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Insurance - January, 2022

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• 7th Circuit Backs Coverage Denial In Knockoff Trailer Case
• USA Gymnastics Says Ch. 11 Appeal Is Delaying Plan Deals
• Insurer Sues Holiday Inn Operator To Avoid Disability Bias Suit
• Feds Take Up Metal Co.'s $3.5M Contract Fight With Travelers
• Chubb Unit Ducks Defending Investment Firm From $8.5M Suit
• Keys To Keeping Law Firm Talent Amid The Great Resignation
• DC Circ. Asks If Reinsurers Tied By Contract In $22M Case
• Judge Tosses Philadelphia-Area Diner's Virus Coverage Suit
• Insurers, WTA Reach Deal Over $10M Blood Test Arbitration
• Marsh McLennan Unit Secures More Than $4.8B For 6th Fund
• CVS Drug Buyers Ask 9th Circ. For Redo Of $121M Trial
• Insurance Broker Escapes Law Firm's Virus Coverage Suit
• Property Insurance Not For Virus Losses, Trade Group Argues
• Feds Assert Control Over Surfside Condo Collapse Evidence
• 11th Circ. Backs Travelers' Win Over Bad Faith Claim
• DOL Says Employers Struggling With Mental Health Parity Law
• Colo. Clash On Insurance Adjuster Liability Concerns Industry
• 2nd Circ. Strikes Down Taekwondo Studio's Virus Suit
• Relentless Catastrophes Push Insurance Industry To Change
• Shooting Victim Defends Counterclaim Over $17M Verdict
• No Coverage For Atty Who Didn't Show At Trial, 8th Circ. Says
• Pa. Businesses Fight Cincinnati's Bid To Sink Virus Suit
• Zurich Beats Fashion Retailer's Pandemic Coverage Suit
• Insurer Says Sotheby's Owed No Defense For Condo Sale Suit
• Ga. County Joins Fight Over In-Network Health Insurance
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Texas Justices Won't Rehear $1.2M Gold Coin Theft Dispute
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Wiley Rein
• Strategies For Coping With Stress In The Legal Profession
• 11th Circ. Upholds Geico's Win In $1M Crash Coverage Fight
• Climate Change Swells Crop Insurance Payouts, Report Says
• 5 Breyer Opinions For Financial Services Attys To Know
• The Term: Breyer's Legacy And The Nomination To Come
• Fla. Judge Gives Cancer Patients Win Against Aetna
• Breyer Retiring As Supreme Court Lurches Right
• Genworth Policyholders Ask Chancery For $1.55B Escrow
• Judge Tosses LA Landlord's Virus Loss Suit Against Travelers
• Former Refinery Owner Reaches Deal In Ch. 11 Insurance Row
• Quinn Emanuel Links Up With Top Saudi Litigator
• Aon Says 2021 Disasters Propelled High Insurable Losses
• Allianz Unit's Negligence Claims Over Hotel Damage Revived
• What You Need To Know About Judge Jackson
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Pasich LLP
• Biden At His Side, Justice Breyer Announces Retirement
• No Physical Loss Dooms Gift Shop Co.'s Virus Coverage Suit
• University Of Colorado Avoids Virus Coverage Suit Dismissal
• Insurers Beat Virus Suit In NJ As Property Damage Is Absent
• Democrats Plan Swift Confirmation Of Breyer Successor
• Insurance Broker Must Face Trimmed Disability Coverage Suit
• Insurer Eyes Win In $1.7M Faulty Stucco Coverage Fight
• Insurer Must Turn Over Underwriting Manuals In Fla. Case
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Seeking Crime Insurance Coverage
• Gun Rights Group Says San Jose Insurance Edict Is Unlawful
• Meet The Possible Nominees For Justice Breyer's Seat
• How AI Can Transform Crisis Management In Litigation
• Litigation Complicates Surprise Medical Bill Law Compliance
• Vt. Justices Ponder Loss-Of-Use Test In Virus Coverage Suit
• 'Just Do Your Job': Justice Breyer's Legacy Of Pragmatism
• Blank Rome Adds Corporate Litigation Partner In Philly
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Use Newer 'Occurrence' Insurance Ruling
• 10th Circ. Revives Coal Miner's Black Lung Benefits Bid
• Coverage For Eatery's Pandemic Losses Barred By Exclusion
• 5 Breyer Opinions You Need To Know
• Zurich Seeks Dismissal Of Qdoba's Virus Coverage Claims
• Insurance Group Of The Year: O'Melveny
• Justice Breyer To Retire From High Court
• NY Senate OKs Ex-Obama Adviser To Be Top Financial Cop
• United Policyholders Backs 9th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeals
• How Vaccine Mandates Impact Employment Insurance Policies
• Judge Grants Partial Win To Insurer In Dealership Damage Suit
• Liberty Mutual Beats California Event Planner's Virus Suit
• Mallinckrodt, Fresenius Reach $14M Deal On Supply Claims
• Va. Insurance Co. Agrees To Settle Hiring Bias Claims
• The Insys Case Made History. Why An Exec's Appeal May Not
• NY Prosecutors Face Rare Probe Of 'Missteps' In $500M Case
• Aliera Ch. 11 Cases To Be Consolidated In Del. Court
• Supervisor Relationships Are Key To Beating Atty Burnout
• Security Deposit Insurer To Issue Refunds, Md. AG Says
• Construction Co. Says Zurich Liable For $30M Bridge Repairs
• NY Insurance Broker Wants Hotelier's Virus Suit Nixed
• Boy Scouts Say Claimant Atty Tweeted Confidential Ch. 11 Info
• Texas Panel Sends $19M Reimbursement Case To Mediation
• Florida, Alabama Restaurants Lose Bid For COVID Coverage
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Dentons
• Distributor Urges 6th Circ. To Revive Opioid Coverage Suits
• Beyond Big: Smaller, Hyperfocused Firms Still Stand Out
• Execs Very Concerned About Climate, Deloitte Report Says
• Texas Gas Co. Can Proceed With Coverage Suit Over Spill
• Rowan University Keeps Virus Coverage Suit Alive In NJ
• Insurers Can Depose Claimant Attys In Boy Scouts Ch. 11
• Home Depot GC Urges SEC Immunity For Cyberattack Info
• 8th Circ. Says Insurer Must Cover 2 Fires At Same Home
• USC Must Face Insurer's Bid To Rescind Excess Policy
• UnitedHealth Files 2nd Suit Over $38M Merger Math Dispute
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Owe Engineering Co. $25M Coverage
• Feds Fight 'Overbroad' Probe Into Botched $500M Fraud Case
• Calif. Insurance Chief OKs Fire Coverage Option For Farmers
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Cohen Ziffer
• What To Know As Vermont Justices Hear Virus Coverage Row
• COVID Fuels Top Firms' Priorities In 2022
• The Leaderboard: Tracking A Firm's Litigation Footprint
• Zurich Defeats Pandemic Coverage Suit Over IT Co.'s Losses
• Ex-Surfside Building Official Can't Duck Deposition
• 9th Circ. Breathes New Life Into $50M Suit Against 49 Insurers
• Colo. Insurance Chief Tells Homeowners To Check Fire Losses
• New Evidence OK In Ohio High Court COVID Suit, Biz Argues
• NY Precedent Sinks Fla. Bars' COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Eatery Fights Zurich's Bid To Escape $1.75M FLSA Settlement
• Feds Say Nursing Home Owner Dodged $29.5M Payroll Tax Bill
• Trucking Cos. Need Stronger Insurance To Protect Public
• Fish Oil Co. Gets Another Shot At Explosion Coverage Suit
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Anderson Kill
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Geico Gets Pandemic Insurance Refund Suit Cut, For Now
• Insurer Didn't Reject Crash Deal Offer, 1st Circ. Affirms
• Covid Tester Escalates BCBS Pay Fight With Antitrust Claims
• 7th Circ. Dooms Ill. Spa And Gym Owner's Virus Coverage Bid
• Virtu, Axis Near Settlement In $11M Hacking Coverage Fight
• Sutter Judge 'Optimistic' Virus Won't Further Delay Jury Trial
• Housing Nonprofit Says Insurer Must Cover Employment Suits
• Chicago Gas Station Sues Insurer Over Protest Damage
• Reed Smith Adds Ex-Anderson Kill Atty To Insurance Group
• Pipeline Builder Calls Insurers' Claims Unripe In $3.2M Row
• Flagstar Fined $3.6M By OCC Over Flood Act Compliance
• Fitness Center Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• Insurer Wants Refund From Hawaiian Hospital For Abuse Suits
• DaVita Tells Justices Not To Touch Win In Reimbursement Row
• Delaware Justices Doubtful Of Solar Co.'s Coverage Bid
• Insurers Must Hand Over Info To $200M Verdict Winners
• Bank Co. Says Insurers Must Cover Losses After $88M Deal
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Baseball Teams' Virus Coverage Appeal
• Chicago Law Firm's Insurer Wants Out Of Coverage For Suits
• 5th Circ. Creates Carveout For Deepwater Response Claims
• Philly Printing Co. Wants Trucker's Insurance To Cover Injury
• The Rising Demand For Commercial Litigators In 2022
• NJ Gov. Signs Bill To Allow 'Bad Faith' Insurance Suits
• Mass. Appeals Court Upholds Coverage Denial In Wage Row
• Cincinnati Fights New Evidence In Ohio High Court COVID Suit
• Landlord Who Dodged $500M Fraud Rap Wants Feds Probed
• Insurer Demands Supplier Pay $13M For Chemical Explosion
• Marsh McLennan Employee Data Breach Suit Gets Tossed
• Justices Asked Not To Review Medical Pot Reimbursements
• Sutter Calls Class' Bid For Chief Judge Intervention 'Improper'
• Insurer Fights NC Theaters' 7th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeal
• Contractor Can't Ditch Insurer's Hotel Project Coverage Suit
• Insurer Sues Dehumidifier Manufacturer For Fire Damages
• Consultancy Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• Fla. Hospital Worker Gets $4M In T-Bone Accident Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives $8.6M Reimbursement Suit Against Cigna
• Key Contract Lessons In Del. Justices' Hotel Deal Ruling
• 5th Circ. Clears Insurer In $20M Magnet Injury Settlement
• Akerman Appeals Counsel DQ In Medicare Repayment Row
• No New Trial For Restaurant Group In COVID Coverage Row
• USW Workers Want Class Cert. In Benefits Termination Suit
• Judge Had Exxon Stock While Overseeing Case, Insurer Says
• 11th Circ. Backs Liberty Mutual Win Over Hotelier's Virus Suit
• Norton Rose Avoids DQ In $340M COVID Coverage Suit In NY
• Justices Will Not Review Lloyd's Arbitration Fight
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2021
• Judge Sets Early Mediation For Surfside Collapse Defendants
• War Exclusion Doesn't Bar Merck's $1.4B Cyber Loss
• NFT Thefts Leave Experts Wondering How To Insure The Asset
• 401(k) Plan Trustees Get Class Cert. In Foreign Tax Credit Row
• Attys Say State High Courts Should Weigh COVID Issues
• Medical Practice Says Union Owes $576K For COVID-19 Tests
• Allied Wants Win In $3M Water Facility Damage Suit
• Patients Can't Yet Score Win In UBH Surprise Billing Suit
• Man Can't Sue Attys Over Hit-And-Run Deal, NJ Court Says
• 1 COVID Case Wasn't Insured 'Outbreak' At NJ Preschool
• Marketing Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Florida Justices Set To Tackle 'Disinterested' Appraiser Debate
• Law Firm Not Covered For Timeshare Exit Suits, Insurer Says
• 'Someone Is Going To Get Sick': Sutter Judge Eyes Later Trial
• Insurer Hit With RICO Suit For Underpaying Hurricane Claims
• 2nd Circ. Says Earlier Ruling Disposes Of Delis' Virus Suit
• Reinsurer Launches With MassMutual, Centerbridge Support
• Creditors Say Aliera Ch. 11 Needs To Stay In Delaware Court
• COVID 'Long Hauler' Says Disability Claim Wrongly Denied
• Consulting Co. Workers Say Iffy 401(k) Funds Cost Them $85M
• 11th Circ. Orders Defense Of Fatal Pyro Plant Explosion Suits
• Exclusion Bars Carbon Monoxide Suit Defense, Insurers Say
• NM Eye Practice's Virus Coverage Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Insurer Trying To Avoid $1B Crash Verdict Hit With Countersuit
• How In-House Counsel Can Make The Case For Settling Early
• NJ Firm Says Hartford Misses Mark In Virus Coverage Fight
• Worker Says Wells Fargo Scared Her Out Of COBRA Coverage
• Financial Consultant Sued Over Illegal Loan Scheme Losses
• 13 People Charged Over Alleged 'No-Fault' Insurance Crimes
• Property Owner Fights Arbitration Of $3.3M Coverage Claim
• 8th Circ. Mulls Virus Exclusion COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Benefits Suit Over 9/11-Linked PTSD
• Ky. Dentist's COVID Coverage Loss Upheld By 6th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Revive Geico COVID Refunds Suit
• To Retain Talent, GCs Should Prioritize Mission Statements
• Wynn's Extensive Footnotes Don't Doom Virus Coverage
• Sutter Antitrust Trial Must Go On Despite COVID, Judge Told
• Investment Firm Founder Asks 4th Circ. To Reinstate $8M Win
• Ex-HP Manager Sues Cigna Over Long-Term Benefits Denial
• Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes To Be Sentenced Sept. 26
• Cyber Firm Gets OK For Vote On Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• Boy Scouts Rip Report Saying Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Support
• State Farm Wins A Do-Over In 'Charmed' Actor's Wildfire Trial
• APCIA Sees Curbing Insurance Suits As Top Priority In Fla.
• 5th Circ. Finds Insurer Must Defend Roofing Co. In $5M Suit
• Calif. Gov. Seeks More Climate Funding In Budget Proposal
• Gym Operator Says Allianz Shirking Coverage Of COVID Loss
• Gym Franchisees Tell 4th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• McKinsey Deal Not Enough For Opioid Costs, Mass. Suit Says
• Roberto Clemente's Son Hits Allstate With Race Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Skeptical Of Coverage For Co.'s Opioid Probe Costs
• Health Insurer Wants Delaware Ch. 11 Case Moved To Georgia
• Bakery, Salon Drop Virus Coverage Suit After 7th Circ. Rulings
• JPMorgan Exec Says Prudential Cut Benefits After Car Crash
• Insurer Needn't Cover McD's Operator In Biometric Info Suit
• 11th Circ. Finds No Coverage For Hospital Flood Damage Suit
• Biden Orders Health Insurers To Cover At-Home COVID Tests
• John Hancock Insureds Get $123M Deal In Overcharging Suit
• WDNY Judge Fumes At Feds' Missteps In $500M Fraud Case
• Bill Allowing 'Bad Faith' Insurance Suits Clears NJ Legislature
• Travelers Wants Computer Co.'s Fraud Coverage Suit Tossed
• Health System's Virus Coverage Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Del. High Court Relieves Chubb Of Defending Opioid Suits
• Tavern's Virus Coverage Suit Should Be Tossed, Judge Says
• Zurich Ducks Coverage Of Philly Restaurants' COVID Losses
• Insurer Avoids Injury Coverage For Ropes Course Designer
• Trucking Industry Needs Protection From Huge Legal Verdicts
• Zurich Wants Win In $33M Bridge Repair Coverage Suit
• Justices To Review Nuclear Workers' Comp. Law
• Ex-Theranos COO May Face Trial Delay Due To COVID Surge
• Insurer Sues Native-Owned Cos. Over Trucker's Fuel Spill
• Boards Enhancing ESG To Prove They're Worth The Risk
• Conn. Tribal Authority Fights Bid To Toss Virus Coverage Suit
• DOL, Tenn. Officials Defeat Pandemic Benefits Suit
• Investors Sue Health Insurer Over COVID-Linked Costs
• Judge Closes Curtain On MSG's $1.8B Bid For Virus Coverage
• Chubb Unit Aims To Sink Broadway Co.'s Virus Loss Suit
• Mass. Appeals Panel Lets Insurers Avoid $7M TCPA Coverage
• Chubb Unit Beats Publishing Co.'s Virus Coverage Suit
• Insurers Avoid Defending NY Manufacturer Against PFAS Suits
• Mass. Justices Hint Past Insurer Wins May Sway Virus Suit
• Casino's COVID-19 Coverage Claims Tossed As 'Speculative'
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 8th Circ. Ruling Sets Road Map For Disability Benefit Reviews
• Generics Catch A Break With Hikma's Skinny Label Win
• Mallinckrodt Says Ch. 11 Plan Fair For Acthar Claimants
• Texas Court Ends Patient's Fraud Suit Against Hospital
• NJ Diocese Seeks OK For $27M Insurance Settlement
• Policyholder Attys Hail Wash. Justices' Entry Into Virus Fight
• Ad Injury Clause Triggers Coverage In IP Suit, Panel Says
• State Farm Suit Puts Amazon In Hot Water Over Faulty Bidet
• Class Attys Get $20M From UnitedHealth ERISA Win
• Ex-Owners' Antitrust Claim Denied After Buyers Close Firm
• Fla. Couple's Bad Faith Claim Against USAA Revived
• 9th Circ. Urged To Uphold Pro-Insurer COVID Rulings
• Cashless Pay Co. Says Insurer Owes It $5M In Securities Row
• 6th Circ. Kills Suit Stemming From 1981 Ford Layoff
• Recent Bias Suits Against Law Firms And Lessons For 2022
• Zurich Wants Contractor To Pay For Marriott's Water Damage
• 5th Circ. Smokes Texas BBQ Joint's COVID Coverage Claims
• 5th Circ. Critical Of DOL In Data-For-Insurance ERISA Case
• 8th Circ. Puts MasterCard Back On Hook In ERISA Suit
• Zurich Can't Beat Collusion Claims In Construction Family Rift
• Benefits Plan Description Is 'Contract,' Pa. Panel Says
• Tree-Clearing Co. Secures Coverage For Accident Suit
• Insurance Co. Wins $50M For Breach Of Loan Deal
• 'Possibilities' Can't Halt Virus Coverage Case, 2nd Circ. Told
• CNA Unit Says It Owes Insurer Nothing In Motel's $12M Loss
• Medicare Advantage Plans Must Beware DOJ Scrutiny
• Calif. Insurance Laws Target Private Prisons, Board Diversity
• Tolstoy Charity's Insurer Sues Over Property Water Damage
• Surfside Collapse Trial Pushed To Spring 2023
• NJ High Court To Consider Worker Classification Scope
• What To Know As Mass. Justices Tackle COVID Coverage Row
• 3rd Circ. Says Insurer Must Defend In 5-Hour Energy IP Row
• No Coverage For Theater's COVID Losses, Appeals Court Says
• Goodwill Asks 10th Circ. For Redo In Virus Coverage Suit
• Boy Scouts Early Ch. 11 Vote Count Falls Short Of Target
• With New CEO, Dentons Doubles Down On US Expansion
• 4 Takeaways From Elizabeth Holmes' Fraud Verdict
• Hikma Beats Amarin's 'Skinny Label' Patent Suit
• Weinstein Sues Former Atty Over Rape Case Insurance Loss
• New Orleans Suburb Says Hurricane Suit Must Be Litigated
• NY To Require Greater Insurance Details From Defendants
• Acthar Claimants Call Mallinckrodt's Ch. 11 Plan Unfair
• 2nd Circ. Delivers Another Virus Coverage Win For Insurers
• Minn. Big Oil Climate Suit Follows Big Tobacco Blueprint
• Shipman & Goodwin Names New Chief, Loses DC Group
• Zurich Beats NJ Gym's COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Suit
• Insurer Fights Restaurateur's New Trial Bid In COVID-19 Row
• How The ERISA Landscape May Shift This Year
• Subcontractor Wants $2.5M For Work On Army Animal Clinic
• Jury Convicts Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Of Fraud
• Holmes Jury Tells Judge It's Deadlocked On 3 Of 11 Counts
• ERISA Cases To Keep An Eye On In 2022
• Bankruptcy Cases To Watch In 2022
• Associate Hiring Outlook At Law Firms Is Bright For 2022
• New Jersey Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2022
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Policy To Watch In 2022
• D&O Insurance Cases To Watch In 2022
• Buckle Up: Wild Ride Awaits Health, Life Sci Policy In 2022
• Retail Cases To Watch In 2022
• Hospitality Attys Eye Pandemic Impact On Industry In 2022
• Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In 2022
• Securities Litigation To Watch In 2022