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Insurance - March, 2022

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• Ill. Panel Rejects Bar's COVID-19 Coverage Class Action
• NJ Firm Loses Revoked Insurance Claims Over Ethics Case
• Real Estate Investment Co. Loses Virus Coverage Bid In RI
• Litigation Expert Says Scouts Ch. 11 Strips Trial Rights
• NC Lab Ends Urine Test FCA Investigation With $11.6M Deal
• Marsh McLennan Names New GC For Global Brokerage Unit
• Munich Re Unit Aims To Trim $2M Hurricane Damage Suit
• Jury Clears Warden Grier Over Data Breach Response
• Ill. Panel Spurns Medical Co.'s COVID-19 Coverage Bid
• Health Plans Squeezed By Opioid Drug Scheme, 3rd Circ. Told
• 5 Mediation Mistakes That Create Obstacles To Settlement
• Hack Drove Wedge Between Law Firm And Client, Jury Told
• Balwani 'Angry' At Quality Control Advice, Theranos Jury Told
• Judge OKs $83M Deal In Surfside Collapse Over Objections
• Insurer Expert Raises Concerns About Scouts' Ch. 11 Trust
• Princeton University, Aetna Must Face ERISA Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive PG&E Ch. 11 Plan Appeal
• 7th Circ. Thinks Menards Insurer Trying To 'Piggyback' Policy
• 6th Circ. Upholds Remand Of Opioid Coverage Dispute
• Casino Can't Query Mich. Justices In Virus Coverage Suit
• Former Tilton-Run MD Helicopters Opens Del. Ch. 11 For Sale
• The Problem With GOP Attack On Jackson Immigration Ruling
• Property Cos. Say Insurer Blew Notice To Recoup Suit Costs
• Tesaro Sale Flaws Justify Case Remand, Del. Justices Told
• 5th Circ. Upholds La. Bone Clinic's Virus Coverage Loss
• NY Law Office Loses Coronavirus Coverage Suit
• Ill. Judge Says IT Co. Owed Coverage For BIPA Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: LXP Industrial, Peloton, Marsh
• Firm 'Didn't Need' Deep Probe Of Hack Data, Partner Testifies
• NY Health System Faces Partial Loss In Virus Coverage Suit
• Theranos Judge Seals Courtroom For Balwani's Brady Hearing
• Psychologist Questions Validation Of Scouts Abuse Claims
• Ga. Insurance Regulator Hits BCBS With Record $5M Fine
• State Farm Defeats Chiropractic Clinic's Virus Coverage Suit
• Boston Global Lands $543M In Financing For Mixed-Use Tower
• Glancy Prongay, Kahn Swick Will Lead ProAssurance Suit
• Theater Tells 7th Circ. Its Pandemic Losses Stand Out
• Insurers Tell Court To Trim Research Co.'s Virus Coverage Suit
• Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Commercial Partner In Texas
• Optum Pays $5.4B For Alston & Bird-Led Home Care Provider
• Bratz Dolls Maker Drops 9th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeal
• Law Firm Defends Hack Response As Rare Breach Trial Opens
• NY Corruption Witness Can't Trim $6.3M Jewelry Theft Suit
• Ala. Building Owner Hits State Farm With $1.2M Appraisal Suit
• Liberty Mutual Sues Dehumidifier Producer For Fire Damages
• Hotel Loses Virus Coverage Suit Under 2nd Circ. Precedent
• Biden Budget Looks To Transform Mental Health Coverage
• Scouts Adviser Says Insurers Required Releases In Ch. 11
• Takeaways From Holmes' Unsuccessful Trade Secret Defense
• Insurer Relieved Of Covering Flash Bang Device Injury Suit
• 9th Circ.'s Hasty UnitedHealth Reversal Is Disappointing
• Zurich Unit Wins Coverage Fight With Amtrak Over Crash
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Ethics Principles Call For Justice Thomas Recusal On Election
• 5th Circ. Won't Undo Hospice Center Fraud Convictions
• Swiss Re Beats Steak Chain's Claims In Virus Coverage Suit
• Rare Trial Over Law Firm Hack To Shed Light On Industry Risk
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Refuses To Testify On Flint Despite Court Order
• Judge Denies Hertz Another Try At $23M Insurance Suit
• Insurer Asks Judge To Rethink Coverage For ConMed Vendor
• Ex-Giuliani Ally Parnas Cops To 'Fraud Guarantee' Scam
• Del. Judge Slams Door On Tilton Ch. 11 Subordination Suit
• 9th Circ. ERISA Ruling Backs Latitude For Plan Administrators
• For Taekwondo Biz, COVID Coverage Row 'Just Another Fight'
• Preparing For New Mandatory Cyber Reporting Rules
• Insurers Aim To Erase Wawa's 2nd Bid For Virus Coverage
• Chubb Says Transport Co. Owes $1.5M For Damaged Tech
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Emerging Economic Effects From Russia-Ukraine War
• Insurer Says Refrigeration Co. Owes It $2M Over Freezer Fire
• 5 Ways Law Firm Leaders Can Prioritize Strategic Thinking
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Paul Hastings
• Fla. Doctor Convicted Of $112M Drug Treatment Billing Fraud
• 9th Circ. Revives ERISA Addiction Treatment Fight
• Bankruptcy Court To NYC Office Tower Owner: 'Get Moving'
• $1.4M Nightclub Injury Row Paused For Nev. High Court Cases
• IRS Investigators Exposed $1.8B Pandemic Fraud, Office Says
• Eagles' Remand Bid For COVID-19 Insurance Suit Sacked
• AIG Gets Mixed Bag Ruling Over $67M Gas Pipeline Leak
• Cincinnati Prevails In Pa. Athletic Club's Virus Coverage Suit
• Florida Finance Pro Cops To Ecuador Insurance Bribe Scheme
• 'Hamilton' Production Co. Loses Bid For COVID Coverage
• Energy Co. Sues Insurer For $7M Over Failed Wind Farm Deal
• Two La. Medical Providers Lose Pandemic Coverage Suits
• NJ Atty Keeps Win In Fee Split Spat With Davis Saperstein
• In-N-Out's Virus Coverage Suit Fried In Calif. Court
• Mallinckrodt Creditor Payments Won't Be Held For Appeals
• How Law Schools Can Navigate Toward Equity And Inclusion
• Willkie Adds Dentons Commercial Litigator In San Francisco
• Tearful Theranos Whistleblower Says Boies Threatened Suit
• ERISA Trumps Aetna's Disability Contract Overpayment Claim
• Target Wins Data Hack Coverage From Chubb In Reversal
• Tilton Accused Of Balk On Cleanup Of Ch. 11 Complaint
• Doctors' Worries Over PE Deals Dominate Merger Comments
• Russia War's Indirect Exposures Loom Over Insurers
• NAIC's Climate Survey Proposals Draw Insurer Concerns
• Where Judge Jackson Stands On Key Civil Procedure Issues
• Survivor Details New Protection Policies In Scouts' Ch. 11
• UnitedHealth's Medicare Pay Bid At High Court Draws Support
• State Farm Must Defend Insured Jailed In Murder-For-Hire Plot
• Ex-McDonald's Worker Says COBRA Suit Should Continue
• Calif. Restaurants Lose Virus Coverage Row With Nationwide
• ERISA Ruling Was Right To Seal Sensitive Records
• Insurer Says It's Not Responsible For Collapsed Masonry
• Balwani Blames Holmes As 2nd Theranos Fraud Trial Opens
• 9th Circ. Reverses Class Win In UnitedHealth ERISA Case
• 5th Circ. Upholds Hartford Unit Virus Coverage Win
• Chancery Rejects Anthem Bid To Toss $51M Escrow Suit
• Expert Says Most Claims Worthless Outside Of Scouts Ch. 11
• Wis. Tribe Asks 9th Circ. To Undo Virus-Coverage Suit Loss
• Starr Says Restaurant Owner's Misstatements Void Coverage
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Reed Smith Insurance Pro in LA
• Cos. Seek Pause As Conn. High Court Weighs Virus Coverage
• Nev. Gaming Biz' Virus Coverage Suit To Wait For 9th Circ.
• Insurer Can't Dodge Fire Protection Co.'s Coverage Claims
• Ex-Gov. Can't Plead Blanket Fifth In Flint Water Trial
• Sick Juror Gets Cut On Eve Of Ex-Theranos Exec's Fraud Trial
• Real Estate Co. Sues Factory Mutual Unit For Virus Coverage
• Nationwide Can't Ax Pension Plan Participants' ERISA Claims
• Attys Get $34M In Fees For John Hancock Overcharging Suit
• Zohar Funds Project Big Losses In Amended Del. Ch. 11 Docs
• Marsh Launches New ESG Risk Rating Tool For Clients
• Boston Hotel Fights Insurer's Win Bid In Virus Coverage Suit
• Prior Knowledge Voids Telecom Co.'s Coverage, Insurer Says
• 3rd Circ. Says Suit Needed To Trigger Coverage For Steel Co.
• Grill's COVID Losses Not Covered, Ill. Panel Affirms
• NJ Health System's Virus Coverage Suit Kept In Federal Court
• Boy Scouts Expert Backs Up $250M Ch. 11 Deal With Mormons
• NJ Court Must Decide Insurance Coverage Before Injury Suit
• Chubb Unit Fights HVAC Co.'s Bid To Escape Fire Suit
• Grocery Chain Says Insurers Must Cover Opioid Suits
• Ozy Media Co-Founder Sues In Del. Over Legal Fee Rights
• Zurich Stymies Asbestos Claims Despite Liability, Suit Says
• How To Avoid Prematurely Publicizing A Case Outcome
• Willkie, Munger Tolles Mold Berkshire's $11.6B Alleghany Buy
• 9th, 2nd Circs. Rule Again Against COVID-19 Coverage
• Chubb Units Want 2nd Look In Virus Row With NYC Theaters
• Lakers Show Virus Damage In Partial COVID-19 Coverage Win
• SEC's Cybersecurity Proposal Leaves Cos. Less Wiggle Room
• Insurers May Face More Exposure In Suits After Sandy Hook
• La. Homeowners Not Entitled To Extra Coverage In Flood Loss
• Boy Scouts Reach Ch. 11 Deal With Roman Catholic Groups
• Geico Customers Win Class Cert. In NJ Underpayment Suit
• Convicted Philly Union Boss Wins Defense Fee Advance
• La. Attys, Insurers Beat BP Oil Spill Fraud Claims For Good
• In A Hail Mary, Virus Coverage Suits Flood State Courts
• 9th Circ. Upholds Dealerships' $10M Verdict Against Zurich
• Ill. Court Says Insurer Needn't Cover Faulty Elevator Award
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Casino Co. Tells 8th Circ. Virus Contaminated Air, Surfaces
• Anthem May Escape Suit Over $415K Air Ambulance Ride
• Scrap Metal Co. Can't Escape Train Derailment Row
• Colo. Lawmakers OK Bill To Expand Wildfire Coverage Relief
• Latham-Led Insurtech Biz Policygenius Closes $125M Series E
• Insurer Says It's Not Liable For Vape Claims Against CBD Co.
• It's Time To Hold DC Judges Accountable For Misconduct
• 9th Circ. Upholds Calif. Cafe's Virus Coverage Suit Dismissal
• DOJ's UnitedHealth, Change Challenge Set For Aug. 1 Trial
• Alcoa Says Class Cert. Not Possible In Benefits Suit
• Travelers Says Other Insurer On The Hook For NBC Injury Suit
• Vegas Hotel Says Insurer Admits Virus Can Physically Damage
• Chubb Unit Wants Sports Media Co.'s Coverage Suit Trimmed
• Trustee Seeks OK To Sell Policies Tied To $837M Fraud
• Delaware Justices Shut Down Solar Co.'s Coverage Bid
• Smartsheet Says Insurers Must Cover Securities Dispute
• Scouts Say Ch. 11 Trust's Rules Mirror Abuse Tort System
• Haynes And Boone Brings Insurance Recovery Pro To DC, NY
• Ill. Panel Preserves Society Insurance's Win In COVID-19 Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Taekwondo Studio's Virus Suit
• US Trustee, Abuse Victims Blast NJ Diocese's Insurance Deal
• Insurer Must Defend Md. Agency In Airport Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Supply Chain Issues Put Carmack Preemption In Spotlight
• Flood Insurance Concerns Underestimated By Outdated Maps
• 4th Circ. Says Policyholder Can't Derail $40M Class Settlement
• Balwani Trial Openings Delayed Due To COVID-19 Exposure
• Liberty Unit Doesn't Owe Coverage In Eateries' Virus Suit
• Jury Empaneled In Ex-Theranos Exec Balwani's Fraud Trial
• NYC Restaurants, Bars, Hotels Lose Virus Coverage Bids
• Hospitals' Communicable Disease Coverage Bid Fails For Now
• Boy Scouts Defense Lead Surprised By Abuse Claim Numbers
• Judge Won't Toss Teva's Migraine Drug IP Suit Against Eli Lilly
• Senators Push Bill To Clarify NFIP's Pricing Methods
• Conn. Judge Revives Aetna Physical Therapy Coverage Fight
• 6th Circ. Buries Mining Co. In Dispute Over Insurer's Audit
• San Jose Casino's Virus Suit Doomed By 9th Circ. Precedent
• Florida Restaurant Loses Virus Coverage Suit
• Aviation Watch: How Russia Sanctions Will Affect Aviation
• Condo Co. Says Insurer Owes $20M For Hurricane Damage
• Why Climate Plaintiffs Are Filing Securities, Consumer Suits
• NJ Diocese's Insurers Say More Info Needed On Abuse Claims
• 4 Ways To Preserve Confidentiality Of Litigation Funding Docs
• Travelers Opposes Duty To Defend In Bacteria Case
• 'Wicked' Producers Seek Millions In Pandemic Loss Coverage
• Florida Legislature Fails To Pass Condo Law Revamp
• 6th Circ. Extinguishes Row Over House Fire Coverage
• Scouts Say Ch. 11 Releases Are Critical To Abuse Settlement
• Bank Of China Unit Sues To Reclaim Plane From Russian Biz.
• Ga. Appeals Court Says Auto Insurer's Settlement Can't Stand
• Illinois Insurer's Sales Agent Dodges Robocall Suit
• Market 'Doesn't Work That Way,' UnitedHealth, Change Say
• Six Flags, Travelers Settle Investor Suits Coverage Row
• Dentist Convicted Of Breaking Patients' Teeth In Fraud Scam
• Marsh McLennan Names GC As Beshar Gets Air Force Job
• Remote Hearings Are Ill-Suited Default For Litigation Realities
• Attys Want $34M For John Hancock Overcharging Suit Win
• 9th Circ. Finds Insurer Off The Hook For Landslide Loss
• Jacksonville Jaguars Sue Insurer For Virus Loss Coverage
• 49ers, Vera Bradley Latest To Seek COVID-19 Coverage
• Balwani Wants Altered Theranos Pharma Reports Out Of Trial
• Imerys, Cyprus Extend Mediation On Ch. 11 Talc Settlement
• BCBS Unit Says COVID Tester Can't Back Up Claimed Tests
• Cigna, NFL Plan Attys Settle With Doctors Over Fees
• ABA's New Anti-Bias Curriculum Rule Is Insufficient
• California DOI Approves Higher Commercial Coverage Limits
• Maryland Apartment Complex Fire Raises Insurance Questions
• Russia War Raises Global Insurers' Cyber Claim Exposure
• Zurich Must Face Solar Co.'s $18M Suit Over Rain Damage
• Wire Mesh Maker Says Chubb Unit Must Cover Virus Losses
• Sutter Health Defeats $411M Antitrust Class Action At Trial
• Cybersecurity Firm Gets Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Approved
• Ill. Emissions Ruling May Hamper Policyholders, Experts Say
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Media Exposure To Holmes Trial Narrows Balwani Jury Pool
• La. Insurance Chief Says Catastrophe Bills Target Hurricanes
• La. Bill Would Create Mediation Program For Hurricane Claims
• Groups Ask To Intervene In Washington State Benefits Suit
• 'It's Hard To Feel Hopeful': Calif. Justices Snub Virus Row
• McDonald's And Insurer End Illinois Virus Suit Coverage Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Telekom, Amazon, Merck
• Maine's Longtime Insurance Chief Set To Retire
• Balwani Jury Prospects Talk Ukraine War, Elizabeth Holmes
• Sutter Owes $411M In Antitrust Case, Jury Told At Trial's Close
• Akerman Gets Counsel Reinstated In Medicare Payment Row
• Insurers Beat Coverage Suits Over 3 Motorcycle Crashes
• 9th Circ. Open To Nev. Justices Hearing Virus Coverage Suit
• Ga. Insurance Co. Shareholder Must Sell Shares To Brother
• Insurer Drops Coverage Suit Against American Airlines
• Shook Hires Product Liability Partner From Walmart
• Jailed Ex-Ga. Insurance Chief Must Forfeit $2.4M
• Remote Hearings Should Be The Default In Civil Litigation
• $5M Increase For EBSA Included In Released House Budget
• QuikTrip Fights Insurer's Arson-Linked Claims
• Indicted Ex-Celtic Davis Violated Bail To Watch Nets Matchup
• Engineer Wasn't Dogged On Flint Corrosion Fears, Jury Hears
• Skiers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Quarantine Coverage Dispute
• 6 Firms Vie To Lead Investor Suit Over Insurer COVID Costs
• Insurers Must Face Builder's Bid For $32.5M Deal Coverage
• Progressive Drivers Seek $4.9M In Fees For $19M Deal
• Ga. Property Manager Sues Insurer For Roof Coverage Rebuff
• Boy Scouts Judge Chews Out Bickering Attys As Trial Looms
• Judge Denies Bid For Relief In Travel Refund Coverage Row
• Possible Holmes Testimony Hangs Over Sunny Balwani's Trial
• State Auto On The Hook To Defend Grocery Chain In BIPA Row
• Attorneys Today Need To Depose Like There's No Tomorrow
• Fla. Judge Gives Initial OK To $83M Deal In Surfside Collapse
• Store Asks 9th Circ. To Wait For Calif. Virus Coverage Ruling
• Trampoline Park Says 7th Circ. Is Open To Coverage For Virus
• Akerman Rehires Former GC Of Cannabis Co. In Fla.
• Philadelphia Restaurant Loses Virus Coverage Suit
• Chubb Beats Florida Bakery's Pandemic Coverage Suit
• Insurer's Coverage Dispute With Pot Orgs Paused In Mass.
• Quinn Emanuel Taps Ex-NY Official For Digital Assets Practice
• Theranos Judge Trims Jury Pool Over Race Bias, Abuse Views
• 9th Circ. Won't Review Crime Insurance Coverage Suit Revival
• Ill. Panel Upholds Chubb Unit's Win In Toxic Emissions Row
• 4th Circ. Sides With Insurer In 1st Virus Coverage Ruling
• Insurers' Financial Health Tackled In Virus Coverage Fights
• High Court Turns Away OptumHealth ERISA Battle
• Freeman Mathis Taps 5 Insurance Attys For 1st Chicago Office
• Oregon Hotel's Proposed Virus Class Coverage Suit Tossed
• Harley-Davidson Says Insurer Must Defend It In Bike Fire Row
• Jury Told Kaiser, Not Sutter, Dominates Hospital Market
• Texas Justices Deal Blow To Co. Over $3.8M Injury Suit Costs
• Celgene Can't Delay Cancer Drug Antitrust Case, Court Told
• Ex-Ga. Insurance Commissioner Must Forfeit $2.4M, Feds Say
• Chicago Restaurants Fight 'Blanket Denials' of COVID Claims
• Gulf Coast Wins Ch. 11 Disclosure OK Following Settlement
• Wynn's COVID Loss Lacks Physical Damage, Insurer Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurers Say Worker's Injury Award Coverage Capped At $9M
• Russia's Ukraine Invasion Deals Shock To Insurance Industry
• Creditors Blast Tilton Ch. 11 Suit To Subordinate Zohar Claims
• Gilead, Teva Look To Trim United Health's HIV Generics Suit
• AmeriHealth Sheds FCA Suit Alleging It Flouted NJ Copay Law
• 6th Circ. Denies Virus Coverage To Brewpub, Eye-Care Clinics
• NJ Diocese Abuse Claimants Accuse Insurers Of Stonewalling
• Sutter Antitrust Jury Hears ACA Spurred Lower-Priced Plans
• Health District's Losses Not Physical, Insurer Tells 9th Circ.
• Cincinnati Insurance Can't Intervene In Hotel Trafficking Suit
• Mont. Panel Foggy On How Insurer Could Cap Crash Coverage
• 6th Circ. Hands Hartford Win In Benefits Denial Suit
• Ga. Judge Hints KFC Franchisee's Insurance Case May Fail
• Insurer Says Data Breach Coverage Barred For Unaffected Co.
• Hunton, Kramer Levin Guide MetLife On $210M Queens Loan
• Boy Scouts Defend 3rd-Party Releases In Ch. 11 Plan
• Gym Owners Ignored COVID-19 Rulings, Insurer Tells 4th Circ.
• ​​​​​​​Del. Justices Affirm Coverage Denial In Jarden Appraisal Suit
• Insurers Back States' Push For Suit Funding Transparency
• 6th Circ. Says Insurer Owes No Coverage For Bicycle Accident
• IRS Trust Guidance Violated Admin. Law, 6th Circ. Says
• UN Wildfire Risks Report Adds To Scrutiny Of Insurance's Role
• Virus Exclusion Blocks NJ Banquet Hall's COVID-19 Suit
• Insurer Doesn't Owe Kohl's Defense For Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Venue Issues Free Hyundai Exec. From Fla. Dealer's Claims
• Geico, Health Providers Settle Underpayment Suit
• Insurance Software Co. Offers $11M To Settle Data Breach Suit
• Insurer Says Coverage Is Barred In Faulty Stucco Suit
• Insurers Must Defend Auto Accessory Co. In BIPA Suit
• Sidley Was Conflicted In Boy Scouts Ch. 11, 3rd Circ. Told
• Chubb Unit Must Pay Condo Group's $13M Appraisal Award
• Ohio Dentist's COVID-19 Suit Doomed By Virus Exclusion
• Clover Health Must Face Shareholders' Suit Over DOJ Probe
• Insurer Says Bank Swept Out $1.5M Meant For Subcontractors
• Boston Marriott Says Insured Virus Losses Extended Full Year
• Judge Says Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Broken Trailer Battle
• Acthar Claimants Seek End To Mallinckrodt Litigation Pause
• Kagan Puzzled By Gov't Bid To Ax DaVita's Dialysis Win
• Lloyd's Underwriters Keep Win In NJ Lead Suit Coverage Fight
• Feds Expect A Trial For Ex-Theranos Exec As Long As Holmes'
• Flint's Water Processing 'Made It Worse,' Chemist Testifies
• Atty Says Win's Effect On Pa. Consumer Law Earned High Fee
• Qdoba Says Zurich Stalling In Pandemic Coverage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Upholds NY Inn's Virus Coverage Loss
• Ohio Justices Take Up Cyberattack Coverage Fight
• How Attorneys Can Ethically Terminate A Client Relationship
• Midwest Health System Loses Virus Coverage Suit With Zurich