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Insurance - February, 2022

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• Flint Water Engineers Were 'Puzzle Pieces' Of Crisis, Jury Told
• Broad Policy Covers Eateries' COVID Losses, 1st Circ. Told
• Hotel Owner Says Zurich Owes $8.5M For Storm Damage
• Anthem Must Face ERISA Suit Over Mental Health Coverage
• 3 Jackson Rulings To Know In Product, Personal Injury Cases
• Aon Says Operations Unaffected By Weekend Cyberattack
• NJ High Court Skeptical Of Home Depot Amputation Coverage
• The Battle To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Ill. Panel Won't Revive Derivative Suit Over Allstate Claims
• UNC Entity Sues Insurers For $5.9M In Hurricane Damage
• Chubb, Rite Aid Battle Over Scope Of Opioid Defense Ruling
• Texas Crane Co. Settles Coverage Dispute With Allianz
• NJ Diocese Ordered To Bolster Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• Calif. Rules Would Figure Fire Safety Into Insurance Pricing
• 2nd Circ. Appears Unchanged On Virus Coverage Stance
• Sports Co.'s Faulty Charger Started House Fire, Insurer Claims
• 3rd Circ. Preview: March Roars With Ch. 11, Poaching Spats
• Property Management Co. Seeks $2M For Hurricane Damage
• Liberty Must Contribute To $380M Nassar Fund, 7th Circ. Says
• Insurance Ireland Offers EU Data Sharing Commitments
• Party Leaders Vow Open Minds For New High Court Pick
• Sutter Exec Pressed On COVID Care In $411M Antitrust Trial
• US Trustee Has More Qualms With Boys Scouts Ch. 11 Plan
• How Judge Jackson Beat Out Competition For High Court Nod
• Why Ketanji Brown Jackson Honored This Historic Judge
• 1st Circ. Judge Selya Says Jackson Will Be 'Balanced'
• NY Gov. Signs Amended Insurance Disclosure Law
• Co.'s Data Use Did Not Break Privacy Pledge, Insurer Says
• Insurer Fights Hair Salon Franchise's Virus Coverage Appeal
• UnitedHealthcare Must Revisit Mental Health Claim Denials
• Biden's Supreme Court Pick Was Star Debater In Miami
• Texas Judge Limits Co.'s Coverage Duties In $50M Injury Suit
• The Key To Turning Solid Briefs Into Winning Briefs
• Insurer Must Face Telecom Co.'s False Claim Coverage Bid
• Zohar Can Go Forward With Most Claims In Ch. 11
• Luxury Apartments Owner Sues Insurers For Mold Coverage
• Coal Ash Liabilities Set Off Search For Historical Insurance
• Title Insurer Wants BofA's Suit Over HOA Liens Tossed
• Insurer And Cabinetmaker End IP Suit Coverage Dispute
• The Big Picture: COVID Coverage Cases In Fed. Appeals Court
• 6 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opinions To Read Now
• Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To High Court
• Ga. County Likely Can't Avoid Trial In Trans Deputy's Bias Suit
• Tentative Ruling Spells Trouble For NHL's Virus Coverage Suit
• Wis. Shop Loses Virus Coverage Suit Under 7th Circ. Ruling
• Hartford Unit Beats Dental Office's COVID-19 Coverage Claims
• Anthem BCBS Gets Trans Worker's Discrimination Suit Tossed
• B. Riley, Wunderlich Spar In Del. Over Fraud Award Recovery
• Boy Scouts Deal With 'Embarrassing' Ch. 11 Trust Stalemate
• UnitedHealth Unit Pays $5.8M To End Mass. Drug Price Probe
• Feds Say Contractor Had Safety Duty In $3M Negligence Suit
• Hotels Drop Virus Coverage Appeal In 9th Circ.
• Feds Accuse Co. Of Operating $17M Charitable Trust Scheme
• DOJ Challenges UnitedHealth's $13.8B Change Deal
• Sutter's Market Dominance Hiked Premiums $411M, Jury Told
• 6th Circ. Says 3 Mich. Eateries Aren't Owed COVID Coverage
• Optum And Oxford Win Drug Pricing ERISA Suit
• AIG Hit With Suit Over Travel Insurance Premiums
• Chubb Unit Beats Virus Coverage Suit From NJ Apparel Biz
• Insurer Says Landlord's Alleged Rights Violations Not Covered
• GEICO Customers Lose Class Cert. Appeal In 5th Circ.
• Texas Panel Sends $22M Legal Malpractice Suit To Mediation
• Insurer Can Make Museum Ship Repay Hurt Worker's Benefits
• Fla. Senate Committee Rolls Condo Reforms Into Single Bill
• Norfolk Southern Says Insurer Owes $20M For HQ Damage
• Law Firm, Engineer Settle With Surfside Collapse Victims
• AIG Unit Must Cover Pollution Cleanup Costs, Metal Co. Says
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Reed Smith Insurance Pro In LA
• Del. Judge Says No Break For Insurer On $5M Settlement Error
• Va. Medical Center's Virus Coverage Suit Survives
• NC Vacation Rental Businesses Lose Virus Coverage Suit
• Sutter Dominated Market; Employers Wanted It, Jurors Hear
• NYC Landlord Loses Virus Coverage Suit Against Insurers
• Florida Group Says Appraisal OK In $40M Irma Coverage Suit
• Retirees Seek Class Cert. In MetLife Mortality Table Suit
• High Court Asks DOJ For Opinion On Medical Pot Payments
• Chubb Fights Golden Corral's 4th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeal
• Iowa Justices Focus On Causation Test In Virus Coverage Suit
• Nationwide Can't Use Exclusion In TCPA Suit, Court Told
• Charities Ensnared In NJ Antitrust Suit Over Cancer Drugs
• Insurer Hit With $1M Suit Over Patent Biz's Post-AIA Losses
• 'No Win, No Fee' Firm Appeals Personal Injury Costs Ruling
• Progressive Says Canceled Policy Can't Cover Truck Crash
• Dental Clinic Seeks State Review In 2nd Circ. Virus Appeal
• Insurer Urges 11th Circ. To Affirm COVID Coverage Denial
• Parents' Surety Claims Against Schools Unlikely To Succeed
• Wawa Wins Ruling To Bulk Up Virus Coverage Claims In NJ
• Texas Jury Orders Health Center To Pay $2.7M In FCA Case
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Revive Bad-Faith Claim In Restaurant Fight
• Geico Unit Axed From NM Insurance Suit, For Now
• No Need For Faulty Work Coverage Bill, Attys For Insurers Say
• Mich. Court Sends Dairy Co.'s Insurance Suit To Arbitration
• Walter Dellinger's Little-Known, Outsize Impact On Legal Aid
• 2nd Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Law Firm's RICO Appeal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Union Sues Die Cast Manufacturer Over Absent Health Plans
• FCC Floats $45M Fine Against Health Insurance Robocaller
• Insurer Tells 9th Circ. To Nix Wash. Restaurants' Virus Suit
• Insurer Fights Airline's Bid To Toss Auto Crash Coverage Suit
• Virtu, Axis End $11M Hacking Coverage Fight
• Homeowner Asks 11th Circ. For Redo On Hurricane Ruling
• Allianz Sets Aside €3.7B For Investment Funds Fallout
• Ex-Sutter CFO Denies Flexing Market Muscle At Antitrust Trial
• Old Settlements Doom Some Doctors' BCBS Antitrust Claims
• Insurer Tells 9th Circ. It Wants In On Chevron Suit
• Insurer Cites Water Damage Provision To Win Fla. Appeal
• NY Hospitality Cos. Fight Insurer's Bid To Toss Virus Suit
• Why I'll Miss Arguing Before Justice Breyer
• Medicare Fraud Conspiracy Case Beats Trial Delay Challenge
• 5th Circ. Axes Theft Coverage Bid After Texas Court Weighs In
• State Farm Hits Tesla With $1.2M Suit Over Car, Garage Fire
• Texas Power Co. Sues For Coverage Of Winter Storm Uri Suits
• Insurer Fights Minn. Dentist's 5th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeal
• Oregon Restaurant Loses Bid For Pandemic Coverage
• Ex-VA Health Official Questions Sutter Costs At Antitrust Trial
• 3rd Circ. Revives Aetna's Bid To Seal Docs In Hospital Suit
• Hallmark Hits Shipping Co. With $1.1M Suit Over Lost Cargo
• Shipping Co. Tells 2nd Circ. To Revive Asbestos Coverage Suit
• 5th Circ. Nixes Liberty Mutual's Atty Fees In Housing Dispute
• Rarely Used Fla. Condo Law May Be Key In Surfside Deal
• Pa. County Can Choose How Long It Insures Ex-Jail Doc
• Steak Chain Can't Amend Virus Coverage Suit
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Front Phillips 66 Funds, Court Told
• Zurich Can't Escape $33M Bridge Repair Coverage Suit
• Oil Co. Says Starr Must Cover Contaminated Oil Shipment
• 11th Circ. Upholds Geico's Win In Bad-Faith Suit
• UnitedHealth Wants High Court Review Of Medicare Rule
• Insurer Fights Arcade's 11th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeal
• Recent Rulings Show Lawyer Criticism Of Judges Is Perilous
• 4 Takeaways From $73M Remington Deal Over Sandy Hook
• Sutter's Prices 'Difficult To Justify,' Antitrust Jury Hears
• Colo. Hotels Lose Virus Coverage Suit Under 10th Circ. Ruling
• Firefighting Foam Distributor Says Insurer Must Pay MDL Bills
• Nationwide Wants Defendant Class In TCPA Coverage Suit
• Zurich Says Ill. Village Using COVID To Avoid $4.8M Payment
• Ga. High Court Upends $5M Insurance Limit Over Fatal Crash
• Salons Turn To 7th Circ. In COVID-19 Coverage Fight
• 8th Circ. Focuses On Civil Authority Coverage In Virus Appeal
• Insurer Wants Out Of Co.'s Electrocution Suit Defense
• CVS Wants Consolidated Drug Pricing Suit In Arbitration
• Subcontractor Asks For 2nd Circ. In Spat With Insurers
• Medline Seeks End To Hartford's Libel Suit Coverage Fight
• Tavern's Virus Suit Tossed After Failed Ore. High Court Bid
• Breyer's Role In Courthouse Design Sets A Judicial Template
• Restaurants Ask 1st Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• Sutter Hospitals Forced On Insurers, Antitrust Trial Jurors Told
• Insurer Ducks $1.7M Payment Over Poor Construction Claims
• Penn National Beats Developer's Premium Increase Fraud Suit
• Insurer's Report Didn't Initiate Hail Damage Claim, Court Says
• Insurer Says Related Acts Mean No $10M Settlement Coverage
• Franklin Mutual Must Face NJ Suit Over Coverage Denial
• Mallinckrodt Seeks Last Extension Of Ch. 11 Acthar Suit Pause
• 2nd Circ. Reinstates Part Of Geico Underpayment Class Action
• Taekwondo Studio Seeks Full 2nd Circ. Panel In Virus Appeal
• Sports Media Co. Says Chubb Unit Must Cover Employee Theft
• Tyson & Mendes Adds New Tri-State Office Managing Partner
• Businesses Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suits
• Alcoa Retirees Want Class Status In Lifetime Benefits Suit
• Insurer Says It's Off The Hook For Hair Salon Dryer Injury
• Sutter Exec Defends Contract Terms In $411M Antitrust Trial
• State Farm Policyholders Again Win Class Cert. In Virus Suit
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Delayed Amid Questions On New Deal
• Texas '8 Corners' Ruling Adds Wrinkle To Coverage Fights
• John Varvatos Not Covered In Pay Bias Suit, 2nd Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Affirms Class Cert. Denial In Liberty Car Valuing Suit
• Surfside Victims' Attys Reach $83M Deal To Split Proceeds
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Not Responsible For Uninsured Driver
• What Happened In Flint: Trial To Pull Back Curtain On Crisis
• ​​​​​​​FTC Mulls Asking PBM To Probe Effects On Competition
• 10th Circ. Revives Call Center Worker's Bias Suit
• NY High Court Nixes State Retirees' Benefits Appeal
• Sober Home's Medical Chief Convicted Of $110M Billing Fraud
• Boardwalk Tells NJ Court Loss Of Functionality Is Covered
• Firm Seeks UN Headquarters Asbestos Suit Coverage
• Berger Montague Adds Trial Atty As Shareholder In Philly
• Salon Says Damage Isn't Needed For COVID Loss Coverage
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Walgreens OK'd To Pursue Crowell & Moring Breach Claims
• Sutter's Anti-Competitive Tactics 'Gouge' Clients, Jury Hears
• Versace Owner Says NJ Precedent Saves Virus Coverage Suit
• NJ Suspends Ex-Goldberg Segalla Atty For Unapproved Deals
• 9th Circ. Puzzled On Origins Of Zurich Defense Dispute
• Colleges' Virus Coverage Suit Is Staying In Wash.
• Aetna Ordered To Pay More For Mental Care In ERISA Suit
• Insurer Wants Out Of NJ Wrongful Death Coverage Dispute
• Court Tosses Insurers' $28M Suit Against GE For No Notice
• Farmers Wants Out Of Consumer Data Breach Suit
• Ruling Highlights Key Intersection Of 2 Health Benefit Laws
• 3rd Circ. Questions Pa. Law's Impact On Insurance Policy
• ACE Insurance Says USCIS Delays Imperil Canadian VP's Visa
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Gets Key Support Of Abuse Survivors
• Insurers Say Jarden Can't Justify $38M Appraisal Suit Remand
• Insurer Hits QuikTrip With Negligence Suit Over Fire
• Insurer Says Pot Co.'s Policy Doesn't Cover Assault Claims
• Aldrich Pump Strikes Deal On Coverage From Defunct Insurer
• Workers In Calif. Eligible For Paid COVID Time With New Law
• Courts Are Right To Reject Insurer ERISA Atty Fee Awards
• Judge Prohibits DOJ From Giving Wells Fargo Docs To IRS
• Big Names Join COVID Coverage Fights In Turning Point
• Health System Can't Send Virus Coverage Suit To State Court
• Hospital Says Insurer's Settlement Suit Belongs In State Court
• Cincinnati Ducks Coverage In Barbecue Eateries' Virus Suit
• Suit Says Aetna's Fertility Treatment Policy Is Discriminatory
• Maynard Cooper Adds 5 Hinshaw Insurance Partners In LA
• FDIC Promotes New GC, Others After McWilliams' Departure
• Real Estate Rumors: Terra, Bison, WeWork
• NY Judge OKs Canadian Entities' Late Purdue Ch. 11 Appeal
• BigLaw Must Nix All-Or-Nothing Work Model To Retain Talent
• LV Pulls Plug On Merger Talks With Royal London
• NY Panel Skeptical Of Eateries' $50M Virus Coverage Suit
• Delaware Expands D&O Insurance Access To Captive Market
• Lost Theranos Data 'Paints Picture Of Deception,' Judge Says
• COVID-19 Coverage Claims Draw Doubts At 11th Circ.
• DOJ Wants To Build On DaVita Win In No-Poach Cases
• Ohio Justice Likens Virus Coverage Issue To Fogged Mirror
• Former Contech Exec Can't Undo Bid-Rigging Conviction
• Homebuilder Says Poor Product, Not Work, Triggers Insurance
• Engineering Co. Says Insurer Owes Coverage For Mall Fire
• Ill. Panel Says Farmers Has No Duty In Staircase Collapse Suit
• Canadian Entities Seek Late Appeal In Purdue Ch. 11 Case
• 21st Century Defying Calif. COVID Refund Order, Suit Says
• Wash. Law Favors Insureds In COVID Fights, 9th Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Hints $21M Verdict Over Ga. Trucking Death Is OK
• Biden's Supreme Court Nominee Should Have 5 Key Qualities
• Distributor Can't Get Coverage For Missing Medical Equipment
• GM Slapped With Class Action Over Benefits Notices
• Real Estate Rumors: Ocean Bank, Chetrit, PGIM
• Geico Tells 2nd Circ. To Dismiss COVID-19 Refund Suit Appeal
• Fla. Atty Hits Firm With Military, COVID Bias Suit
• Broker Fights Jeweler's 5th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeal
• Ill. Panel Rules Sanctions Bid Against Insurer Was Untimely
• 9th Circ. Lets Insurer Drop HOA Client Over App Omission
• Amway Scores $24M From AIG Unit In Copyright Dispute
• Transport Co. Says $4M Gallagher Suit Was Filed On Time
• WTW Report Highlights Risks Of Uneven Climate Transitions
• Sutter Antitrust Jurors Will Be COVID-19 Boosted, Judge Says
• McD's Franchisees Can't Toss BIPA Dispute, Insurer Says
• Insurer Says K-9 Dog Attack Suit Coverage Is On Travelers
• NY Judge Recommends No Atty Fees For Evanston Insureds
• Cleary Gottlieb Helps With $130M AIG Manhattan Loan
• Policyholders Fight To Keep Lemonade Bio Data Suit Alive
• Girl Scouts Claim Unfair Treatment In Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan
• Chubb Says Ghana University Owes $165M Arbitral Award
• Real Estate Co. Fights Zurich Virus Exclusion In COVID Suit
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2022 Editorial Boards
• McDonald's Says COBRA Notices Were Clear, Complete
• LV, Royal London In Talks After Collapse Of £530M Takeover
• Ex-Theranos Exec Seeks To Block Holmes Trial Evidence
• Insurer Can't Fully Escape Clinic's $150M Virus Coverage Suit
• UnitedHealth Units Beat ERISA Drug Overcharge Claim
• 11th Circ. Sends Life Insurance Question To Ga. High Court
• Ky. Lawmakers Push Bills To Limit Awards In Injury Suits
• Boston Eateries Hope Pending Virus Case Can Revive Lawsuit
• Amco Ducks Responsibility For Pizzeria's IP Infringement
• Hartford Unit Defeats NJ Law Firm's Virus Coverage Suit
• Atty Involvement In Commercial Auto Claims Driving Up Costs
• Progress Cited In Dispute Over Access To Surfside Evidence
• Factory Mutual Escapes Indiana Co.'s Virus Coverage Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Ventas, Guardian Life, Courchene
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Malpractice, ERISA Fuel February
• Policyholder Attys Eye Ohio Justice's Role In COVID-19 Fight
• McGinnis Lochridge Adds Cantey Hanger Trio In Dallas
• Anthem Wants Ga. Justices To Step Into Contract Fight
• News Corp. Says China-Linked Attack Stole Reporters' Emails
• Insurer Can't Back Out Of Defending Citgo In Shooting Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Plan Gets Green Light From Del. Court
• Factory Mutual Can't Trim Live Nation COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Landlord's Post-Harvey Deductible Not Insured, 5th Circ. Says
• Groups Sue To Stop Wash. Insurance Chief's New Credit Rule
• Judge Questions Role Of Catholic Group In Boy Scouts Ch. 11
• AmTrust Investors Get Class Cert. In Stock Drop Suit
• Weinstein Atty Insurance Loss Suit Moved To SDNY
• UnitedHealth Workers Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Texas Suit Seeks To Invalidate DOL Fiduciary Rule Rewrite
• Firm Must Face Insurers' Surfside Collapse Coverage Suit
• 8th Circ. Backs State Farm In COVID 'Overpaid' Premium Suit
• Texas Justices Told Blue Cross Can't Get $3M Tax Refund
• Excess Insurers Seek To Escape $2.8M Bridge Work Dispute
• Sichenzia Steers Real Estate SPAC's Downsized $115M IPO
• Fashion Co. Fights Dismissal Of COVID Coverage Suit
• Texas Panel Revives Roofer's Challenges To Adjusting Laws
• New Orleans Suburb Must Arbitrate Hurricane Damage Suit
• Insurer Won't Have To Pay More In Attys' DirecTV RICO Suits
• Insurer Freed Of Covering Business Owners In Payment Row
• Oregon Tavern's Virus Coverage Suit Gets Bounced
• Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Is Liability Reminder For Insurance
• Global Insurance Rates Continue To Rise, Brokerage Reports
• Insurer Seeks To Recoup $3M From Restaurant Fire Coverage
• Insurance Giant Settles Non-Compete Case With Ga. Ex-Exec
• Biden Nominates Michigan District Judge To 6th Circ.
• Idaho Justices Reverse Insurer's Win Over 'Illusory' Policy
• Former Contech Exec Convicted Of Bid Rigging, Fraud
• USA Gymnastics Cleared To Begin Ch. 11 Claim Processing
• Grange Fights Coverage Of $10M Construction Injury Ruling
• The Flaws In The Traditional Approach To Hiring A Law Firm
• Wawa Aims To Beef Up Virus Claims Amid Dismissal Bid
• Home Depot Insurer Not Liable For $9M Electric Shock Award
• Boy Scouts Question Catholic Group's Standing In Ch. 11
• Mich. Panel Sides With Insurer In Virus Coverage Appeal
• 1st Circ. Revives Most Of Raytheon Benefits Denial Suit
• High Court Urged To Take Up Medical Pot Reimbursements
• Federal Courts Are Right Venue For COVID Insurance Cases
• 8th Circ. Sides With Allied Unit On Worker Discrimination Suit
• Ozy Media Seeks To Toss Insurer Suit Amid Securities Scandal
• Ex-SandRidge Execs Say Co. Must Reimburse For Fraud Deals
• Fla. Senate Committee Advances Condo Inspection Bills
• Fla. Panel Appears Skeptical In 1st Virus Coverage Appeal
• Casinos Reach Settlement In $60M Colo. Virus Coverage Suit
• Zurich Tells NJ Court To Toss Versace Owner's COVID Appeal
• 7th Circ. Rejects UnitedHealth's Class Certification Appeal