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Insurance - December, 2021

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guest Articles Of 2021
• Holmes Jury Asks To Rehear Ex-CEO's 2013 Investor Call
• Federal Benefits Group Backs PBM's 8th Circ. Rehearing Bid
• NJ Casino Scores Partial Virus Coverage Win
• 11th Circ. Vacates Insurer's Win Over Chemical Spill Injury Suit
• Real Estate Software Co. Loses Phishing Coverage At 5th Circ.
• Wash. Yoga Studio Wants 9th Circ. Revival Of COVID Suit
• New Year's Eve Countdown Of Insurance Litigation
• 2nd Circ. Says Ace Can Cut Cord On Covering Dish DVR Suits
• Co.'s Easement Suits Not Covered By Insurance, Court Told
• Horizon Healthcare Beats Revived Data Breach Suit, For Now
• A Law Firm Leader's Guide To Seeking Effective Feedback
• Hilton Suit Says Insurer Failed To Pay For Hurricane Damage
• Restaurant Had No Physical Loss From COVID, Judge Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Biggest Corporate, Institutional, Gov't Injury Payouts Of 2021
• Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2021
• Florida Hotel's Water Damage Claim Sent To Arbitration
• Court Pushes Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan Hearing To February
• Vizio Says Arch Insurance Can't Duck Smart TV MDL Coverage
• Travel Agency Not Owed Coverage For Arbitration, Judge Says
• CSAA Says It Wants Out Of Vegas Van Crash Coverage
• Holmes Judge Nixes Jury Request To Take Instructions Home
• Horizon, Pa. Pharmacy Settle $10M Insurance Fraud Suit
• Mo. Distillery Urges 8th Circ. To Revive TM Suit Coverage Row
• 10th Circ. Hands Insurers Another Win In Virus Coverage Suits
• Feds Seize $180M In Bitcoin From Accused Sony Embezzler
• Calif. Insurer Of Last Resort Writes Record Number Of Policies
• The Biggest Cyber Coverage Decisions Of 2021
• Prudential Says Refiled ERISA Class Action Still Falls Short
• Insurer Ducks Paying $9.6M In NYC Hotel's COVID Suit
• Insurer Says Georgia Firm Hid Ties To Tax Scheme
• Chicago Eateries Ask To Keep Virus Loss Claims Together
• Zurich Says 11th Circ. Already Decided Virus Coverage Issue
• Insurer Wants Out Of Pub Stabbing Injury Suit
• Berkley Says Deception Bars Coverage Of Cell Tower Collapse
• NJ Court Deals A Blow To Historic Theater's Virus Loss Suit
• Omitted Comma Doesn't Change Chubb Policy, Judge Finds
• Doormaker Slams Bid To Duck $10M Of Settlement Coverage
• Firm, Employees Agree On Divvying Chubb Defense Funds
• Travelers Wants Out of $20M Mobile Calif. Classroom Row
• Parent's COVID Case Not A Coverable Outbreak, Judge Says
• Insurers Tell 11th Circ. To Nix Medical Co.'s Coverage Suit
• Court Split On Amazon's Seller Liability Could Be Moot
• The Biggest General Liability Insurance Decisions Of 2021
• Firm Fires Back In Legal Malpractice Coverage Dispute
• Embracing ESG: Whirlpool CLO Talks Structural Improvement
• Holmes' Fate In Jury's Hands As Criminal Fraud Trial Wraps
• State Farm Defeats Insureds In Policy Fight Over Claims
• Mallinckrodt Balks At Bid To Withdraw Acthar Antitrust Claims
• Seismic Purdue Ruling May Finally Get High Court's Attention
• LA Fitness Blames Virus For Closures In Revised Suit
• Korean Court Recognizes $111M Award To Chinese Insurer
• Insurer Ducks Arson Coverage Since Store Used Wrong Alarm
• Pharmacy Benefit Manager Lobby Calls 8th Circ. Loss 'Wrong'
• Chubb Unit Was Misled About YogaPipe Defects, Lawsuit Says
• Fla. High Court Is Wrong To Ban CLE Diversity Requirements
• Hollywood Weight Loss Doc Guilty In $355M Insurance Scam
• Insurer Wants Out Of Fatal Chicago Nightclub Shooting Suit
• Private La. Insurer Will Assume Policies Of Insolvent Carriers
• The Biggest D&O Liability Insurance Rulings Of 2021
• The Biggest COVID-19 Business Interruption Rulings Of 2021
• Developer Tells 11th Circ. Its COVID Ruling Does Not Apply
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Farmers Legal Chief Fired Over Bias Suit Awarded $155M
• Feds Portray Holmes As Mature Liar As Fraud Trial Nears End
• 4th Circ. Says Church Repair Coverage Claims Filed Too Late
• Missouri Insurance Chief Selected As NAIC President-Elect
• Hotelier Asks 11th Circ. To Vacate Insurance Fraud Ruling
• Arcade Owner Tells 11th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• NY Case Shows Insurance Possibility For SEC Disgorgements
• Former Philly Refinery Owner Gets Win In Row With Insurers
• Hotel Tells 8th Circ. Not To Follow Pro-Insurer COVID Ruling
• Lawyers Must Prepare For Contract Tech Co. Consolidation
• NJ Locals Say Insurers Use Blanket Markdown To Pare Payout
• NFL's Eagles Want Another Shot At COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Allianz Defeats Ore. Health System's Virus Coverage Suit
• US Broadened Reach Of Targeted Sanctions In 2021
• Ex-Worker Says McDonald's Sent Out Shoddy COBRA Notices
• Holmes' 'Risky' Decision To Testify Could Save Her, Attys Say
• Child Could See That Shutdowns Merit Coverage, Eateries Say
• ERISA Suit Against UnitedHealth Unit Wins Class Status
• Centene Hits Gilead With HIV Generic Antitrust Suit
• Manhattan Diamond Dealer's Virus Coverage Suit Tossed
• Calif. Judge Sanctions Property Cos. In Insurer Bias Suit Row
• Chubb Unit Says Contracts Bar SXSW's Refund Coverage Suit
• 6th Circ. Upholds Travelers Win Over Bid For $5M In Losses
• Insurer Wants To Drop Fla. Atty Client Over Kickback Scheme
• Insurer Ordered To Defend WTA In $10M Blood Test Arbitration
• Theater Loses Virus Coverage Suit Despite Expert Testimony
• Insurer Ends Dispute Over Ill. Cafe's Coverage For Wage Suit
• Fla. Judge Allows Surfside's Engineer Access To Collapse Site
• Ill. Developer's Virus Suit Tossed After 7th Circ. Rulings
• How Budget Bill Could Affect Employer Health, Benefit Plans
• BigLaw's Big Guns Of Revenue Keep Growing
• Ill. Judge Pauses McDonald's BIPA Dispute Over Similar Case
• 11th Circ. Restores $400K Fee Award Against Terminix
• Total Says Kinder Morgan Owes $9M For Wrongful Death
• Ill. Residents Say Insurer On Hook For $20M BIPA Settlement
• 5 Benefits Rulings From 2021 That Attorneys Should Know
• Boy Scouts Tout $800M Settlement As AIG Seeks Delay
• Judge Tosses Alabama Hotel's COVID-19 Coverage Bid
• Policyholder Group Backs Developer's Virus Coverage Appeal
• High Court Told Law Barring Fraud Coverage Is Constitutional
• The Pandemic Patent Lawsuit Boom Continues
• White And Williams Adds Insurance Coverage Partner
• Ill. Bar Insurer Can't Ditch Law Firm Defense In Fees Fight
• How Firms Can Adapt Amid COVID's Shifting Legal Needs
• Kelley Kronenberg Adds Four Insurance Attys In New Orleans
• Tornadoes Damaging But Manageable, Insurer Analysts Say
• Ace Says Tech Co. Must Cover Firm's $2M Ransom Payment
• COVID-19 Didn't Cause Tangible Damage, Zurich Argues
• Prestige Draws Young Attys, But Keeping Them Takes Work
• Insurers To Pay Out $800M To Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Victims
• Boy Scouts Bash Group's Proposed Fix To Email Row
• Casino Wants Mich. High Court In On Virus Coverage Suit
• Mallinckrodt Says $1.75B Ch. 11 Opioid Deal Is Reasonable
• Wash. Judge Gives Insurers Majority Win In COVID-19 Suit
• 6th Circ. Tosses Truck Driver's Disability Benefits Suit
• Embracing ESG: Synchrony Counsel Talk Role Of Legal Teams
• Insurer Ducks Coverage For John Varvatos Discrimination Suit
• Blue Bell Challenges Insurers' Refusal To Defend Listeria Suit
• Insurer Tells 7th Circ. Furniture Co.'s Losses Aren't Physical
• Judge Won't Nix Alcohol References In Suit Over Boat Crash
• USA Gymnastics Announces $380M Bankruptcy Settlement
• Prestige Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• Prestige Leaders: Sizing Up Firms By Revenue
• Holmes Jury Instructions Fight Touches On Celebrity, Balwani
• Bar Owners Lose Bid For COVID-19 Coverage In Georgia Case
• 7th Circ. Deals Policyholders 'Body Blow' In Virus Ruling
• Part Of Insurer's Suit Over Fatal Wreck Dismissed
• Iowa Bail Bondsman Accused Of Insurance Fraud
• School Shooting Lawsuits May Test Insurance Coverage
• Shkreli, Vyera To Settle Out Of BCBS Antitrust Class Action
• Conn. Casino's Virus Loss Not Covered, Insurer Tells Court
• Mallinckrodt Calls Opioid, Acthar Deals Vital To Ch. 11 Plan
• Fla. Condo Group Must Arbitrate $2M Hurricane Damage Case
• Insurer Fights Seattle Hotel's 9th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeal
• Texas Justices To Hear Blue Cross $3M Tax Refund Fight
• Liberty Says $1.3M Settlement Shatters Glass Coverage Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• LV Members Reject Bain Capital's £530M Takeover Offer
• Citizens, Hanover Assert No Coverage For Privacy Suit
• New Orleans Jeweler Turns To 5th Circ. In Virus Coverage Row
• Insurer Trying To Circumvent State Court, Indiana DOT Alleges
• Wash. Eatery Operator Owed Virus Coverage, 9th Circ. Told
• Insurer's Data Breach Claims Get Trimmed Before Trial
• Utica Fights To Keep Travelers In $5.6M Trade Secrets Suit
• Buffalo Bills Lose Virus Coverage Fight With Zurich
• How 11th Circ. Ruling Dominated 2021 COVID Insurance Cases
• For Junior Lawyers, Authenticity And A Solid Pitch Are Key
• Maryland Joins International Sustainable Insurance Forum
• Theranos Closings Near As Elizabeth Holmes Rests Defense
• Another Ohio Appeals Court Sides With Insurer In COVID Suit
• Del. Justices Uphold $5.8B Hotel Deal Default Ruling
• State Farm Owes $4.5M Interest In Class Action, 8th Circ. Says
• 4th Circ. Seems Skeptical In Its First Virus Coverage Appeal
• Hyundai NA CEO Can't Nix Counterclaims In Fraud Row
• Lemonade To Mediate Bio Data Claims With Policyholders
• Ex-Insys Staffer Skirts Prison For Fentanyl Bribe Scheme
• Lakers Take A Shot At Keeping Virus Coverage Hopes Alive
• Insurers Say Law On Death Benefits Can't Be Retroactive
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Workers' Comp Attys In NJ, Conn.
• A Compliance Primer For Attorneys Outsourcing Legal Work
• Hotels Underinsured Due To Agent's Negligence, 8th Circ. Told
• Holmes Defends Theranos' 'Aggressive' IP Protection At Trial
• MLS Team Can't Kick Virus Coverage Suit To State Court
• Jury Says State Farm Owes Fla. Man $3M In Uninsured Crash
• Experian Predicts 'Cyberdemic' To Continue Through 2022
• Mallinckrodt Exec Says Ch. 11 Plan A Fair Deal For Creditors
• Conflict Bumps Retired Del. Judge From Scouts' Ch. 11 Panels
• Ill. Insurance Co. Exec Pleads Guilty To $6M Fraud Scheme
• Lloyd's Sued Over Canceled Food Services Event Coverage
• Event Company Owner Loses Bid For COVID Coverage
• Justices Urged To Fix Law On Medical Pot Reimbursements
• Ghana U. Asks NY Judge To Toss Chubb's $165M Award Suit
• Accounting Firm Overstated Insurer's Finances, Suit Says
• Tyson & Mendes Opens Boston Office, Adds Managing Partner
• USA Taekwondo, Insurer Leave Athletes' Sex Abuse Suit
• New ERISA Rulings Diverge On Civil Procedure
• Feds Say Insurer Liable For Part Of $1.4M Jewelry Duties Bill
• When And How To Depose Fact Witnesses Remotely In 2022
• Fla. Pharmacy Owner Convicted Of Mail Fraud
• Victims' Attys Want Docs Clawed Back In Scouts Ch. 11
• Chubb Must Face Tina Turner Musical's Virus Coverage Suit
• Vanessa Bryant Drops Suit After Settlement Terms Fulfilled
• Del. Justices Pick Contract Over Bad Math In $750M Merger
• Insurer Must Pay $5M Toward Trolley Crash Judgment
• Live Nation COVID Loss Capped At $1M Annually, Insurer Says
• High Court Won't Hear NC Hospital System Antitrust Challenge
• Insurer Rejects Car Dealer's Coverage Bid For Worker's Killing
• Philly Refinery's Insurers Ask Del. Court To Shrink Trial Claims
• JP Morgan Ruling May Have Broad Insurance Implications
• Greenspoon Marder Launches Insurance Recovery Group
• Embracing ESG: PayPal CLO Talks Gauging Impact And Intent
• NY Law Firm's COVID Coverage Suit With CNA Unit Tossed
• Mallinckrodt Escapes $320M Acthar Antitrust Claim In Ch. 11
• High Court Won't Hear COVID Insurance Physical Loss Fight
• LV Members Urge FCA To Pause £530M Bain Takeover Bid
• Holmes Attys Rip 'Confusing' Jury Instructions On Fraud
• Restaurants To Appeal COVID-19 Coverage Loss To 6th Circ.
• Lloyd's, NYC Jeweler Seek $2M For Damaged Ruby Ring
• Uncertainty Makes Insuring 3D-Printed Construction Tricky
• Calif. Wineries Prep For Coverage Fight For Wildfire Smoke
• Texas Ruling In $1.2M Gold Coin Theft Suit Boosts Insurer
• Why New Phase I Site Standard Matters For Real Estate
• Insurer Says Space Heater Maker Liable For $1.7M School Fire
• Texas Law Firm Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• Trade Leaders See Proof Of Concept In WTO Services Pact
• US Steel Accuses Zurich Of Bad Faith In Injured Trucker Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Latham
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Texas Justices Told 'Employee' Defined Broadly In $3.8M Fight
• Planned Parenthood Cyberattack Affects 400,000 Patients
• 5th Circ. Overturns Own Precedent In Maritime Liability Row
• Space Needle's Insurer Can't Keep Virus Coverage Row In NY
• Insurer Must Pay For OD Negligence Defense, Pa. Panel Says
• Health Ministry Estate To Pursue Admin Firm For Excess Fees
• Grocer Says Insurer's BIPA Coverage Fight Is 'Self-Serving'
• Ohio Appeals Court Affirms Nail Salon's COVID Coverage Loss
• Boy Scouts Insurer Can Review Council Docs In Ch. 11
• How The Pandemic Made This Judge A Zoom Trial 'MacGyver'
• Chubb Unit Asks 11th Circ. To Affirm Virus Coverage Win
• NC Theaters Ask 7th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• Performance Sports Investors Score $13M Deal In Fraud Suit
• Anderson Kill To COVID-19 Policyholders: Don't Give Up
• Travis Scott Insurers May Bristle At Paying For Defense
• 8th Circ. Won't Ax Worker's Disability Benefits Win
• Insurer Must Cover Atty In Sexual Assault Suit, Judge Says
• Clover Health Sued In Del. Over Merger Disclosure Failures
• Insurer Can't Try Pollution Coverage Suit In NY, Solar Co. Says
• Texas Drivers Get Class Cert. In GEICO Total Loss Dispute
• Insurers Can't Override H-2B Criteria, BALCA Says
• Imerys, Cyprus Get Go-Ahead For Mediation In Ch. 11 Cases
• $200M Verdict Winners Seek 'Hidden' Info Of Parent Insurers
• Surfside Collapse Trial Would Start No Later Than Summer
• Insurer Liable For $4.8M In Clinic Damage, Health Co. Says
• Broker Should Cover $4M Settlement, Transport Co. Says
• Sidley Guides Gallagher's $4B Willis Re Acquisition