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Insurance - September, 2020

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• Lloyd's Refuses To Pay Over $1M Pandemic Limit To Eateries
• Energy Co. Wins Coverage Of Solar Panel Shutdown Losses
• Insurer Wants College's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Tossed
• Purdue Pharma Gets OK For Payments, Opioid Suit Shield
• Insurer Must Face Coverage Suit Over LA Port Contamination
• Judge Axes Del. Agency Appeal In Patriot National Ch. 11
• Pa., NJ Eye Pretrial Win In Trump Birth Control Regs Suit
• Law360's The Term: The Impact Of Amy Coney Barrett
• Outback Steakhouse Owners Sue Over COVID-19 Coverage
• Real Estate Rumors: Dev Motwani, Redwood Capital, AIG
• Anthem To Pay $39.5M To End 42 States' Data Breach Claims
• Scouts Victims Seek Court Clout For Del. Ch. 11 Asset Probe
• 5th Circ. Insurance Case May Encourage Post-Appraisal Suits
• What We Know About How Judicial Bias Can Influence Rulings
• Broker Deflects Blame In Harwood Capital Negligence Suit
• Blackstone Stake Sale Values UK Insurer Rothesay At $7.4B
• Health Care Clashes Dominate 1st Trump-Biden Debate
• Hanover Suit Belongs in Bankruptcy Court, Bank Says
• Feds Accuse Exec Of 'Game Of Thrones'-Themed PPP Fraud
• Will Barrett Deliver Pivotal Vote To Strike Down The ACA?
• Expert Says FTC Misdiagnosed $599M Philly Hospital Merger
• Insurers' BIPA Claim Coverage Denials Lack Merit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Travelers Unit Beats Realty Co.'s $6M Collapsed Garage Suit
• LA Nightclub Says Virus Triggers 'Physical Loss' Insurance
• Law Firm Social Responsibility Strategies In The New Normal
• Pomerantz To Lead Endo Investor Suit Over Opioid Crisis
• Del. Judge Keeps Energy Giant's $2B Coverage Suit Alive
• IBM Says Ransomware Hackers Netted At Least $81M In 2020
• Gartner Seeks To DQ Norton Rose In $340M Coverage Suit
• What To Expect On Key Civil Procedure Issues From Barrett
• Northrop Ruling Highlights Insurability Of Settlements
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Remaining 9/11 Cleanup Injury Suits
• 3 Key Insurance Rulings You May Have Missed This Summer
• How Law Articles And A Viral Clip Got Barrett The Nomination
• What Happens Now That Amy Coney Barrett Is The Nominee
• Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 7th Circ. Decisions To Know
• Among Democrats, A Growing Appetite To Alter High Court
• What A 6-Vote Majority Would Mean For The Supreme Court
• Judge Barrett Worth Nearly $2M, Disclosures Show
• A History Of Supreme Court Confirmations In 3 Charts
• Trump Chooses Amy Coney Barrett For Ginsburg's Seat
• Ex-King & Spalding Partner Settles Benefits Suit With Insurer
• Dem Reps. Eye High Court Term Limits, Temporary Expansion
• Moms Can't Get Class Treatment In Lactation Coverage Suit
• Trump EO On Surprise Medical Bills Shocks Employer Groups
• Ex-Lineman Tells 11th Circ. He Should Get Disability Benefits
• Insurer Won't Have To Defend Roofing Co. From $5M Suit
• Premera Blue Cross Inks $6.85M HIPAA Deal, 2nd Largest Ever
• Medical Science Co. Wants Hiscox To Foot False Ad Defense
• A Likely Tipping Point For Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Firms
• The Challenges Facing Trump's Drug Pricing Order
• Amazon Cases Show E-Tailer Product Liability Varies By State
• Gynecologist's COVID-19 Insurance Suit Survives Dismissal
• Insurer Wants 3rd Circ. Say On Restaurant's Virus Suit Forum
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 3 Highlights As Trump Makes Flimsy Vow On ACA Protections
• Insurer Needn't Cover Church's $5M Bad Faith Claims
• Appeal 'Overlap' Preserves Akebia Kidney Drug Coverage Suit
• Insurers Lose ACA Health Exchange Tax Challenge In DC
• Panel Weighs 'Middle Ground' For COVID-19 Insurance MDLs
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• NJ Medical Network Faces ERISA Suit Over Excessive Fees
• Judge Calls Salon's COVID-19 Coverage Claim 'Nonsense'
• DC Circ. Weighs Reversal of Broker's Lifetime FINRA Ban
• Insurers Win Litigation Ban In UK Claim Over $1B Texas Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ant Group, Aviva, Sequoia Capital
• Ex-Hauser Exec Wants Job OK'd Amid 'Varsity Blues' Fallout
• Attys Clash Over Venue For COVID-19 Ski Insurance MDL
• A Road Map For Drafting Persuasive Discovery Motions
• Veteran Mental Health Bill Sent To Trump, Other Bills Proceed
• Doctor Certification Group Ducks Antitrust Claims
• Rawlings Hits Back On Bid To Deny False Ad Suit Coverage
• Clinic Faces Uphill Battle With Insurer, 11th Circ. Judge Warns
• AGs Denied Early Win In ACA Civil Rights Rollback Suit
• AIG Says It's Not On The Hook For Thermo Fisher Pollution
• How Congress Can Depoliticize The Supreme Court
• Dentists' COVID-19 Coverage Suit Can Go Ahead In Mo. Court
• When Do Insureds' Legal Fees Constitute Defense Expenses?
• 5 Ways Retailers Can Mitigate Product Liability Litigation Risk
• A Guide To Round 2 Of The COVID-19 Insurance MDL Battle
• Insurer Dodges Defending Against 600 Construction Suits
• Weil Conflict Tainted Insys Exec's Conviction, 1st Circ. Told
• Shearman-Led Insurance Startup Raises $250M In Funding
• 1st Circ. ERISA Benefit Ruling Misapplies Review Standard
• Without Ginsburg, High Court May Still Keep ACA Intact
• The Case For A Nonpolitical Federal Judiciary
• Chubb Must Defend Rite Aid In Opioid Suits, Del. Court Says
• New DOL Independent Contractor Rule Asks Who's The Boss
• Debevoise-Led Blackstone Joins Insurer's $500M Fund Round
• Zurich Wants America's Kids' COVID-19 Coverage Suit Tossed
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Trump's Drug Pricing Order Is More Bark Than Bite
• Hartford Says Hospitality Group's COVID-19 Loss Not Covered
• Anthem-Cigna Merger Ruling Highlights Post-Deal Issues
• The Keys To A Better Privilege Logging Paradigm
• Justice Ginsburg: Who She Was, How She Shaped The Law
• Law360's The Term: The Life And Legacy Of Justice Ginsburg
• Insurer Says No Finger Scan Defense In Franchiser's Policy
• Budding Textualist Star Barbara Lagoa Eyed For High Court
• AIG Case May Show Pitfalls Of Legal Ops Consulting
• SC Atty Who Blew Deadline Cleared In Malpractice Trial
• McConnell Defends Election-Year Plan To Replace Ginsburg
• 3 Key Developments As US Coronavirus Deaths Near 200,000
• Mutual Of Omaha Reaches $6.7M Settlement In 401(k) Suit
• Reports Of Trump Misconduct Support Subpoena, NY DA Says
• Calif. Insurer Appeals $21M Judgment In Wrongful Death Suit
• House Votes To Repeal Health Insurers' Antitrust Immunity
• Insurers Must Cover $34M Explosion, Pipeline Says
• Patriot National Trustee Seeks OK For $11M Director Deal
• Quest Unit Beats Med Screeners' Cert. In OT Collective Action
• Travelers Off Hook For $5M Flood Damage Pacts, Fixes
• Insurer Beats Dental Clinic's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Insurer Wants Dentists' COVID-19 Claims Pulled From Court
• Class Arbitration May Meet Its Demise At High Court This Term
• White House Due Process Memo Could Reform Enforcement
• Birthdays, Weddings And In Between: RBG And Her Clerks
• Our 'North Star': What RBG Means To Women In Law
• Will The Senate Replace Ginsburg Before Election Day?
• 5 To Watch As GOP Races To Fill Ginsburg's Seat
• RBG's Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure
• Mass. Hospital Urges State Not To OK Medical Pot Coverage
• 12 Firms To Guide IPOs Exceeding $2B As September Sizzles
• In Her Own Words: 4 Of Ginsburg's Strongest Bench Dissents
• With The Passing Of Ginsburg, The Left Loses An Icon
• DaVita Settles Investors' Patient-Steering Suit For $135M
• Penn Mutual Promotes 2 To New General Counsel Positions
• Justice Ginsburg, 87, Dies Of Cancer Complications
• COVID-19 Sparks Spike In Insurance Litigation Filings
• Law Firm Hiring Considerations In A COVID-19 Economy
• UnitedHealth Accused Of Improperly Cutting Reimbursements
• Travelers Escapes Full Coverage Duty In NJ Car Crash Suit
• Insurer Wants Out Of Defending Pa. Towing Co. For Extra Fees
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Giuliani Allies Charged Over 'Fraud Guarantee' Co. Scam
• Liberty, Hartford, Others Need Not Cover Toxic Exposure Fight
• State Farm Must Face Benefit Delay Claim, Texas Justices Told
• Farmers Urges Texas Justices To End Crash Settlement Row
• NY Files Charges Against J&J Over Opioid Marketing
• Firms Told To Stop Running 'Misleading' Ads In Scouts' Ch. 11
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• LA Restaurant Drops COVID-19 Insurance Suit As Loss Looms
• Underage Hosts In NJ May Be Liable To Drunk Driving Victims
• South Dakota Neurosurgeon Can't Dodge FCA Suit
• Sidley, Willkie Guide MetLife's $1.7B Deal For Versant
• Djokovic's 'Accident' Through The Insurance Case Law Lens
• Comparing Recent State Data Breach Law Updates
• Anthem Slips Pharmacy's Suit Over Alleged Network Shutout
• Lawyers Must Act To Preserve Democracy This Election
• Centene Says Jay-Z Is Force Behind Chancery Records Suit
• Insurer Off The Hook For Excluded Trampoline Injury
• Insurers Ask Del. Justices To Ax Solera's Appraisal Coverage
• 7 Firms Steer 3 More IPOs Totaling $909M In Red-Hot Market
• Contractor's Insurer Must Cover FirstEnergy In Gas Leak Suits
• Ga. Contractor Fights Harsh Sanction In $6M Home Depot Suit
• SEC Settles Claims Over $110M 'Ponzi-Like' Scheme
• New York Life Loans $500M For Industrial Real Estate
• Coverage Denial For Ex-BDO CEO's Defense Costs Upheld
• Kirkland Alum Among 2 Prosecutors Tapped For Tenn. Bench
• M&A In The Energy Industry: 6 Current Trends
• How To Effectively Defend Witnesses In Remote Depositions
• Ky. Gov. Has No Place In Virus Coverage Row, Judge Says
• Linklaters Leads Ardian To €2B Growth Stage Tech Fund
• Iranian Hackers Said To Target US Agencies, Cos. Via VPNs
• Ill. Appeals Court Clears Insurer In Fight Over $18M Settlement
• Stryker Awarded $2.5M Pre-Filing Interest In Insurance Fight
• Insurer Says Thor Can't Collect Lapsed Rent Caused By Virus
• Northrop's Win Curbs Excess Insurers' Settlement Challenges
• How The Pandemic Is Changing Stock Volatility Calculations
• A.J. Gallagher Sues Alliant In Chancery Over Client Raids
• FTC Expert Predicts 20% Price Hike From Pa. Hospitals Merger
• Fla. High Court Should Hold Insurer Liable In Damages Row
• Whether And How To Compel Remote Arbitration
• Insurers Fight Coverage Claim For Seized Paintings In Europe
• UK Policyholders Win FCA Test Case For Lockdown Payouts
• Jefferson CFO Walks Back Stance At Einstein Antitrust Trial
• 6th Circ. Restores $2.75M Insurance Tab In Music Studio Fire
• Hospital System Beats Mental Health Care Coverage Suit
• Whistleblower Fights Cigna's Effort To Boot FCA Suit From NY
• Customer Says United Can't Escape Ill. Trip Insurance Suit
• Trump's Latest Drug Pricing Executive Order Draws Doubts
• SF Retailer Can't Get COVID-19 Income Loss Coverage
• 9th Circ. Flips Axis' Win In Fight Over Northrop's ERISA Deal
• Chubb Sued For Not Paying $60M Haiti Sex Abuse Settlement
• Aon Compares Rival's Product To 'A Plagiarized Paper'
• Property Owner Says Harvey Damage Fight Belongs In Court
• The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
• Pruco Gets Out Of Fight Between Atty, Ex-Partner's Widow
• Insurer Says Rejection Of COVID-19 Loss Suits Growing Daily
• Insurers Want Baseball Teams' COVID-19 Suit Struck Out
• Ill. Appeals Court Frees Insurer From Covering Tech Sale Suits
• Farmers Clips Barbershops' COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Aviva Sells Stake In Singapore Insurance Biz For $1.97B
• Oil Co. Seeks Insurance Coverage Of $1M Spill At 9th Circ.
• Coronavirus Q&A: Crowell & Moring's Health Care Chair
• Insys Boss Tells 1st Circ. Feds Made Him Opioid 'Scapegoat'
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Ropes, DLA Piper
• Prudential Calls For End To 'Shell Game' In Domain Fight
• Kramer Levin's Rabinowitz Talks COVID-19's Insurance Impact
• Insurer Says High-Speed Trader Not Covered For $68M Penalty
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Investment Firm Founder Wins $8M In AXA Life Insurance Suit
• Fla. High Court Asked To Rethink 'Upended' Discovery Rules
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• AGs Seek Early Win In Challenge To ACA Civil Rights Rollback
• Ben Affleck Flick Stalled By COVID Sues To Extend Insurance
• Guggenheim Exec Wants Boat Crash Allegations Tossed
• Nationwide Gets Ex-Manager's Discrimination Suit Thrown Out
• Avoiding Internal Legal Conflict When A Payor Is A Provider
• Ex-Atty Can't Take Back Money Laundering Plea, Feds Say
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amazon, Borsa Italiana, Koninklijke Philips
• Conn. Justices Revive Home Collapse Coverage Suit
• 1st Circ. Keeps Harvard Pilgrim's ERISA Coverage Win
• IT Co. Tells 9th Circ. Its Policy Covers $4.8M Email Scam
• 5th Circ. Backs CMS Win In Reimbursement Formula Row
• Victims Coalition Told To Release Docs In Boy Scouts' Ch. 11
• Phillips 66 Owed Coverage Of Suit Over Truck Driver's Death
• 6th Circ. Douses Doc's Bid For Rain Damage Coverage
• Insurance Sector Should Expect More Focus From CFIUS
• Insurer Breached $5M Theft Policy, Says Gambling Site Backer
• What To Know When Making Dispositive Motions In Arbitration
• ERISA Ruling Shows Daunting Review Standard For Claimants
• Gas Stations' Insurer Needn't Pay For Overfills, 11th Circ. Says
• Freeman Mathis Nabs 5 Partners As Thompson Coe Exits LA
• Pa., Wis. Want Short-Term Health Plan Rule Axed In DC Circ.
• Boy Scouts Insurer Blasts Victim Coalition's Ch. 11 Claims
• 4 COVID-19 Benefits Cases To Watch In 2020's Home Stretch
• Jury Says Insurer Owes $4.5M Over Delayed OK To Surgery
• Industry Reps Say Pa.'s Study On Med Mal Rules Falls Short
• IRS Asks Justices Not To Revive Microcaptive Rules Challenge
• AIG Unit Can't Duck Coverage Of Expedia In False Ad Suit
• Insurer Loses 3rd Circ. Coverage Row Over Drug Trial Suit
• Manhattan Club Hits Insurer With $2.1M Water Damage Suit
• Insurer Asks Fla. Justices To Ax Apt. Owners' Lost Rent Claim
• Ex-Insys Execs Cite Virus, Family In Bid To Delay Sentences
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• SC Atty Who Blew Deadline Can't Dodge Malpractice Trial
• Clyde & Co. Nabs Ex-Goldberg Segalla Cyber Chair In NY
• LensCrafters Says Allianz Must Cover Class Action Defense
• 4 Ways Amicus Briefs Can Support An Overall Legal Strategy
• NY Attys Who Reported Overbilling Can Sue Firm Over Firings
• Towers Watson Investors Win Cert. In $456M Willis Merger Suit
• Ex-AIG Atty Says He Was Fired For Reporting Co. Misconduct
• Quinn Defends $185M Fee Request In 'Pioneering' ACA Suit
• 7th Circ. Told Insurer Has No Duty To Cover $3.3M TCPA Deal
• 5th Circ. Upholds AIG's Win In $26M Waste Management Case
• Hotel Co. Says Hartford's Virus Extension Covers Virus Loss
• LA Eatery Can't Get COVID-19 Coverage, Travelers Tells Judge
• Fla. Court Backs Assignment Of Benefits On Homesteads
• Stryker, XL Clash Over Interest After Insurance Verdict
• Pruco Tries To Exit Fight Between Atty, Ex-Partner's Widow
• Ex-PPG Workers Want Class Treatment In Life Insurance Suit
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Farm's Pesticide Cancer Suit
• A Guide To Insurance Protections As Businesses Reopen
• Fla. Justices Set To Tackle Citizens' Delay Damages Clash
• 2 FCA Defenses Can Address Vague Pandemic-Related Rules
• Deciding Whether Co-Mediation Is Right For Your Case
• Insurer Urges Toss Of Fla. Theater's COVID-19 Coverage Row
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurer Wins 'Incompetent' Atty Fight To Recoup $5.5M
• State Farm Needn't Cover Chiropractor's COVID-19 Losses
• Blue Cross, Hospital Chain Tell 7th Circ. To Toss Antitrust Suit
• Humana's Glumetza Suit Too Little, Too Late, Court Told
• DOJ Asks 9th Circ. To Lift Trump Insurance Rule Block
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 2 Biz Interruption Class Actions Colleges Should Monitor
• Studying Juror Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Insurance Claims
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Undo Approval Of Phillips 66's $44M Award
• Fla. Dentist's Bid For COVID-19 Loss Coverage Axed
• Black Law Firm Leaders On Improving Diversity In BigLaw
• Insurer Slams Rawlings' Coverage Claims In Bat False Ad Suit
• Ariz. Law Firm Ownership Rule Change Is A Win For Clients
• HHS Must Hold Off On Enforcing Anti-LGBTQ ACA Rule
• 6th Circ. Backs PBGC's Right To End Delphi Pension Plan
• AbbVie Can't Escape Investors' Humira Kickbacks Suit
• The Anthem-Cigna 'Soap Opera' That Led To Chancery Defeat
• US Taekwondo Asks Chubb To Cover Its Sexual Assault Suit
• SEC Settles Suit With Insurer Over Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme
• Office Depot Urges 9th Circ. To Reinstate $78M Fight With AIG
• Why D&O Insurance Is Costly Despite Fewer Securities Suits
• Insurer Can't Dodge $20M Hotel Suit Over Water Damage
• Latham DQ'd From Repping Investors In Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Vegas Casino Doubles Down In COVID-19 Coverage Fight
• How To Write A Better Comment Letter On Agency Proposals
• CMS Hires Insurance Partner From Kennedys
• Court Rules Texas County Must Arbitrate Harvey Claims
• Anthem Accused Of Bogus Defense Of $99M Escrow Holdback
• 3 Lessons From The Failed $54B Cigna-Anthem Merger
• Blank Rome Adds Ex-Perkins Coie Insurance Team In DC
• DC Circ. Got The ACA Wrong On New Rule, Health Groups Say
• COVID-19 Claims May Survive Insurers' Physical Loss Defense
• Cigna Gets Suits Over Drug Prices Pared Down
• Health Providers Need COVID-19 Biz Immunity Law
• Tribune Media Can't Get Coverage For Stock Buyback Suits
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• The Problem With Collectability In Legal Malpractice Cases
• Pa. Store Says Virus Insurance Suit Belongs In State Court
• Travel Co. Wants Suit Over Non-Refunded Premiums Axed