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Insurance - July, 2021

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• Ross Keeps Billion-Dollar COVID Loss Suit Against Insurers
• Pa. Health Network Says Virus Losses Covered By Policy
• Trade Group Joins COVID Coverage Fray At Ohio High Court
• Anthem Sued Over Alleged Refusal To Cover Spinal Device
• Zurich, Gerdau End Fight Over Bridge Collapse Defense Costs
• Arthur J. Gallagher Co. Hit With Suit Over Data Breach
• Feds Join Medicare Advantage FCA Suits Against Health Giant
• London Insurer Hits Tanning Co. With COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Calif. Report Mulls Novel Insurance For Climate Change Fight
• Texas Pharmacist's FCA Suit Against Walgreens Thrown Out
• NJ Apparel Store's COVID Suit Doomed By Virus Exclusion
• Frozen Yogurt Co. Accuses Insurance Broker Of Deception
• UnitedHealth Rule Rewrite Evinces Shift In Mental Health Care
• BCBS Patient Seeks Pretrial Win On Cancer Coverage Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 6th Circ. Judge Suggests Hospital Row Shouldn't Be In Courts
• Fireman's Fund Checks Out Of Hotelier's Virus Coverage Suit
• Regeneron Investor Sues Execs, Alleging Kickback Scheme
• Insurer Says Ill. Produce Store's Policy Blocks BIPA Coverage
• Judge Throws Out Dental Clinics' COVID Suit Against Insurer
• Calif. High Court Will Take Up Doctor Group's Aetna Fight
• Where Insurance Coverage For Condo Collapse Gets Murky
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Reinsurers In Asbestos Coverage Suits
• Insurer Asks 2nd Circ. To Chop Martial Arts Studio's Virus Suit
• Insurer Can't Escape Hotel Owner's $20M Burst Pipe Suit
• Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Settlement Clouded By Claimant Atty Issue
• Courts Should Heed Contract Law In COVID-19 Physical Loss
• Biz Says Insurer Profited By Turning Its Back On Virus Claims
• Providers Say BCBS Can't Argue It's A Single Entity
• Liberty Mutual Leads Bid To Nix Hotels' $600M Virus Suit
• Insurer Looks To Toss La. Car Dealers' COVID Coverage Suit
• Progressive Shorts NY Drivers On Totaled Cars, Suit Claims
• Fla. Jury Awards $5M To Woman Hurt In Rear-End Crash
• Marsh Inc. Escapes Claim Over Asbestos Coverage Advice
• Port Authority Loses Coverage Bid Over Worksite Slip, Fall
• Insurer Asks 5th Circ. To Nix Eateries' Virus Coverage Suit
• Law Firms, Know Who's Responsible For Your Cloud Security
• Insurer Eludes Coverage Of Sex-Trafficking Suit Against Pa. Inn
• LA Law Firm Slams Costco's 'Absurd' DQ Bid In Injury Suit
• Mich. Judge Who Guided Flint Water, UAW Cases Scales Back
• Insurance Groups Tell 4th Circ. COVID Losses Not Covered
• Clinics Tell 9th Circ. Droplets, Not Virus, Caused Damage
• Fla. Condo Can't Get Coverage For Mold Row, Insurer Says
• Regulator's Conviction Sets Stage For Insurance Fight In Ga.
• Billabong Parent Co. Sues Insurer For Ransomware Coverage
• Benefits For Law Firms Venturing Into New Services
• NY's Biggest Health System Loses COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Conn. Medical Practices Want Partial COVID-19 Coverage Win
• Ex-Dallas Cowboy's Benefits Verdict Upended On Appeal
• Florida Pub's COVID Suit Against Insurer Barred By Judge
• Mass. Hair Salon's Pandemic Coverage Suit Gets Tossed
• Chubb Sues Contractor For $2.5M In NYC Cement Spill
• PBM Group Asks 8th Circ. To Revive ND Preemption Row
• Fire Cleanup Worker's Lung Injury Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Calif. Ad Agency Sues Chubb Unit For COVID-19 Coverage
• Catholic College In Texas Out Of Luck For COVID Losses
• 2nd. Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win On NYU Storm Coverage
• Massage Oil Co. Drops Indemnity Bid In Class Action Fight
• Embracing ESG: Exelon GC Talks Diversity Initiatives
• Insurance Brokers Should Expect Wave Of E&O Claims
• Policyholders' Hack Coverage Hopes Surge With Landry's Win
• 'The Morning Show' Production Co. Hits Chubb With $44M Suit
• Mich. Casino Says Virus In Air Is Direct Physical Loss
• Texas Justices Asked To Weigh Fracking Fire Coverage Row
• Where Have All The Associates Gone?
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Aon, Willis Pull Plug On $30B Merger Plan After DOJ Probe
• Natural History Museum Sues For COVID-19 Coverage
• Utica Mutual Sues Reinsurer For $2.7 Million In Asbestos Bills
• Insurer Fights 5th Circ. Revival Of $6M Phishing Coverage Suit
• BCBS Calls Providers' Antitrust Damage Claims 'Speculative'
• Farmers Unit Wants Beauty Salon's Virus Case Moved To NY
• Carrington Coleman Adds Insurance Partner In Dallas
• NJ Magnesium Maker Says Insurer Must Cover Explosion
• Cigna, NFL Attys Seek $1M Payout In Insurance Claims Defeat
• Travelers Says It Doesn't Owe LA Landlord Coverage For Virus
• COVID Insurance Rulings Are Misinterpreting 'Physical Loss'
• Claimants, Insurers, Others Blast Boy Scout Abuse Deal
• Condo Collapse Litigation Leaders Talk Of Coming Challenges
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• HSF Snags Mayer Brown Insurance Head In London
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 2 Insurance Attys From Reed Smith
• Travelers Must Pay For Construction Injury Suit, Lloyd's Says
• Hoguet Newman Adds Ex-Schlam Stone Insurance Atty In NY
• Cigna, MultiPlan Want Out Of ERISA Underpayment Claims
• Allianz Unit Gets Hotel's COVID-19 Suit Tossed
• Calif. Nightclub Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• Ex-LeClairRyan GC Cops To Obstructing Embezzlement Probe
• Builder Tells 1st Circ. It Didn't Breach Arch Contract Bond
• Ga. Insurance Commissioner Guilty In $2M Embezzlement Trial
• Judicial Nominees Advance As GOP Knocks 1st Circ. Pick
• Ex-DOJ Trial Atty Joins Clark Hill Health Care Practice
• Kirkland-Led Insurer Ryan Specialty Lands $1.3B IPO
• Revamping Law Firm Marketing Lists — With Partner Buy-In
• Ga. Insurance Exec Says FBI Disrupted His American Dream
• Colony Pans 4th Circ. Appeal In Skillets COVID Coverage Fight
• Nationwide Unit Beats Bad-Faith Claim In D&O Coverage Fight
• TIAA Urges 2nd Circ. To Undo ERISA Class In Lending Dispute
• Md. Bank To Pay $2.8M In Kickback Scheme Suit Settlement
• J&J Settles Pfizer's Antitrust Suit Over Remicade Biosimilar
• NJ Justices To Review Insurer's Arbitration Fight With Condo
• DOJ May Reach Partial Settlement In Aon-Wills Merger
• Crowell Adds Insurance Pro From Shipman & Goodwin In DC
• Wynn Accuses Insurer Of Stalling In 'Absurd' Footnote Fight
• 5th Circ. Says Insurer Must Defend $20M Data Hack Suit
• Courts Should Defer To Science On COVID-19 Physical Loss
• Boy Scouts Keep At Mediation In Hope Of Broader Ch. 11 Deal
• Some Surfside Condo Owners Ask For Chance To Rebuild
• Reinsurer Tells 2nd Circ. To Uphold Asbestos Coverage Win
• New Jersey Cases To Watch In 2021: A Midyear Report
• Insurer Freed From Paying Blast Witness's $1M Injuries Claim
• Eversheds, Debevoise Drive $3.55B Empower-Prudential Deal
• 5th Circ. Mulls 'Employee' Definition In $3.8M Insurance Fight
• Pa. Car Dealers Lose COVID Insurance Row Due To Exclusion
• Ga. Insurance Chief Seeks Acquittal Of Embezzlement Charge
• Technicolor Insurers Dodge Defense Of Taiwan Class Suit
• Virus Exclusion Freezes Out Ice Cream Shop's COVID Claims
• Stiffer Penalties Floated For Hospital Price Transparency Rule
• Broker Doesn't Belong In Virus Coverage Suit, Judge Advises
• The Murky World Of Legal Rankings Gets Some Clarity In NJ
• Judge OKs Consolidation Of CVS Drug Pricing Suits
• Athletes Slam Insurer For Trying To Stop Abuse Arbitration
• Insurer Fights $1M Award To AECOM Exec Widow At 1st Circ.
• US Joins WTO Talks To Hone Professional Service Regs
• Insurer Wants Out Of Holiday Inn Owner's BIPA Violation Suit
• Insurer Urges 4th Circ. To Uphold Venue's Loss In Virus Suit
• Insurer Escapes Snap Fitness Suit Over COVID-19 Closure
• Trade Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Toss Florida Virus Suit
• Top Florida Litigation Of 2021: Midyear Report
• Zurich Says No Damage, No Coronavirus Coverage For NJ Gym
• 11th Circ. Told To Void Insurer's Win In Virus Coverage Suit
• Zurich Says Exclusions Bar Virus Coverage For Burrito Chain
• Ill. Policyholders Say Insurer Violated Biometric Privacy
• Chubb Owes $33M In W.Va. Damaged Coal Equipment Trial
• Insurer Aims To Duck Coverage For Stolen Reuters Computers
• Insurer Loses Bid To Escape Carbon Monoxide Coverage Suit
• Embracing ESG: Cigna Counsel Talks Employee Wellness
• Judge Snips Claims From Tracking Co.'s Losses Dispute
• Fla. Condo Collapse Suits Get 'Right Judge At The Right Time'
• Condos, Zurich Subsidiary At Odds Over Hurricane Irma Losses
• Affleck-Led Film Project, Chubb End Insurance Dispute
• La. Church Says Insurer Undervalued Hurricane Damage
• NY Gun Law May Create Opioidlike Litigation For Insurers
• Courts' Clashing Standards For Evidence At Class Cert.: Part 2
• Iowa Eatery Asks 8th Circ. To Revive COVID Coverage Suit
• Hybrid Work Models Are Key To Gender Parity In Law Firms
• IRS Summons In Del. Microcaptive Probe OK, Magistrate Says
• 9th Circ. Voids Order On Immigrant Insurance Rule
• Fla. Court Names Lead Attys In Surfside Condo Collapse Suits
• Brooklyn Building Owner Loses COVID-19 Coverage Bid
• Surprises May Lurk As 'No Surprises Act' Meets State Law
• Software Co. Says Insurer Should Cover $4.25M FTC Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-LeClairRyan GC Hit With Criminal Obstruction Charge
• Crunch Fitness COVID Suit Should Be Tossed, Nova Says
• XL Insurance Can Recoup $1M From AIG Unit In D&O Dispute
• Zurich Unit Accused Of 'Callous Argument' In Virus Suit
• Judge Grills DOJ Over Doc Sharing In Aon-Willis Merger Spat
• COVID Coverage Suits In NJ Prove Tough For Policyholders
• Senior Living Homes Want $18M In COVID-19 Loss Coverage
• Courts' Clashing Standards For Evidence At Class Cert.: Part 1
• Insurer Balks At Tribe's 'Hairsplitting' Claims In Virus Suit
• No Bodily Injury In BIPA Suit Against Ill. Caterer, Insurer Says
• Insurer Asks 7th Circ. To Back Win In Knockoff Trailer Dispute
• Insurer Fights Fla. Restaurant's COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• PwC Ex-Exec Sues Insurer For Disability Benefits
• Ky. Brewery Can't Tap Insurer For COVID-19 Losses
• Insurer Wants Out Of Assisted Living Facility's BIPA Suit
• Doormaker Hits Insurers With $10M Suit For Class Settlement
• Fabricator's Insurer Seeks Escape From COVID-19 Death Suit
• Blackstone Pays $7.3B For Various AIG Assets
• Ariz. Health Co. Says Disease Provision Covers COVID Losses
• Insurer Wants No Part Of $37M Moody Ranch Sale Suit
• Minn. Dentist, Texas Restaurants Lose Virus Coverage Suits
• 3 Keys To Winning Your Next Oral Argument
• Mass. Court Is Told Eateries' COVID Losses Aren't Covered
• Insurer Says Rosati Frozen Pizza TM Row Isn't Covered
• Nationwide Can't Dodge Defending Man Accused Of Shooting
• 3rd Circ. Won't Let Insurer Avoid Motorcycle Crash Coverage
• Benefits Ruling Contradicts Intent Of ERISA, Disability Plans
• Insurer Tells 8th Circ. Hilton Owner Can't Get COVID Coverage
• Judge Plans To Move Quickly On Sale Of Surfside Property
• Virus' Presence Means 'Direct Physical Loss,' Pa. Judge Rules
• Lloyd's Settles Sales Co.'s $5.5M Cyberattack Coverage Suit
• NJ Court Revives Coverage Suit Over Home Depot Amputation
• NJ Appeals Court Affirms Insurers' Win In Building Defect Row
• DHS Beats Surety Cos.' Challenge Over Bond Breach Rule
• CalPERS Settles Rate Hike Suit With Deal Worth Up To $2.7B
• Insurers Want Out Of Plumbing Manufacturer's BIPA Suit
• Insurer Hits Banks With Suit Over $19M Wire Fraud
• Judge Says Discovery Needed In Construction Defect Suits
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• Coverage Dispute Over State St. Fee Probe Set To Stay In Ill.
• Hotel Owner Fights Zurich's Bid To Toss COVID Coverage Suit
• Ga. Insurance Commissioner Embezzled $2M, Jury Told
• Texas Resort, Insurer Settle Storm Damage Suit Ahead Of Trial
• Becker & Poliakoff Adds Capitol Hill Alum To Gov't Team In DC
• Pharma Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Opioid Coverage Dispute
• Insurer Fights USA Taekwondo Deal To Arbitrate Abuse Claims
• NJ Atty Can Pursue $126K Fee Bid Without Written Retainer
• Keys To Efficient And Accurate Doc Review For E-Discovery
• Trump Org. Slashes CFO's Corporate Roles Amid Tax Charges
• Outback Franchisee Brings COVID Coverage Suit To 9th Circ.
• Insurer Leads Flood Of 14 IPO Prospects That Could Top $3B
• Nationwide Urges 11th Circ. To Back Win In Eatery's Virus Suit
• Chickasaw Push Back On Arbitration Ruling In Drug Dispute
• Novant Can't Send COVID Coverage Suit Back To State Court
• Broker Hits Marriott For Seeking Virus Coverage In Pandemic
• Arbitration May Favor Insurer In Caesars COVID Fight
• 6 Cybersecurity Events That Have Defined 2021
• Crunch Says Insurers 'Duplicitous' In Nixing Virus Coverage
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Atty's Wire Fraud Entanglement
• AIG Tells 9th Circ. Casino Out Of Luck On COVID-19 Coverage
• Embracing ESG: Raytheon GC Talks Climate Change
• Insulin Drug Makers Shed Antitrust Claims In MDL
• Liquidator Can't Use Insurers' Assets To Exceed Benefit Caps
• Dentists' Virus Coverage Suit Misreads Policy, 11th Circ. Told
• Top New Jersey Cases Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• 3 Firms Guide Liberty Mutual's Deal For State Auto Group
• Construction Co. Says Insurer Liable For $2M In Legal Costs
• The Need For Insurance Options To Protect NFTs
• Insurer Wants In On Kobe Bryant Death Suit After Settlement
• Weil, DLA Piper Rep $32.6B SPAC Deal For MSP Recovery
• Aon Offers Client Disposals In New Zealand Merger Probe
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill To Insure Farmers Against Wildfire Risks
• Gov't Can't Ditch Akebia's Suit Over Kidney Drug Coverage
• Planet Hollywood's 'Artful' COVID Suit Still Flops, Zurich Says
• 8th Circ. COVID Ruling Kills Goodwill's Appeal, Insurer Says
• Insurers Score Wins In 3 More COVID Loss Suits In Ill.
• La. Country Inn Owner Says Insurers Owe $1.6M For Damages
• Personal Injury, Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• DOJ, Aon Agree To Info Safeguards After Contentious Hearing
• Canceled Radiology Conference Not Insured, Court Finds
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Appeal From $1.5M Pa. Investment Fraudster
• Jury Awards Utica Mutual $10.9M In Asbestos Reinsurance Rift
• Judge Shuts Door On NY Nightclub's Assault Coverage Suit   
• Restaurant's Virus Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, Judge Says
• Cigna Beats ERISA Suit Over NFL Players' Health Benefits
• Pa. Cases To Watch In 2021: Midyear Report
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Policyholders Unfazed By 1st Appellate COVID Coverage Loss
• EU Approves $30B Aon-Willis Merger With Conditions
• Alere Agrees To Pay $38.8M Over Blood Monitoring Device
• Ill. Atty Accused Of Faking Startup Contributions To His Firm
• IP Forecast: Daiichi Sankyo Unit Takes Drug Rival To A Jury
• 6th Circ. Nixes Ex-Williams & Connolly Exec's ERISA Case
• Insurer Says Atty-Client Sexual Encounter Voids Firm's Policy
• Printer's 3 Mistakes Were 1 Wrongful Act, Insurer Says
• 6th Circ. Affirms Arch's Ruling Over Criminal Coal Dust Claims
• Evanston May Be On Hook For Property Managers' Defense
• PE Firm On Its Own In Fraud Row, Great American Says
• Down But Not Out For In-N-Out's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Greensill Says Ch. 11 Finacity Sale Resolves $20M Liability
• Tire Shop Hit With $27M Verdict In Wrongful Death Suit
• Ex-Aon Workers Barred From Poaching Former Colleagues
• Surfside Condo Resident Sues Insurers After Collapse
• VA Accused Of Snubbing Requests For Racial Disparity Data
• Nationwide Sues To Avoid Defending Vitamin Co. In TM Fight
• Miami Law Firm Donates $1M To Surfside Victims
• Rochester Diocese Defends $35M Deal To Cover Abuse Claims
• Insurer Wants 7th Circ. to Toss Eatery's Appeal of COVID Suit
• Midwest Retailer Says Insurers Must Cover Opioid Injury Suits
• Theranos Judge Mulls WilmerHale's Role In Losing Key Data
• Still No Consensus On Abuse Claims In Boy Scouts Ch. 11
• Judge Nixes Synagogue's Virus Coverage Suit, Citing 8th Circ.
• Boston Marriott Won't Get Early Win In Virus Coverage Row
• Aetna, OptumHealth Urge 4th Circ. To Rethink ERISA Ruling
• Calif. HOA Says Insurer Wrongly Yanked Policy
• NY Italian Eatery, Hotels Lose COVID-19 Coverage Bid
• Ga. Justices Take Up Insurer's $5M Policy Row In Death Suit
• Condo Collapse A 'Wake-Up Call' For Fla. Regulatory Overhaul
• Court Tosses Travelers Coverage Suit On Brazilian Wax Injury
• Education Co. Says Insurer Owes Coverage In FTC Probe
• Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms
• Ever Given Sails From Suez Canal After Settlement Agreed
• AIG Must Defend Ex-Military Contractors In Acquisition Row
• DOJ Gets Nov. Trial Date For Aon Merger Challenge
• 8th Circ. Says Carrier Doesn't Owe $3M For Uninsured Crash
• Judge Asks For Pro Bono Service For Condo Collapse Victims
• Apt. Complex Asks 4th Circ. To Revive Collapse Coverage Suit
• Insurer Ordered To Pay Contractor $2.5M For Botched Defense
• New Orleans Eatery Fights Insurer's Bid To Escape Virus Suit
• The Term Finale: A 'Kumbaya Court'? Not So Fast
• Pa. Social Club Presses Appeals Court For Virus Coverage
• Plaintiff Says Insurers Owe Coverage After $14M BIPA Deal
• Bratz Dolls Maker's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Tossed
• NJ Boardwalk Failed To Show COVID-19 Damage, Judge Rules
• Biggest Illinois Decisions So Far In 2021
• Fla. Law Supports COVID-19 Coverage, 11th Circ. Told
• Sac Kings Defend Against Virus Coverage Dismissal Bid
• 8th Circ. Affirms Reopening Of Ch. 7 To Avoid $256K Lien
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Returning To Open Court: Excitement, Nerves And Extra Prep
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Ever Given To Be Freed From Suez Canal After Settlement
• Aon Says DOJ Must Fill 'Critical Gaps' In Merger Challenge
• Boy Scouts Oppose Delay In Ch. 11 Doc Approval Hearing
• Judge Shears Wash. Hair Salon's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Woman Settles With AIG In Zip Line Fall Case, Fla. Court Told
• Puma Says 'Deadly' COVID Particles Warrant Coverage
• Houston Employment Law Firm's Virus Coverage Suit Tossed
• Insurer Sues Disney Over Virus Claims For TV, Film Shoots
• Insurer Says No Duty Owed To Trump Tower In Pollution Row
• 8th Circ. Gives Insurer First Appellate COVID Coverage Win
• Rodan & Fields Skirted FDA On Eyelash Product, Insurer Says
• Insurer, Eateries Duel Over Virus Endorsement In COVID Suit
• Justices Seemed Above The Political Fray, Until The Last Day
• Insurers Sue Gov't For $14.3M Over Failed Navy Inspection
• Cozen Atty Accused Of Double-Dealing In Fla. Biz Sale
• ERISA Thwarts Clinic's NFL Benefits Suit, 5th Circ. Agrees
• Akerman Partner Named Receiver For Collapsed Fla. Condo
• CVS Persuades Justices To Review HIV Bias Case
• NY Asbestos Ruling Could Change Insurers' Approach
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurance Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2021
• How To Avert Media Narrative And Get A Fair High-Stakes Trial
• AIX Can't Ditch Defense For Strip Club In Model Photo Row
• Trump Org. Case Shows DA Hot On Ex-President's Heels
• NJ Kids Retail Store Loses Bid For COVID-19 Loss Coverage
• Flood Exclusion Washes Away $4.5M Damage Coverage Fight
• Insurer Seeks Discharge From Texas Hurricane Flooding Suits
• Fla. Employer Doesn't Have To Pay For Medical Pot Evaluation
• Ill. Jury Awards Record $5.7M For Ex-Biz Partner's Theft
• Travelers Must Defend NYC In Central Park Injury Suit
• Boscov's Loses Bid For Virus Loss Coverage
• Marketer Says Insurer Must Cover Timeshare Exit Suits
• COVID-19 Coverage Fights Try Shifting To State High Courts
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Only $48M In Insurance For Collapsed Condo Worries Judge
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Employment, Entertainment Attys
• Calif. Eateries Lose COVID-19 Coverage Class Action
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• NY Regulator Issues New Guidance On Ransomware Attacks
• Trump Org., CFO Indicted On Tax Charges In Landmark Case