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Insurance - April, 2022

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• Tort Claimants Blast Gulf Coast's Ch. 11 Plan As Unfair
• 11th Circ. Points To Lack Of Ala. Law In Virus Coverage Appeal
• Theranos Investor Says Balwani Told Him Science Was Solid
• Judge Sides With Fla. Class Alleging Premium Refund Scheme
• Clover Health Stockholder Sues In Del. For Company Docs
• Feds Duck Insurers' $14.3M Navy Inspection Suit For Now
• Enviro Assessment Rule May Help Lower Buyers' PFAS Risks
• Trailer Park Owners Seek Win In Injury Coverage Row
• Developer Wants 4th Circ. To Rehear Virus Coverage Appeal
• Insurer Seeks Win In Sewage Exposure Coverage Suit
• Restaurant Co. Takes Virus Coverage Appeal To NY High Court
• Insurer Says Developer's Claim Not Covered Property Damage
• Associates, Look Beyond Money In Assessing Lateral Offers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Calif. Legislative Compromise To End Fight Over Med Mal Cap
• 9th Circ. Affirms No Coverage For Oil Waste Dumping Suits
• Gulf Coast Says Its Ch. 11 Plan Is Best Deal For All Claimants
• Mask Co. Not Owed Coverage In N95 Dispute, Insurer Says
• Phyllis Schlafly's Son Loses Insurance Appeal At 3rd Circ.
• Zurich Tells 11th Circ. Restaurants' Virus Losses Not Covered
• 1 Year Shows Ford Ruling Didn't Change Personal Jurisdiction
• Fox Rothschild Adds Former Pittsburgh Assistant US Atty
• Preventing Impermissible Client Solicitation After ABA Opinion
• Hotel Co. Tells 4th Circ. Pollution Policy Covers COVID Losses
• Insurer Can't Escape La. Broker's Coverage Suit
• Policyholder Group Boosts Ore. Clinic's 9th Circ. Virus Appeal
• Pa. Eatery's Virus Coverage Suit Should Be Nixed, Judge Says
• Balwani Recruited His Dermatologist As Lab Chief, Jury Told
• Riled Insurers Win Time To Probe Diocese's New Ch. 11 Plan
• NJ Court OKs Admin Action Against Insurers Instead Of Suit
• Gulf Coast Adds $1.5M To Tort Pot In Ch. 11 Plan
• Blown Deadline Shouldn't Doom Virus Suit, Attys Tell 9th Circ.
• Lipedema Patients Win Cert. In ERISA Aetna Insurance Fight
• Insurers Want Out Of Covering Electric Shock Injury Suit
• Insurers, McD's Franchisees Settle BIPA Coverage Dispute
• SEC's Climate Rules Promote Compliance, Not Real Change
• Cos. In Port Areas Face Growing Longshore Act Claims Risk
• Life Insurers Targeted For Customer Claims Over Price Hikes
• Court Won't Change Atty Malpractice Ruling In BP Spill Suit
• Lessons On Avoiding E-Discovery Violations And Sanctions
• Mass. Panel Scraps Class Action Over Auto Insurer's Payouts
• Fla. Gov. Calls For Property Insurance Legislative Session
• Flint Official Says State Ignored Water Concerns
• Balwani Jurors Can Hear If Investors Knew He Dated Holmes
• Week In Bankruptcy: InfoWars' Shaky Start, Releases Still Roil
• Ex-Pharmacist Gets 10 Years For $180M Health Care Fraud
• Insurer Ducks Wrongful Death Suit, Bad Faith Claims Remain
• Del. Chancellor OKs Partial Stay Of Anthem Deal Escrow Suit
• Alcoa Fights Class Certification Bid In Retiree Benefits Suit
• Former VP Hits Insurance Co. With Age Discrimination Suit
• Allergy Co. Claims Trimmed As Untimely In Conspiracy Suit
• Las Vegas Outdoor Mall's Virus Coverage Suit Moves To Trial
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Insurance Co.'s Coverage Suit Win
• Hospital Beats Title VII Claim Over Gender-Affirming Care
• Labaton Sucharow To Lead Suit Over Insurer's COVID Costs
• Real Estate Rumors: Host Hotels, Fundrise, Roman Jones
• BofA Urges Nev. Court To Keep HOA Title Insurance Suit Alive
• Trade Show Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
• Md. High Court To Hear Fashion Co.'s Virus Coverage Suit
• Health District Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• Health Network's Virus Coverage Suit Sent To State Court
• Insurer Calls Contractor's Sanctions Claims 'Hyperbolic'
• $3M In Excavation Damage Not Covered, NY Panel Says
• Kobe Bryant's Academy, Insurer Take Comp Fight To 9th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Reverses BCBS' Win In Tribal ERISA Health Plan Row
• Baker Donelson Loses Bid For Immediate Appeal In $13B Suit
• 2nd Circ. Backs Aetna In Brand-Name Drug Coverage Fight
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Couple Says 'Reckless' Emotional Harm Warrants Coverage
• How To Effectively Prepare A Witness For Remote Testimony
• Calif. Panel Affirms Talent Agency's COVID-19 Coverage Loss
• Mallinckrodt Creditors Can't Get Ch. 11 Plan Halted
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Arbitration Award For Co.'s Hurricane Losses
• Balwani Never Told Theranos Lab Director To Lie, Jury Hears
• DC Circ. Affirms Reinsurers' Win In $22M Coverage Fight
• UnitedHealth Unit Says DOJ Losses Bolster Dismissal Bid
• Restaurant Group Tells 8th Circ. Jury Errors Warrant New Trial
• Mass. Virus Ruling Sounds Death Knell, Insurance Attys Say
• 8th Circ. Rejects Virus Coverage Appeal From Mo. Businesses
• Boy Scouts Can Sell $13.5M Warehouse To Pad Survivor Fund
• Texas Justices Say Insurer Owed No Legal Duty In Fatal Crash
• Court Lets Insurer Off Hook For Nightclub Shooting Suit
• Attys Say Pa. High Court Next Step In Virus Coverage Debate
• As Cyber Risks Surge, Remember Attorneys' Ethical Duties
• Eagles Still Can't Prove Virus Damage, Factory Mutual Says
• Zurich Must Cover Ponzi Scheme Suits, Bank Says
• 'Our Heads Were Spinning': Trial Atty Explains Rare Strategy
• Wiesenthal Center Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Coverage Suit
• Ariz. Fights To Shield Atty Docs In Trans Bias Suit
• Environmental Coverage Disputes Continue Evolution In 2022
• Losses From Virus Orders Not Covered, Iowa Justices Find
• GWG Gets OK To Slim Down Initial Ch. 11 Financing
• Calif. Panel Denies Virus Coverage For Famed LA Eatery
• Health System Wants Ore. Justices' Take On Virus Coverage
• 4 Firms Shape Humana's $3.4B Hospice Biz Sale To CD&R
• Insurer Says Coverage Is Barred For Fatal Apartment Shooting
• Real Estate Rumors: Steve Hudson, Feil, Derick Pomerantz
• Dems Want CFPB Probe Into Charging Workers For Training
• Kiernan Trebach Adds Liability Attorney In Philadelphia
• Insurer Wants NJ Health System's Virus Coverage Suit Tossed
• Pennsylvania Restaurant's Virus Coverage Suit Is Tossed
• Rethinking E-Discovery Readiness Amid Rise Of Collab Tools
• Mass. Justices Back Insurer In Landmark Virus Coverage Suit
• Balwani Can't Portray Gov't Witness As 'Bad Lab Director'
• Insurers Say Claim Over Freezing Damage Must Be Arbitrated
• Insurer Seeks Default For Law Firm's Failure To Appear
• 9th Circ. Upholds Strip Clubs' Virus Coverage Loss
• ERISA Suit Axed Due To Atty's Communication Breakdown
• 4th Circ. Says UPS Health Plan On Hook For Spine Surgery
• 4th Circ. Passes CBD Co.'s Insurance Suit Back To Trial Court
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Reviving Limo Co.'s COVID Suit
• Calif. Panel Affirms Insurers' Win In $102M ConAgra Row
• Medical Spa Wants Quick Win Against Insurer In Injury Dispute
• Embracing ESG: Uber Counsel Talks Safety Standards
• Ex-Wells Fargo Worker Drops COBRA Intimidation Suit
• Life Insurance Bond Seller Hits Ch. 11 With Over $2B In Debt
• Prospectively Appointing Jackson To High Court Is Unlawful
• Theranos Never Fulfilled Finger Stick Test Promise, Jury Hears
• Famed LA Eatery Tells Panel COVID-19 Caused 'Physical Loss'
• Bankrupt NJ Diocese Inks $87.5M Deal With Abuse Survivors
• Ex-Flint Official Gave Bad Info To Congress, Jury Hears
• Insurer Says Winery Can't Dip Into $10M Excess Policy Yet
• Okla. Goodwill Urges US Justices To Take Up Virus Coverage
• AmFam, Baker Donelson Must Face $13B Surveillance Suit
• Judge Pauses Gulf Coast Trial At 11th Hour For More Info
• Alabama Shoe Company's Intangible Losses Not Covered
• Reinsurer Sues To Escape $8M Deal For Medical Billing Suit
• Allstate Legal Chief Rhonda Ferguson Remembered
• Red Roof Insurer Can't Escape Sex Trafficking Coverage
• Broker, Underwriter Want Off Cyberattack Coverage Suit
• NFL Concussion Claims Won't Reach Zurich Policy, Court Told
• Trade Group Tells 7th Circ. To Reverse Virus Coverage Loss
• Foley Hoag Adds 2 Remote Insurance Partners In Denver
• 9th Circ. Says Zurich Defense Suit Properly Shipped To China
• Insurer Seeks To Ax Conn. Music Venue's Virus Coverage Suit
• MG+M Adds Fla. Maritime Atty From Hamilton Miller
• Ex-Aegerion Rep Owes $1.6M To Fraud Victims, Feds Say
• Chancery Ruling Offers Way To Assess Insurers' Rehab Plans
• Insurer Can't Avoid COVID-19 Travel Insurance Suit For Now
• RI Eatery Loses Out On Virus Coverage From Hartford Unit
• Insurers Upped Fossil Fuel Investments In 2019, Report Says
• Insurer Says Oilfield Co. Is On Its Own For Auto Crash Deaths
• Condo Owner Too Late To Accuse Insurer Of Fraud
• Reinsurance Exec Faked Berkshire Investment, Feds Say
• Gulf Coast Noteholders Lose Bid For Higher Payment Priority
• 4th Circ. Calls For Treble Damages In Collapse Coverage Row
• Conformis Asks 1st Circ. To Save Knee Implant Coverage Row
• What Ohio's 'Surprise Billing' Ban Means For Providers
• Retailer Can't Get 2nd Bite At Virus Coverage Suit, Judge Says
• Gyms Tell 4th Circ. Virus Restrictions Trigger Coverage
• High Court Won't Review Driver's $15M Suit Against Geico
• Berkshire's $11.6B Alleghany Deal Survives 'Go-Shop' Period
• Jury Told Balwani Provided Theranos' Investor Financial Data
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Trial A Watershed Moment For Virtual Court
• Attys Get $9.2M In Fees With $27.5M Insurance Scam Deal OK
• 9th Circ. Tosses Vegas Casino's AIG Virus Coverage Suit
• Insurer Can't Duck Settlement Coverage, Credit Union Says
• Virus Coverage Outcomes 'Don't Bode Well' For Policyholders
• DaVita, Ex-CEO Acquitted In Antitrust No-Poach Trial
• Residents Want To Revive BP Spill Fraud Claims Against Attys
• Investor Sues To Delay Insurance Underwriter's $41.4M Merger
• La. Insurers Face Over $750K In Fines For Hurricane Wrongs
• Time To Fix Legal Industry's Environmental Pro Bono Problem
• Nationwide Beats Eatery's Bad-Faith Claim In Partial Victory
• JetBlue, Insurer Sued Over Possible Misleading Policy Fees
• Calif. Café Had 'Glimmer Of Hope' In Virus Coverage Suit
• D&O Insurance Can Shelter Against ESG Risks, Experts Say
• Va. High Court Denies Review Of Hotels' Virus Coverage Suit
• Developer Loses $500M Virus Coverage Appeal At 4th Circ.
• Gulf Coast Says 3rd-Party Releases Needed In Ch. 11 Plan
• NYC Rent Board Report Finds Operating Costs Up
• 9th Circ. Says Ariz. Must Produce Atty Docs In Trans Bias Suit
• Insurer Says 7th Circ. Precedent Stops Virus Coverage Appeal
• SG Must Take A Stand On Medical Cannabis Reimbursement
• Remembering An Underappreciated Legal Skill — Listening
• 76ers' Insurer Rips Virus Coverage Suit, Says Hoops Are Intact
• Failure To Show Prejudice Foils Insurer's Coverage Suit Win
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-DaVita CEO's 'Feelings' Drove No-Poach Crimes, DOJ Says
• Balwani Jury Can See Theranos' Failed Deals With Military
• 6th Circ. Douses Musician's Studio Fire RICO Claims
• Alleghany Sued Over $11.6B Berkshire Hathaway Buyout
• Boy Scouts Say Without Ch. 11 Deals, Survivors To Get Little
• Insurer Beats Salon Over Communicable Disease Coverage
• Insurer Tells 11th Circ. Filing Error Dooms Hotel's Mistrial Bid
• Attorneys Can Promote Trade, Security Amid Global Conflict
• Insurer Must Defend Drilling Company Accused Of Negligence
• Patient Says BCBS On Hook For Atty Fees In Coverage Row
• NY Judge Says Precedent Clear, Tosses Virus Coverage Suit
• Judge Trims Ga. Chicken Plant's $2M Suit Against Insurer
• SC Justices Revive Fertilizer Co.'s Cleanup Coverage Claim
• SC Insurance Chief To Retire After 9 Years In Role
• Veteran Texas Atty Warned For Insulting 5th Circ. Panel
• Tilton Denied Stay For $1B Ch. 11 Claim Subordination Appeal
• Cozen O'Connor Encourages Smart Cyber Subrogation Claims
• Ex-DaVita CEO Denies Anti-Poach 'Intent' As Feds Rest
• Guam Claimants Ask To Be Cut From Scouts' Ch. 11 Releases
• Insurance Broker Newfront Valued At $2.2B After Investment
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Theater's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Wis. Justices Told Biz Insured For 'Short Term' Virus Closures
• Texas Panel Revives Condo's Hail Damage Coverage Suit
• Akerman Adds Employment Partner From Jackson Lewis
• Willis Says Insurers Adding Exclusions For Ukraine War
• Judge Certifies Fla. Class Alleging Premium Refund Scheme
• Guam Survivors Say They're Worse Off In Scouts Ch. 11 Plan
• Feds Say Holmes' Conviction In Theranos Trial Should Stand
• Judge Backs Trustee's Bid To Sell Mutual Benefits Policies
• Allstate Says Opinion Of Policyholder's Appraiser Is Unreliable
• Telecom Co. Says Insurer Can't Escape Coverage Obligations
• Zurich Unit Fights Hyatt's Virus Coverage Appeal Stay Bid
• Talent Firm Has Uphill Climb In $150M Virus Insurance Appeal
• What Microcaptive Reporting Ruling May Mean For The IRS
• 9th Circ. Questions Mall Over Coverage For LA Fitness Suit
• Best Practices For Boards, Execs After SEC's Cyber Proposal
• Calif. Play Center Gets Another Chance In Virus Coverage Suit
• Arthrex Sues For Coverage Of Settled FCA Claims
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Reining In Outside Counsel Costs
• Conn. Medical Facility Sues Centene Over COVID Testing
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• AIG Unit Urges 2nd Circ. To Back $7.2M Coverage Win
• Exec Admits DaVita No-Poach Deal In 'Painful' Testimony
• Del. Justices Uphold Toss Of Suit Over Tesaro's $5.1B Sale
• State Insurance Chiefs OK Enhanced Climate Survey
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Insurer In Eatery's Virus Coverage Suit
• Subcontractor Asks Court To Hold Insurer In Contempt
• DC Circ. Denies Hospital's Appeal In Specialty Doctor Pay Row
• Watchdog Opposes Litigation Releases In Gulf Coast Ch. 11
• Restaurateur Loses $50M Virus Suit In First NY Appeal Ruling
• When Congress Seeks Cos.' Nonpublic Info From Regulators
• DOJ Backs Whistleblowers' $120M Medicare Fraud Claim
• UnitedHealth Wants ERISA Substance Abuse Suit Tossed
• Ameritas Data Breach Class Action Gets Trimmed
• IPO Outlook Slightly Brightens After A Dismal Start To 2022
• Insurer Tells 9th Circ. To Nix Coverage For Condo Row
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Wisconsin Justices To Tackle Policyholders' Win In Virus Suit
• Centene Nabs 8th Circ. Win In Suit Over $6.8B Acquisition
• Missouri Committee Passes Third-Party Litigation Funding Bill
• Chancery Tosses $1.85B Anthem-Cigna Merger Bust Fee Suit
• Trade Group Tells 9th Circ. To Kill Virus Coverage Suit
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Suit Over Worker's Fall
• Trump Criminal Probe Still On Despite Resignations, DA Says
• La. Panel To Hear Appeal From 1st COVID-19 Coverage Trial
• NJ Diocese, Insurers Battle Abuse Survivors Over Ch. 11 Deal
• In Early Mediation, Negotiate With Empathy, Not Threats
• NY Court Tosses Fla. Chicken Chain's Virus Coverage Suit
• DaVita Rival Felt Threatened Around Poaching, Jury Hears
• Balwani Jury Can See Evidence Theranos Used Pharma Logos
• Glass Maker Must Share Docs In Tornado Insurance Suit
• Lab Seeks Coverage For Dispute Over Software Failure
• Insurers Keep Win In $490M COVID Coverage Dispute In NJ
• Ruling Favoring Insurers In Opioid Suits May Set Precedent
• Chubb, Travelers Investors To Vote On Climate Disclosures
• Addressing Problematic Drinking In The Legal Profession
• 5th Circ. Backs Travelers' Escape From $3.3M Injury Ruling
• Insurer Says Coverage Limited In Co.'s Surfside Collapse Row
• Trucking Co. Can Only Recover $2M For Crash, Insurer Says
• A Workers' Comp. Defense Refresher For Georgia Employers
• Group Plan Questions After Telehealth Coverage Extension
• Haynes And Boone Adds New Insurance Partner To DC Office
• Ex-Flint Mayor Says Water Report Omitted Safety Concerns
• Express Scripts, Mylan Get EpiPen Price Gouging Suit Cut
• Ex-Ga. Insurance Chief Tells 11th Circ. To Toss Conviction
• 11th Circ. Says Settlement Can Be Basis For Bad-Faith Claim
• Virus Coverage Is 'Hard Sell' In 2nd Circ., Judge Says
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive False Claims Act Suit Against Safeway
• 1st Circ. Sees Slippery Slope In Ken's Foods' Coverage Loss
• Transforming Law Firms' Diversity Intent Into Real Progress
• Insurer Beats Fashion Retailer Lulus' COVID Coverage Suit
• 8th Circ. Deals Synagogue Loss In Virus Coverage Suit
• Possible Insurer Claims Eyed Ahead Of Condo Collapse Talks
• 5th Circ. Won't Let Insurer Escape Fatal Truck Accident Suit
• Chubb Unit Seeks To Ax MLS Team's Virus Coverage Suit
• Conn. Judge Finds Virus Exclusion Bars Coverage For Cos.
• Edelson Seeks To Pay Girardi Victims, Sue 'Family Enterprise'
• UnitedHealth Adds Time For $13.8B Change Healthcare Deal
• 'Outraged' DaVita CEO Plotted To Keep Employees, Court Told
• Regeneron 'Kickbacks' Boosted Eylea Profits, Insurer Says
• Oil Refiner Says Marsh Failed To Find Adequate Policy
• Mass. Justices Told Atty Fee Award Must Be Covered
• Cyber Coverage Hopes Buoyed By Target Data Hack Win
• More Than 20 Law Firms Led Q1's Top 10 Global M&A Deals
• Parts Of Oklahoma PBM Law Invalidated By Judge
• Credit Suisse Fired 10, Clawed Back $43M Post-Greensill
• Lab Execs, Texas Hospital Staff Hit With DOJ Kickback Suit
• Sherwin-Williams Sued Over Wood Stain Fire At Winery
• Chubb Unit Beats Sports Bar Operator's Virus Coverage Suit
• Chubb Unit Dodges Coverage Of Energy Co.'s $21M Deal Row
• Wynn Fights Insurer's Bid To Toss Virus Coverage Suit
• Ex-Gov. Can Appeal Order Forcing His Testimony In Flint Trial
• 3 Firms To Seek Up To $4.4M In Fidelity National Suit Settlement
• Lionbridge Insurer Faces Wary 1st Circ. In Trade Secrets Row
• REIT Fights Insurer's Limits For Flood Damage At Hospital
• Justices Must Apply Law Evenly In Shadow Docket Rulings
• High Court Won't Wade Into MetLife Benefits Denial Case
• 'Don't Threaten Me,' Judge Warns Balwani Atty At Fraud Trial
• State Farm Wants Out Of Movie Theater Shooting Suit
• Judge Tosses Anthem's $14.8B Claim Against Express Scripts
• Quinn Emanuel ACA Clients Urge Fed. Circ. To OK $184M Fees
• MD Helicopters Lands Del. Court OK For $12.5M Ch. 11 Loan
• Insurers Seem Poised To Keep Door Shut On NJ Virus Claims
• High Court's PBM Ruling Spurred State Lawmakers To Action
• Tyson & Mendes Adds Insurance Partner In Las Vegas
• Tips For Negotiating Litigation Funding Agreements
• Feds Say Travelers Owes Coverage For Insureds' Theft
• Ill. Judge Ends Health Care Clinics' Virus Coverage Suits
• Contractor Says Insurer Owes Coverage In $10M Injury Suit
• Wolfgang Puck Restaurants' Virus Coverage Suit Tossed
• Florida's Henderson Franklin Snags Former Judge Advocate
• Attys Don't See Ill. Justices Joining Virus Coverage Forum Yet