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Insurance - September, 2021

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• Texas Justices Mull Policy Wording In Gold Coin Theft Case
• Insurance Suit Over Settlement Filed Too Late, Ill. Court Says
• Allstate Can't Slip ERISA Suit Over Retirement Plan Options
• Surfside Judge Asks For Options In Sharing Site Sale Revenue
• Long Island Diocese Proposes Ch. 11 Future Claims Rep
• State Farm Fights Sanctions In 15-Year-Old Katrina Fraud Suit
• Geico Didn't Act In Bad Faith In $5M Auto Claim: 11th Circ.
• Federal Courts Make 2 Basic Errors In Virus Coverage Rulings
• Cincinnati Insurance Prevails In Hotel Chain's COVID-19 Suit
• Tyson & Mendes Adds Litigator From Hinshaw In Fla.
• Judge Wipes Out Philly Bar's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Celgene Ended Theranos Deal Early Over Bad Data, Jury Told
• Vida Capital Investor Sues Over Life Settlement Fund
• Eateries Tell 1st Circ. 'Loss Of Use' Trips Virus Coverage
• 6th Circ. Axes Zurich COVID-19 Coverage Loss
• Ill. Panel Affirms Class Cert. In Allstate Interest Dispute
• Michelin-Starred Restaurant Loses COVID-19 Coverage Bid
• Judge Says Holdout Won't Stop Proposed Erie Virus MDL
• CSC Can Proceed With Suit To Recover $25M From Insurers
• Fire At CBD Co.'s Lab Excluded, Insurer Tells 4th Circ.
• PNC Bank Says Excess Insurers Must Pay $106M Jury Verdict
• Steel Co. Must Pay $500K In Extra Premiums To Insurer
• What 9th Circ. Privilege Test Means For Dual-Purpose Advice
• Ill. BIPA Ruling May Significantly Affect Insurers' Exposure
• Ex-Insys Sales Rep Admits Guilt On Day 4 Of Kickbacks Trial
• Holmes Texts Show Investor Cash Poured In As Lab Struggled
• Rice Mill Says Hurricane Damage Claims Belong In Court
• 30 Colleges Ask 7th Circ. To Revive Hotel's COVID-19 Suit
• Insurance Suit Over 'Englewood Four' Settlement Can Proceed
• Insurer Wants Out Of Real Estate Fight With Cannabis Co.
• Solar Co. Sues Insurer For Coverage Of Gas Explosion Suits
• Prudential Gets ERISA Class Claims Axed For Now
• Opt-Out Litigants Fight BCBS' $2.67B Antitrust Settlement
• Lifting The Veil On The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket
• Insurer Drops BIPA Coverage Suit Against Ill. Senior Facility
• Insurer Avoids Hurricane Irma Coverage Under Notice Defense
• Nationwide Owes Defense For Landlord In Personal Injury Suit
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering McDonald's BIPA Suits
• Amusement Park Loses Bid For COVID Insurance Coverage
• Goldberg Segalla Adds 3 Partners In Newark And Philly
• Insurance Commissioner's Agenda: DC On Long-Term Care
• NY Health Dept. Exec Picked To Head HHS Privacy Efforts
• Fla. Health Insurance Buyers Nab $27.5M Deal In Scam Suit
• Ala. High Court Revives Motor Vehicle Accident Coverage Suit
• Ex-CEO Of NJ Bank Enters Guilty Plea In Fraud Scheme
• Calif. Increases Migrant Health, Hate Crime Protections
• Cincinnati Insurance Shakes Businesses' Virus Coverage Suit
• Insys Manager Asks Full 1st Circ. To Review 'Pill Mill' Guilt
• MBIA Renews $1B-Plus Ch. 11 Suit Against Tilton, Affiliates
• J&J Says Cyprus Can't Intervene In Imerys Coverage Fight
• 5th Circ. Revives La. Contractor's $2.7M Flood Coverage Suit
• Embracing ESG: United Natural Foods GC Talks Bottom Line
• Humana To Pay $11.2M To End Nurses' Misclassification Suit
• Theranos Execs Put PR Over Patients, Ex-Lab Chief Testifies
• Pa. Eatery Wants Virus Insurance Suit Paused For 3rd Circ.
• NJ Court Skeptical Of Contamination Pitch In Virus Suit
• NC Theaters, Chicago Eateries Lose COVID-19 Coverage Bids
• Dubai Developer Revealed As Bidder On Surfside Condo Site
• Otis Dodges Insurer's Suit Over Elevator Fall In Skyscraper
• Waterfront Property Co.'s Virus Coverage Suit Washed Away
• Robinhood Taps Crypto CCO, And Other Top People Moves
• MVP: Pillsbury's Tamara Bruno
• Faegre Drinker Facing DQ Bid In Del. Insurance Row
• Philly Refinery Says Insurers Still Owe Coverage Of Fire Costs
• 3 Attorney Ethics Considerations For Litigation Funding
• Benefits Ruling Raises Jury Trial Question For ERISA Cases
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ill. High Court Rules Against State Farm In Loss Value Dispute
• Ruling Rightly Sends COVID Biz Interruption Question To Jury
• Mich. Doctor Convicted In $100M Injections-For-Pills Scheme
• Wash. Judge Tosses Fitness Centers' Virus Coverage Suits
• Judge Cautions About Harming Surfside Site's Value
• Texas Law Firm Wants Claims Against Insurer Reheard
• Rockville Diocese Insurers Can Get Ch. 11 Abuse Claim Info
• Cincinnati Scores 7 Virus Coverage Dismissals In Tenn., Pa.
• West Virginia Reappoints Former Insurance Commissioner
• Insurer Says No-Show In $66M Crash Trial Negates Coverage
• MVP: Steptoe & Johnson's Sarah Gordon
• Insurer Wants 3M To Pay Up For Warming Device Defense
• Kelley Kronenberg Adds Atty To Expanding Insurance Practice
• Chubb Slams Sweep Of Opioid Defense Order For Rite Aid
• Claimants, Insurers Say Too Little Info On BSA Ch. 11 Plan
• Providers Get Class Certification In Geico Underpayment Suit
• First American Ditches Investors' Data Breach Suit, For Now
• Court Says Travelers Can't Trim Tool Co.'s Coverage Suit
• How ABA Opinion Shifts Alternative Biz Structure Landscape
• Taekwondo Olympic Medalist Can't Escape Sex Abuse Claims
• Allstate Must Face Bad Faith Claim In Miss. Fire Coverage Suit
• Mattis Doubted Theranos 'Transparency,' Holmes Jury Hears
• MVP: Dentons' Keith Moskowitz
• Insurers Beat COVID Suits In NJ Over Virus Exclusions
• Riker Danzig Adds Insurance Counsel Cara Vecchione
• Policyholder Outlook Following UK Biz Interruption Test Case
• Car Crash Victim Tells 1st Circ. Claim Against Geico Is Timely
• New Orleans Restaurant Loses Rebid For Pandemic Coverage
• Theranos Test Wrongly Suggested Miscarriage, Jury Hears
• Del. Judge Rejects Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Disclosure Delay
• 5th Circ. Tosses Oil Co.'s Bid For Class Action Coverage
• Judge Sends Virus Coverage Suit To Trial In 'Landmark' Ruling
• Liberty Mutual Won't Have To Cover NJ Eatery's Virus Losses
• Exxon Can't Tap Excess Policies In $20M Injury Coverage Row
• Insurer Says Faulty Headset Caused Fire At Kansas Wendy's
• Military Contractor And AIG Unit Drop Suit Over Defect Costs
• Virtu's Access To Insurer's Files Curbed In $11M Hacking Fight
• 3rd Circ. Vexed By Insurer's Stance In IP Suit Coverage Row
• MVP: Reed Smith's John Ellison
• Live-In Care Coverage Denial Unlawful, Microsoft Worker Says
• Chicago's Rosebud Restaurants Lose Virus Coverage Suit
• 5 Buyers' Counsel Tips For R&W Insurance Underwriting Calls
• Imerys Ch. 11 Vote Change Challenged By Del. Judge
• Insurer Can't Dodge Coverage For Teacher Assault Suit
• Sympathetic NJ Judge Blocks Virus Coverage From Travelers
• Liberty Mutual Subsidiary Off Hook For COVID Coverage
• High Court Ruling Can't Sink UnitedHealth ERISA Class
• NJ Law Firms Accused Of Malpractice In Flood Damage Suit
• Embracing ESG: HPE Counsel Talk Effective Board Oversight
• Philly Condo Owners Blame Comcast, Verizon For Pipe Break
• Terminix Too Late To Vacate $2.7M Award, 11th Circ. Says
• MVP: Gibson Dunn's Deborah L. Stein
• Harvard Sues Insurer For Legal Fees In Affirmative Action Suit
• 'Indictments Are Coming' In Trump Org. Case, CFO's Atty Says
• Holmes Rushed Device Testing For Walgreens Deal, Jury Told
• Travelers Doesn't Owe Northrop Coverage In Pollution Suits
• Insurers Drop Suit Over Gas Station Co.'s BIPA Row Coverage
• IPO Lockup Periods Begin To Loosen Amid Market Pressure
• Insurer Asks 9th Circ. To Affirm Opioid Coverage Dispute Win
• Zurich Beats Virus Suit From Children's Place Retail Chain
• Wall Street Contractor Seeks Coverage For Losses After Death
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Antitrust, Defamation Suits Kick Off Fall
• Justice Gap Demands Look At New Legal Service Models
• Allen & Overy, Linklaters Steer Buys Totaling 818K Sq. Ft.
• Lessons From 3rd Circ. COVID Biz Interruption Ruling
• MVPs: Cohen Ziffer's Robin Cohen And Kenneth Frenchman
• Insurers' Bid To Escape Wawa's Virus Suit Meets Skepticism
• Startup Insurance Law Firm Aims For 'Google-Like Culture'
• DOJ Targets Telemedicine Fraud In $1.4B Enforcement Action
• Policyholder Attys Decry Treatise's Impact On Pandemic Suits
• Hartford Unit Must Defend Masonry Contractor In Defects Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Cybercrime Spree Raises Risks Of Insurance Coverage Battles
• Quinn Emanuel Gets $185M Fee From $3.7B Win In ACA Suits
• Brunch Eatery's Coverage Suit Crumbles Over Lack Of Virus
• Law Firm Says It Lacked Duty To Tell Hiscox About Breach
• Fla. Property Owner Sues Insurers For Hurricane Damage
• Baker Donelson Wants $13B Surveillance Suit Dismissed
• Pa. Gambling Co. Asks To Send Insurance Suit To State Court
• Insurance Exec Cleared For Work After Tiff With Ex-Employer
• Chubb Says Coke Not Covered For Texas Worker's Injuries
• Insurer Says It Paid Fair Share Of $1.4M Club Injury Settlement
• Eateries Can't Claim 'Physical Loss' From Virus, Judge Says
• Day Care Asks 7th Circ. To Revive COVID-19 Coverage Bid
• PE-Backed Identity Software Co. Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $528M
• When A Denial Of Recovery-Based Insurance Claim Is Invalid
• Insurer Should Defend Fraternity Brothers In Suit, Judge Says
• Insurer Fights Landscaper Defense For Human Trafficking Suit
• Court Partly Blocks Aon Rival From Using Trade Secrets
• Insurer Drops Policy Suit Over Atty-Client Sexual Encounter
• 'Roaring Kitty' Ex-Employer Fined $4M Over GameStop Posts
• David Boies Threatened Theranos Whistleblower, Jury Told
• Trade Group Tells 1st Circ. Eateries Not Owed Virus Coverage
• Mass. AG Deal Can't Save Philip Morris From $10M Punitives
• Former Aetna Consultant Says Co. Lied For Medicaid Funding
• 3rd Circ. Remands WR Grace Ch. 11 Insurer Liability Query
• Debevoise, Sidley Craft Prudential's $2.2B Annuities Sale
• Doctor Group Asks 7th Circ. To Revive Antitrust Suit
• Fla. Judge Advises Denying Fees In Failed Whistleblower Case
• Beazley Cyber Claims Expert Cites Ransomware Spike, Risks
• Old Republic's Liability Policy Not 'Draconian,' Ill. Court Says
• What 5th Circ. Ruling Means For Insurers' Post-Award Liability
• Bankruptcy Eligibility Is Expanding For Small Biz Debtors
• Imposing Insurance Surcharges On Unvaccinated Workers
• Hartford Ups Offer To $787M To End Boy Scouts Abuse Claims
• Holmes Fan's #MeToo Callout To Jurors Draws Judge's Ire
• Hartford Unit Aims To Sink NJ Law Firm's Virus Coverage Suit
• 9th Circ. Urged Not To Stay Order Enforcing Arbitration Clause
• Texas Justices Weigh '8 Corners' Rule In Insurance Fights
• Insurer Does Not Owe Coverage In Trampoline Park Injury
• Ga. Hospital System Sued Over 6-Month Data Breach
• Furniture Company's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Splinters
• Ga. Judge Weighs Injunction Against Insurance Executive
• Insurance Commissioner's Agenda: Del. Tackles Mental Health
• Blue Cross Tells Ga. Panel To Ax Claims It 'Inflated' Network
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Glass Co. Takes $1.3M Defect Coverage Fight To 9th Circ.
• Insurer Need Not Defend Litigation Against Pipeline Co.
• 9th Circ. Says PowerPoints Aren't Legit Retirement Plan Docs
• Federal Contractor Can't Duck RICO Suit Over Alleged Fraud
• 7 Companies To Join September Blitz With IPOs Topping $2.8B
• Insurer Wants Out Of 3 Hand Sanitizer Class Suits
• Florida Country Club Sues Insurer Over Irma Damage
• Cyprus Mines Asks To Join Imerys Ch. 11 J&J Suit
• NJ Justices Divided Over Medicare, Insurer Payment Order
• Balwani's Counsel Can't Reserve Seats To Watch Holmes Trial
• Embracing ESG: Leidos GC Talks Social Responsibility
• Comfort Inn Says Insurers Dodged Covering Dorian Damage
• NY Diocese Creditors Agree To Share Ch. 11 Claims Info
• XL Unit Must Cover Spirits Maker In Chemical Release Suits
• NJ, NY Attys Sued Over Missing $1M In Mortgage Funds
• Key Takeaways From The NAIC Summer National Meeting
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Pharma Cos. Should Prepare For New Drug-Rebate Scrutiny
• ERISA Ruling Reveals Big-Picture Health Benefit Issues
• Ex-Giuliani Associate Pleads Guilty In Campaign Finance Case
• Ritz-Carlton, Quality Inn Fight For Virus Coverage At 7th Circ.
• 9/11 Terrorist Attack Suits Left Mark On Insurance Industry
• NJ Supreme Court Preview: Teacher Bias Suit, New Biz Rule
• Most Insurer Payout Defenses Tossed In $120M Coverage Suit
• Surfside Rejects Land Swap With Collapsed Condo Site
• Teva Loses Bid To Dodge Most Of Feds' FCA Case
• Sanctions Sought Against State Farm In 15-Year Katrina Suit
• Insurer Ducks Claims It Destroyed Evidence In Sprinkler Suit
• What's At Stake In High Court's CVS Disability Bias Case
• 6th Circ. Won't Rehear St. Luke's Contract Termination Appeal
• Considerations In Structuring Private Equity D&O Coverage
• Vehicle Service Contracts Present Opportunities For EV Cos.
• Insurer Balks At Paying For Mental Health Clinic's DOJ Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pandemic, Cyberattacks Fuel Demand For Insurance Attys
• Insurer Needn't Defend Motel In Sex-Trafficking Suit
• Sports Data Co.'s Virus Coverage Bid Doubtful, Judge Says
• Insurer Sues To Slip Coverage Of $3M Bridge Repair Lawsuit
• Elizabeth Holmes' Fraud Trial Delayed Over Virus Concerns
• 'Avalanche' Of Virus Cases Favors Insurers, Judge Says
• NY AG Goes After No-Poach Pacts In Title Insurance Industry
• Golden Corral Served Defeat In COVID-19 Coverage Dispute
• Lloyd's Can't Deny Coverage For Shootings, NY Court Told
• The Complex State Of Insurance In The Cannabis Business
• Unvaccinated Aegerion Rep Can't Delay Prison, Feds Say
• Lessons In Crisis Lawyering 20 Years After 9/11
• Report Shows Staffing Fluctuations At State Insurance Depts.
• Insurers Prevail In 4 COVID-19 Coverage Suits In Oregon
• Orthopedic Clinics Demand COVID Coverage From Zurich
• Insurers Beat Benecard's 3rd Circ. Fraud Suit Coverage Fight
• Insurer Says Tour Boat's Lack Of Waiver Dooms Coverage Bid
• Texas Firm Drops Class Action Over Allstate Experts
• Hotel Owner Gets Glimmer Of Hope In Virus Coverage Fight
• Restaurants Say Erie's Coordination Plan Unfair To Plaintiffs
• Insurer Should Defend Opioid Suits, Ohio Court Told
• Holmes' Fraud Trial Openings Draw Crowds, Look-Alikes
• D&O Coverage Considerations Amid Increasing SEC Scrutiny
• Ex-NFLer Wants $118K Fees After 9th Circ. Benefits Win
• Don't Fret Over Antitrust Deal's ERISA Impact, BCBS Says
• CVS Tells High Court Mailed Prescriptions Not Disability Bias
• Cincinnati Can't Shake Virus Coverage Suit, Restaurant Says
• Abbott Names Texas Insurance Veteran To Head Department
• Insurers Drop Pollution Coverage Suit Against Steel Co.
• Insurer Hits Stucco Installer With $1.7M Coverage Dispute
• Chicago Eateries Hit 15 Insurers With Pandemic Loss Suit
• Ill. Court Tells Insurer To Cover Negligent Lumbar Surgery Suit
• Cyberinsurance Carriers Top Hackers' Hit List
• Marsh McLennan Names New Global Compliance Chief
• 11th Circ. Tosses Insurer's Escape Bid For HVAC Death Suit
• Insurer's Win Preserved In Distillery TM Suit Coverage Fight
• Loss Of Use Backs Venue's Virus Coverage Suit, 4th Circ. Told
• Purdue's 'Bitter' Pill For Victim Recoveries Here To Stay
• Texas Justices To Mull 'Employee' Meaning In Insurance Law
• Top Florida Cases To Watch For The Rest Of 2021
• Chubb Unit Beats NJ Dental Offices' Virus Coverage Suit
• Snoqualmie Tribe Wins COVID-19 Insurance Claim For Casino
• Berkshire Unit Fights Nursing Home's Coverage For $3.4M Tab
• 'Creative Lawyers' Can't Redo Ga. Car Insurance Formula
• Akerman Helps With $45M NY Life Real Estate Loan
• Zurich American Must Face Hotelier's Virus Coverage Suit
• Chickasaw Want Arbitration Order Tossed In Rx Payback Suit
• Travelers Owes Builder Defense In Job Site Injury Suit
• Property Owner Cues Up High Court Arbitration Question
• Calif. Jury Empaneled In Trial Of Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes
• Insurer Wants Out Of Trailer Park Roof Collapse Suit
• State Farm Fights Insured's Appraiser With Financial Interest
• DC Lawmakers Call For Antitrust Probe Into MedStar
• 8th Circ. Affirms Pipe-Marking Co.'s Win In Explosion Suit
• UPMC, Doctor Face FCA Suit Over Simultaneous Operations
• Toss Of Gallery's Virus Policy Suit Looks Safe In 2nd Circ.
• Waiver Eyed As Excess Insurers Seek To Duck NJ Virus Suit
• Why Structured Data Is Increasingly Important To Your Case
• Tool Co. Wants Travelers To Cover $40M Transfer Fraud Suit
• New Fla. Atty Fee Law May Be Boon To Property Insurers
• Genetic Testing Lab Owner Cops To $73M Medicare Scheme
• Holmes Trial Jury Pool Narrowed For Final Day Of Selection
• Zurich Beats Fla. Event Venue's COVID-19 Coverage Bid
• Ford Dealer's Insurer Wants Out Of Suit Over Worker's Killing
• Endo Beats Investors' Opioid Crisis Class Suit, For Now
• Miami Eatery Denied Coverage In Pandemic Coverage Suit
• Embracing ESG: AIG Counsel Talks SEC Risk Alert
• Training Co. Drops Suit Over Insurer's Coverage Of FTC Probe
• Court Says Land Swap May Be 'Win-Win' For Surfside Victims
• Insurer Nabs Win In Ferrari Crash Dispute With Luxury Mag
• USA Gymnastics Floats $425M Ch. 11 Plan For Abuse Victims