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Insurance - December, 2020

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• The Most-Read Insurance Law360 Guests Of 2020
• The Most-Read Securities Law360 Guests Of 2020
• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2020
• UK, EU Reach Post-Brexit Trade Deal At 11th Hour
• 7th Circ. Revives Coverage Battle Over Faulty Valve Suit
• Prudential Unit Pays SEC $18M Over Improper Wrap Fees
• Pa. Supreme Court Nixes Personal Insurance Sale Fees
• Cinemark Seeks $400M From Insurer For COVID-19 Losses
• A Law Firm's Guide To Producing A Podcast
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 9th Circ. Backs Kaiser Win In Anorexia Treatment ERISA Fight
• Judge Pans Cigna Bid To Delay Arbitration In MDL
• SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Didn't Protect Data, Members Say
• Congress Repeals Health Insurers' Antitrust Immunity
• Pa. Judge Partly Blocks Medical Malpractice Insurer Law
• Scheef & Stone To Pay $3M For Role In $80M Fraud Scheme
• Actions Cos. Can Take Now To Address Microplastics Risk
• Chubb On Hook For Full Fatal Crash Deal, 5th Circ. Affirms
• Concurrent Causation Is Key In Texas Storm Insurance Suits
• 3rd Circ. Denies FTC Bid To Halt $599M Philly Hospital Deal
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 5 Important E-Discovery Trends And Developments In 2020
• Fox Rothschild Fights Publisher's Sanctions Bid
• UBH Can't Sink ERISA Suit Over Surprise Medical Bills
• FINRA Hits Financial Co. With $8.8M Fine Over Rule Violations
• Allstate Investors Win Cert. Again In Shoddy-Underwriting Suit
• Insurer Can Challenge Deal In Dickstein Malpractice Row
• EU Raises Antitrust Worry About Aon's $30B Willis Takeover
• Ex-Insurance Agent Can't Save License, Ducks Fine For Now
• Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench
• Minor League Teams At Bat Again With Pa. Insurance Suit
• Insurer Beats Virus Coverage Suits From Philly Restaurants
• Countrywide, Ambac Spar Over Right To In-Person NY Trial
• Burke Warren Adds Insurance Pro To Office
• 1st Circ. Says Excess Insurer Must Cover Fuel Spill Cleanup
• Tribal Casino Insurer Disputes COVID-19 Coverage Claim
• Virus Stokes Telemedicine, Mental Health Benefits' Popularity
• Compulsory Licensing To Cut Drug Costs Could Harm Public
• 9th Circ. Lets Surgery Center Pursue $1.3M From Blue Cross
• Mass. Health Co. To Pay $10M Over False Billing Claims
• A Review Of 2020's Key US Sanctions Developments
• A Look At Contrasting Rules For Excess Insurance Policies
• Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2020
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• What To Expect From Biden's Financial Regulation Transition
• Biggest Texas Cases Of 2020
• Cafe Battles To Keep COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Suit Alive
• Fla. Sports Bar's COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Suit Tossed
• McGuireWoods DQ'd In Hartford's Trade Secrets Case
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Ohio Justices Take Up Acuity's Opioid Suit Coverage Fight
• HK Regulators Push For Stronger Climate Disclosures By 2025
• OFCCP Strikes $1.2M In Deals After Hiring Bias Probes
• Deals Rumor Mill: PT Tokopedia, Aon, Roblox
• NYC Art Gallery Loses Bid For COVID-19 Loss Coverage
• Insurer Allowed Policies To Silently Expire, Suit Says
• Insurer Must Cover Fraud Award, Dole Tells Del. Justices
• Insurer Says Policy Excludes Damage To $2.3B Condo Project
• Okla. Justices Allow Builder's Storm Repair Coverage Suit
• How Climate, Finance And Trade Will Intersect In 2021
• Horizon Beats Therapist's Bid To Avoid Signing Fraud Deal
• COVID-19 Has Broad Impact On Lost-Profit Determinations
• Virus Coverage Ruling Could Turn Scales For Insureds
• Tips For Identifying A Culturally Competent Mediator
• Georgia Restaurant Takes Virus Coverage Fight To 11th Circ.
• Surety Cos. Challenge New ICE Immigration Bond Policy
• JPML Centralizes COVID-19 Suits Against Travel Insurer In NY
• Right To In-Person NY Trial Hangs Over $2B RMBS Case
• Toss Advised For 2 Texas Eateries' COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Insurer Blasts 'Illogical' Attack On Coverage Defense
• JPML Combines Erie Insurance Virus Coverage Cases In Pa.
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• A Look At Spoliation Risk In The 11th Circ., By The Numbers
• Fla. High Court Should Uphold Bad Faith Rule For Insureds
• Virus Exclusion Dooms Hairdresser's COVID-19 Coverage Bid
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Leaks Damage Before Policy
• Norton Rose, Weil Guide £530M Bain Deal For Insurer LV
• Lloyd's, Tech Co. Launch Virus Vaccine Transport Cover
• Restaurant's COVID-19 Coverage Trial Kicks Off In Louisiana
• DOJ Clears Health Insurance Merger With Fixes
• Buildings' Owner Must Arbitrate $1.5M Suit Over Rain Damage
• Pa. Hotel Says Pandemic Losses Should Be Covered
• Insurer Wants No Part Of $20M Judgment In Akorn Meds Suit
• FTC Asks 3rd Circ. To Halt Philly Hospital Deal For Appeal
• Univ. Of Ariz. Says Trans Prof's Fight Is With The State
• Clothing Store Fights Insurer's COVID-19 Coverage Dismissal
• 4 Firms Rep Benefits Biz's $1.1B Takeover By Goldman Sachs
• Anthem Beats Proposed Class Action Over Knee Pain Implant
• The Biggest Insurance Decisions Of 2020
• Getting Your Workforce Vaccinated Without Getting Sued
• Insurer Wants Payment For Cannabis Facility Explosion
• 9 Blank-Check IPOs Rake In $2B As SPAC Blitz Continues
• Real Estate Rumors: Olen, Brookfield, Abacus Capital
• Insurer Can't Yet Dodge Defending Surgical Co. In J&J Suit
• COVID-19 Workers' Comp Considerations For Calif. Employers
• 2 Firms Snag Co-Counsel Spots In Vail Ski Fees MDL
• Willkie Guides Zurich, Farmers In $3.9B Deal For MetLife Unit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Hotels Say 'Virus Exclusion' In Harford Mutual's Policy Invalid
• Geico Ends 'Bait And Switch' TM Suit Against News Site
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Steptoe & Johnson
• FTC Seeks Emergency Halt To Looming Philly Hospital Deal
• Celanese Blames Insurer For $14M Asbestos Verdict
• High Court Gives States Green Light To Regulate PBMs
• Zurich Sanctioned Again In Fluor Pollution Coverage Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives ACA Claims Over Access To CVS HIV Drugs
• Insurer Must Cover Suit Over Guard's Flash-Flood Death
• Amazon Can't Dodge Faulty Thermostat Suit From State Farm
• Hotel Co. Hits Zurich American With COVID-19 Loss Suit
• Cleaning Co. Settles Worker's Virus Leave Suit
• SEC Fines GE $200M To Wrap Accounting Investigation
• How Construction Industry Can Adapt To COVID-19 Disruption
• COVID-19 Spurs Associates To Think Bigger — Like Partners
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Reed Smith
• Judge Drops Auto-Owners From Shoe Co.'s Virus Suit
• Chicago Insurance Boutique Opens Dallas Location
• Split 9th Circ. Revives Hospital's Kaiser Antitrust Suit
• 7th Circ. Hesitant To Unwind AIG Coverage In $6M Settlement
• Insurers Demand Arbitration In Dispute Over Collapsed Hotel
• Insurer Sues To Duck $38M Shoddy Construction Suit
• Insurance Group of the Year: Pillsbury
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Lloyd's Dodges Restaurants' COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Florio Perrucci Says Malpractice Claims Are Undercooked
• Hiscox Says Location Tracking Co.'s Losses Aren't Covered
• Kaufman Dolowich Adds Insurance Partner To Orlando Office
• GCs Are Uniquely Qualified To Lead Diversity Initiatives
• Court Rejects FTC Challenge To Philly Hospital Merger
• UnitedHealth Unit Should Reprocess Claims Now, Class Says
• Feds Ask 1st Circ. To Reinstate Full Insys Kickback Verdict
• Tile Shop Can't Tap Excess Policy For Investor Suit Deal
• 8th Circ. Clears Insurer From Shareholder Suit Settlement
• 3 Ways Defendants Can Nip Civil RICO Claims In The Bud
• NJ Justices Clear J&J Of Taxes On Coverage Beyond State
• Insurance Group Of The Year: O'Melveny
• Judge Consolidates Suits Against Firms Over BP Settlement
• What The Biden Administration Can Expect From State AGs
• Simpson, Weil Lead SPAC Deal Forming $9B Fintech Co.
• Judges On Race: Reducing Implicit Bias In Courtrooms
• Trans Professor Tells Judge To Tap Bostock For Benefits Case
• COVID-19 Is Not Covered By Pollution Insurance, Judge Rules
• Allstate, Wash. Drivers Ink $10M 'Diminished Value' Suit Deal
• Acting School Fights Virus Exclusion In Separate Policies
• Veto Of Pa. Virus Liability Bill Thwarts Tort Reform 'Grab Bag'
• High Court Headlines Biggest ERISA Rulings Of A Busy 2020
• What We Learned From First Pandemic M&A Ruling In Del.
• Gerdau Wants Insurer To Pay For FIU Bridge Litigation Costs
• Ex-NJ Trusts Atty Gets 18 Years For Money Laundering
• Insurer Beats Clothing Co.'s COVID-19 Coverage Class Suit
• Justices Likely To Shield Treasury From Preemptive Action
• Hunton Andrews Adds Insurance Partner From Perkins Coie
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Morgan Lewis
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Ill. Justices Say State Farm Policy Doesn't Cover Leg Injury
• JPML Leans Toward MDL For COVID-19 Travel Insurance Suits
• Health Insurance Co. Settles Investors' Scam Suit For $11M
• Panel Appears To Favor Erie Insurance Virus Coverage MDL
• NYC Hotel Co. Slams Insurers' Bids To Dismiss COVID-19 Suit
• UK Arbitrator Disclosure Ruling Falls Flat, Some Experts Say
• UnitedHealth Unit Appeals Loss In Treatment Guidelines Case
• NY Life Background Checks Box Out Black Workers, Suit Says
• Dueling Attys Call For Xyrem MDL To Be Moved To CA Or NJ
• Illinois' Top Insurance Regulator To Join Boutique Firm Hoke
• Navigating Atty Relationship Conflicts That May Imperil Cases
• KPMG Can't Duck Ponzi Fraud Claims, NY Appeals Court Says
• Ex-Insys Manager Avoids Prison For Opioid Kickback Scheme
• Insurer Asks Texas Justices To Halt Suits Alleging Bad Faith
• USAA Wants Texas Justices To Nix Crash Coverage Trial
• Former NJ Atty Can't Yank Money Laundering Guilty Plea
• $5.7M Harvey Damage Claim Can't Be Arbitrated, 9th Circ. Told
• Fla. Biz Groups Ask Lawmakers For COVID-19 Liability Shield
• Insurer Escapes Marriott Owner's Roof Coverage Suit
• SAG-AFTRA Members Sue Over 'Draconian' Health Plan
• Law Firm Leaders: Atheria Law's Christina Terplan
• Canada's Fairfax To Offload Insurance Unit To CVC For $750M
• How Mediators Can Help Parties Overcome Emotional Barriers
• The State Of Consumer Class Actions Amid COVID-19
• Trans Professor Hits Roadblock In Surgery Coverage Suit
• Metal Cos. Say Insurer Failed To Cover Them In Loan Suit
• Insurer Can't Block Ex-Exec's Work In 'Varsity Blues' Fallout
• Humana Can't Bust Nurses' Collective Action
• Allstate Insurance Sues Ga. Power, Belkin Over House Fire
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• What 2020 Election Results Mean For The Insurance Industry
• Kavanaugh Says IRS Microcaptive Row Could Merit Carveout
• Ala. Judge Gives Initial OK To $2.67B BCBS Antitrust Deal
• Vegas Outdoor Mall Can Pursue COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Judging A Book: Wardlaw Reviews 'Hamilton And The Law'