Circ. Hartford Must Cover $1.5M Deal
• First Pa. COVID-19 Class Suit Against Insurer Dropped
• Confronting Mental Distress In The Legal Profession
• StoneTurn Exec Says Force Majeure Clauses Lack Specificity
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Texas County Slams Arbitration Bid In $41M Insurance Row
• Alaska Pays Up To End Trans Librarian's Health Coverage Suit
• Ocwen Tells 7th Circ. Zurich Owes Coverage In TCPA Suit
• High Court Ruling Aids Trans Workers' Fight For Health Care
• Insurer Says COVID-19 Loss Claims Void If Eateries Are Open
• Trans Professor's Title VII Benefits Suit Gets Class Cert.
• Attys Score Fraction Of Fees Sought In USAA Bad Faith Trial
• Centene Settles Hep C Class Suit
• John Crane's Primary Insurance Not Exhausted, Ill. Court Says
• Transactional Tax Risks In Renewable Energy Investment
• China's Relaxed Financial Sector May Aid Foreign Investors
• Insurance Broker Tries To Duck Restaurant's COVID Loss Suit
• Okla. Ruling Highlights Nuances In Drafting Service Contracts
• Litigation Finance Investments Are Not Risk-Free Loans
• Insurers Sue Yacht Owner To Block US Suit Over Damages
• Pre-IPO Companies Should Upgrade Their D&O Coverage
• Hines Venture Lands $182M MetLife Loan For Calif. Complex
• How White Privilege Helped Me Succeed In BigLaw
• Trump Admin Guts Transgender Heath Care Protections
• NY's Top Financial Regulator Talks Relief, Recovery And More
• Actress Sues Lloyd's For Wildfire Coverage Under $9M Policy
• Italian Insurer Generali Pays $257M To End BSI Arbitration
• Safeway Escapes Whistleblower's Drug Price Suit
• CVS-Only HIV Drugs Deny Meaningful Access, 9th Circ. Told
• 5th Circ.'s Windstorm Ruling Holds Silver Lining For Insureds
• Travelers Sues Qatar Airways Over $81M Cargo Damage
• Pa. Eatery Argues COVID-19 Insurance Exclusions Are Invalid
• Texas Insurance Co. Beats Contractor's Whistleblower Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• PBMs Fight To Put Oklahoma Drug Reimbursement Law On Ice
• Atty Suspended For Spamming Court With Scores Of Suits
• American Airlines Dodges Travel Insurance Kickback Suit
• MetLife's $84M Deal To End Life Insurance Suit Hits Snag
• Keys To A Thriving Biz Development Culture At Your Law Firm
• Colo. Senate OKs Funding Virus Loans With Tax Credit Sales
• Insurer Denies Lewis Rice Conflict In $3.1M Coverage Row
• Hiscox Must Fund NY Drug Biz's Defense In Opioid Trial
• Insurance Cos. Can't Escape Lava Damage Coverage Suit
• Cigna Jumps Into Pharmaceutical Generics Price-Fixing Fight
• Insys Manager Who Flipped On Bosses Avoids Prison Time
• Travel Insurer Hit With Suit Over COVID-19 Trip Cancellations
• DC Salon Chain Hits Insurer With Virus Business Loss Suit
• Ind. Court Upholds Progressive's Win In $22M Bad Faith Suit
• Expect A Flood Of COVID-19 Insurance Class Actions In Fla.
• Insurer Won't Defend Burger King Franchisee In BIPA Row
• How Video Mediation Can Help Us Serve Clients Better
• 7th Circ. BIPA Ruling May Alter Section 15(a) Cases In Illinois
• Coronavirus Q&A: Becker & Poliakoff's Real Estate Leader
• Insurance Software Co. Nabs New Investors In $230M Round
• No 'Glue' Binding Wilderness Therapy Class, Judge Says
• MetLife Inks $84M Deal To End Investors' Life Insurance Suit
• Raytheon Ducks ERISA Suit Over Denied Therapy Coverage
• Calif. Backs Patent Atty's Whistleblower Suit Against Allergan
• Mental Health Efforts Will Support Diversity In Legal Industry
• Ransomware Hits Soar With No Relief In Sight, Insurer Says
• Time's Insurer Fights Coverage Of $6.9M Deal, Defense Costs
• A Primer On The Push To Combine COVID-19 Coverage Cases
• Colo. House OKs Funding Virus Loans With Tax Credit Sales
• 5 Tips For Purchasing Insurance During A Pandemic
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• A Survey Of Recent Biz Interruption Insurance Legislation
• Insurer Off The Hook For Ill. Nightclub's $3M Judgment
• Agentra Says It Never Cleared Final 'Hurdle' On Robocall Deal
• FCC Floats $225M Fine Over Spoofed Health Insurance Calls
• 5 Ways Health Cos. Can Reduce Pandemic Cybersecurity Risk
• Advance Fee Fraudster Who Claimed Royal Ties Gets 14 Years
• Ex-Starbucks Worker Steamed Over 'Confusing' COBRA Info
• UK Co. Must Pay Advance Tax On Contributions, Court Says
• Molina Healthcare Beats FCA Suit Over Medicaid Payments
• Pa. Restaurants, Dentist Join Surge Seeking Virus Coverage
• IRS Proposes OK'ing Deduction For Direct Primary Care Fees
• Ex-Del. Bankruptcy Judge To Join Boy Scouts Mediation Panel
• How Cos. Can Adapt To Insurance Industry After COVID-19
• Insurance Co. Can't Escape $150M RICO And Fraud Claims
• Investors Can't Recoup $4.2M From Hedge Fund Fraud Losses
• Civility Could Be Litigators' New Normal Even Post-Pandemic
• Looting To Test Limits Of Pot Dispensary Insurance Coverage
• Texas Justices Take Up Benefit Delay Case Against State Farm
• Iowa Justices Revive Coverage Suit Over Park Worker's Death
• Coronavirus Q&A: King & Spalding's Health Team Leader
• Insurance Broker Can't Dodge Seafood Co.'s Crab Loss Suit
• Kennedys Goes West With New San Francisco Office
• Federal Pandemic Insurance Can Help Prepare For Next Crisis
• Law360's Tort Report: COVID-19 Biz Immunity Laws Passed
• Law Firms Must Beware Risks In Nontraditional Financing
• Cigna, Viant Want Out Of Behavioral Health Care Suit
• Principal Life Loans $90M For Queens Mixed-Use Building
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Anthem Sued For Refusing To Cover FDA-Approved Device
• Consol Beats Most Of Union, Retirees' Health Benefits Suit
• Everest Must Face Suit Over Slow Claim Investigation
• Seneca Sued Over Philly Restaurant's Virus Closure Losses
• Oklahoma Insurance Dept. Wants To Regulate PBMs ASAP
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 2nd Circ. Grapples With Grammar In Fabric IP Coverage Fight
• Insurer Needn't Cover Builder's Dolphins Stadium Claims
• 2 Tested Alternatives To Unavoidable Court Delays
• Minn. Ruling Represents Sensible Stance On Legal Finance
• Flower Cos. Say Travelers Used COVID-19 To Deny Claims
• Roc Nation Slams Insurer's Bid To Get Docs From UK Co.
• Geragos Law Firm Wants Travelers' COVID-19 Suit Tossed
• Liberty Sues Wesco For Denying Stop & Shop Coverage
• Best Practices For A Paperless Law Practice
• How Insurers Can Prepare For Hurricanes During A Pandemic
• Burns White Cut From Pa. Case For Repping Insurer In W.Va.
• Tyson & Mendes Adds Wood Smith Partner To Insurance Team
• Travel Insurer Sued For Denying Coverage Of Canceled Trips
• State Farm Shorted Insured Drivers On Calif. Fees, Suit Says
• Texas County Can't Remand $41M Hurricane Harvey Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 5 Ways A Special IG Can Combat Crisis Relief Fraud
• 10th Circ. Clears Liberty From Covering Shoddy Building Work
• Lawyers Must Address Racial Injustice With Radical Candor
• State Farm Gets OK On $10M Deal In Labor Costs Class Suit
• Zelle's Steve Badger On Untangling COVID-19 Coverage Cases
• Insurer Wants COVID-19 Coverage Case Back In Federal Court
• Feds Say Visa Seekers Unharmed By Trump Insurance Policy
• Judge Recommends Class Treatment For Verizon ERISA Suit
• Contractors Can't Escape Insurer's $1.4M Water Damage Suit
• Surety Firms Lose Bid To Block Fees In Cloud Peak Ch. 11
• Law Firm Seeks To Trim Insurance Co.'s Data Breach Suit
• Texas Energy Co. Beats 'Hazy' Trade Secrets Claims
• Coronavirus Q&A: Cohen Milstein's Tort Litigation Chair
• Benecard Not Covered For Settlement Of $75M Medicare Suit
• Vegas Casino Says $1.1B Policy Covers COVID-19 Losses
• How Lawyers Can Network Better, Virtually And In Person
• Practical Tips For Presenting Your Case To Litigation Funders
• Ex-Chubb Execs Blast Bids To Recoup Costs In Benefits Row
• Lieff Cabraser Snags $40M Fees From Sandoz, Momenta Deal