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Insurance - May, 2022

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• Ex-Bulls Player Set For 1st Plea Over NBA Health Plan Fraud
• Varnum, Skadden Guide Insurance Broker To $23B Valuation
• 11th Circ. Says SLUSA Bars Penn Mutual Client's Class Claims
• Camden Diocese Gets Nod For New Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• Insurers Must Cover Willis Towers Watson Suits, 4th Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Medical Co.'s Coverage Suit
• W.Va. High Court Turns Bat Coverage Ruling Upside Down
• Skinny Labels' Future May Hinge On Teva Petitioning Justices
• Millions In Payouts To Ga. Insurer Violated ERISA, DOL Says
• Fla. Judge Approves Geico's Deal With Health Care Providers
• 6th Circ. ERISA Ruling Shows Scope Of Fiduciary Liability
• 7th Circ. Upholds Day Care's COVID Insurance Dismissal
• DOJ's Stance On Pot Case 'Unusually Weak,' High Court Told
• 9th Circ. Clears State Farm On Underinsured Driver Exclusion
• State Farm Can't Drop Policy If Woman 'Resided' In 2nd Home
• Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Fla. Judge Gives Initial OK To $1B Surfside Collapse Deal
• 2nd, 11th Circs. Uphold Dismissal Of COVID-19 Coverage Suits
• 61% Of Organizations Have Cyberinsurance, Survey Finds
• Legal Battles Pile Up Over Trans Worker Health Benefits
• 11th Circ. Revives Fire Damage Claim Against Allstate
• Recruiter's Suit Against Robinson & Cole Moved To Conn.
• Memorial Day Kicks Off Summer's Potential Insurance Risks
• Fla. Court Revives Mold Inspector's Insurance Coverage Suit
• Pareteum Says It Faces Six-Week Deadline For Ch. 11 Sale
• DeSantis Signs Slate Of Property Insurance Bills
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Optometry Clinic's Virus Coverage Suit
• Insurer Loses Bid To Arbitrate Texas School's Coverage Row
• Void Insurance Buyers May Seek Premiums, Del. Court Says
• Oyster Bar Drops Virus Coverage Row Before 11th Circ. Rules
• ABA Isn't Giving Up On Diversity Efforts By Ending CLE Rule
• Liberty Seeks $5M From Construction Co. Over Bond Defaults
• Travelers Unit Settles With Oil Co. Over Denied Spill Coverage
• Diamond Co. Urges 7th Circ. To Revive COVID Coverage Bid
• Class Action Over Aetna Benefit Clawbacks Gets Green Light
• Liberty Unit Says COVID Doesn't Trigger Pollution Coverage
• Title Co. Investor Gets $10.9M For Failed Merger
• NYC Says Starr Owes Coverage In $2M Construction Fall Suit
• Pa. Insurance Chief Wants To Consolidate Rate Challenges
• Insurer Needn't Cover Developer's Pollution Suit, Judge Says
• Insurer Asks 7th Circ. To Affirm Win In Fireworks Injury Row
• DOJ Says Trans Bias Injunction Targets Nonexistent Policy
• Experts Urge House Lawmakers To Reform NFIP In Hearing
• JetBlue Insurance Fees Suit Heads Back To State Court
• Insurer Seeks Default Win Against Co. In Atty Self-Dealing Suit
• Chevron Must Cover Kinder Morgan Unit In Asbestos Suit
• NC Firm Hamilton Stephens Skirts Suit Over $12M Judgment
• Property Insurance Bills Head To DeSantis' Office
• China's HNA Group On Hook For $184M Skyscraper Award
• SEC Fines Ameriprise Affiliate $5M In Variable Annuities Case
• Insurance Cos. Seek Broader Global Tax Rewrite Exclusion
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Travel
• Lateral Candidate Screening Steps To Prevent Bad Behavior
• Pa. Justices Will Weigh Combining COVID Suits In Pittsburgh
• 9th Circ. Says No Dice To Vegas Casino's En Banc Request
• River Transit Co. Angles For Win In Bridge Impact Suit
• Fla. Lawmakers Pass Condo Reform Bill Requiring Inspections
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Suit Challenging Geico Refunds
• Gibson Dunn Houston Founder Joins Insurance Broker
• Travelers Owes $5.5M To NC Co. In Windstorm Coverage Suit
• Policyholders Fight AIG's Bid To Toss Travel Premiums Suit
• Settlement Leads Insurer To Drop Suit Against W.Va. Hospital
• 3rd Circ. Finds No Conflict In Sidley Repping Scouts, Insurers
• Liberty Mutual Units Fight Bad Faith Claim After Coverage Win
• Judge Sides With Chubb Unit In SXSW Refund Coverage Fight
• Fla. Committee Approves $2B Carrier Reinsurance Program
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Claims Handler's Reimbursement Fight
• Legislators Add Condo Reforms To Special Session Agenda
• Mass. Hospital Worker Urges 1st Circ. To Revive ERISA Row
• Lakers' Virus Claim Undercut By New Ruling, Chubb Says
• Ex-Celtic Davis Has 'Fouled Out,' Judge Says In Bail Review
• A Look At The Legal Profession Since Murder Of George Floyd
• Week In Bankruptcy: Dioceses Settle; Wind-Downs Reined In?
• Condo Group Loses Bid To Boost $4.3M Storm Coverage Win
• Salon Franchise Withdraws 8th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeal
• Tool Co., Travelers Settle Fraud Coverage Suit
• Exhaust Fan Seller Defeats Insurer's Hotel Fire Liability Suit
• DC Atty Set Up $19M 'Captive' Insurance Swindle, Suit Claims
• Disbarred Atty's Past Keeps Him Out Of Insurance Field In NJ
• 11th Circ. Upholds Virus Coverage Losses To Florida Eateries
• 9th Circ. Reverses State Farm's Win Over Injured Worker
• Judge Raises Payout To Unit Owners Amid $1B Surfside Deal
• Calif. Raises Caps On Medical Malpractice Awards
• Ill. Panel Tosses Steakhouse Chain's Virus Coverage Appeal
• DA Rebuffs Trump Org, CFO's Bid To Escape Tax Fraud Case
• Mallinckrodt Calls Shareholder Ch. 11 Stay Bid Untimely
• Insurer Says Ill. Precedent Defeats Sports Co.'s COVID Suit
• 6th Circ. Nixes Amusement Park's COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• Zurich Beats Hoteliers' Virus Coverage Class Action
• NY Ruling Correctly Deems Legal Finance Docs Irrelevant
• Catholic Groups Tell 8th Circ. To Heed Trans Coverage Ruling
• High Court Won't Hear Widow's Claim for Insurance Benefits
• Ex-Ga. Insurance Head Pleads Not Guilty To Lab Kickbacks
• Mich. Panels Affirm Virus Coverage Losses For Eateries, Spa
• Rochester Diocese Reaches $147M Ch. 11 Deal With Insurers
• $7M Cut From Atty Award In John Hancock Overcharging Suit
• Surfside Collapse Site Will Sell For $120M To Sole Bidder
• Supreme Court Told UnitedHealth Wants A 'Free Pass'
• Contractor Made False Statements On App, Insurer Says
• NJ Diocese Wants Insurer Deal Heard With Ch. 11 Plan
• Ill. BCBS Hit With Fertility Treatment Bias Claims
• Miami Restaurant Asks To Revive COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Insurance Agency Wants Out Of Clemente Family's Bias Suit
• Nationwide To Pay $5.6M After NY Investigates Annuity Swaps
• Employer Travel Benefits Options For Abortion Care Post-Roe
• Aetna Settles ERISA Suit Over Unpaid Mental Care
• Trucker's Disability Can't Back 'Bad Faith' Insurance Claim
• 5th Circ. Seeks Texas Justices' Input In Hail Coverage Row
• Building Codes At Root Of Fla. Insurance Market Problems
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Holmes' Sealed Docs Might Sway Balwani Jury, Judge Says
• Chubb Investors Split On Approving 2 Climate Proposals
• Woodworking Cos. Ask 1st Circ. To Revive Fire Coverage Suit
• Insurer Pans Expert Testimony In Virus Suit Ahead Of Trial
• Camden Diocese Says Its Ch. 11 Plan Is Best Option
• Ex-Celtic Davis Faces Bail Review In NBA Health Fraud Case
• ​​​​​​​Insurer's Hurricane Payment Delay Was Bad Faith, HOA Says
• Geico Auto Policyholders Win Class Certification In Ga.
• 11th Circ. Ban On Service Awards May Inhibit Class Actions
• Resort Company Neglected Its COBRA Notice Duty, Suit Says
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Suit Over Stolen Cargo
• Silica Exclusion Applies To Dust Damage, 8th Circ. Says
• Overcommunicate With Your Summer Associates This Year
• ERISA Ruling Shows Lax Enrollment Practices Can Be Costly
• Attys Try Again To Beat BP Spill Relief Malpractice Claims
• Cigna Can't Evade NJ Lab's $1.5M COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Insurer Says No Coverage For $2.8M Building Defect Award
• Balwani Shut Down $96M Investor's Due Diligence, Jury Told
• Apartment Cos. Can't 'Gotcha' Insurers To Cover $54M Loss
• Allianz Says Enel Unit Owes $200M Over Texas Wind Farm
• Fla. Panel Finds Atty Fees Error In Irma Coverage Suit
• Ga. Apartment Co. Countersues Insurer Over Fatal Shooting
• Judge Wants Streamlined Claim Process In $1B Surfside Deal
• Conn. Bar Loses Stay Bid In Virus Coverage Suit With AIG Unit
• Lessons For Gov't Contractors Amid Increased Antitrust Risk
• AGLIC Can't Make Affiliated FM Help Pay For Roof Damage
• Mo. Panel Tosses Zurich's Appeal Of $21M Arbitration Award
• Legal Malpractice Payouts More Costly In Hot Lateral Market
• 11th Circ. Asks NY Court For Guidance On Settlement Suit
• Limetree Bay's Ch. 11 Plan Is Confirmed After Refinery Sale
• 11th Circ. Affirms Florida Pizzerias' Pandemic Suit Dismissal
• Insurer Lemonade Reaches $4M Deal In Ill. Biometric Data Suit
• Ex-Maine Assistant US Atty Rejoins Wiley's Insurance Group
• Insurer Wants Yankees Broadcaster Suit Axed Or Moved To NY
• Nev. Case Highlights Settlement Authority Dilemmas For Cos.
• Ga. Justices Question Police Powers In Anthem Case
• The Week In Bankruptcy: Purdue Bonus, PR Pension Appeal
• Santa Fe Archdiocese Inks $121.5M Deal To End Abuse Claims
• Hospitality Org, Tribe Back Dentist's Virus Coverage Appeal
• 7th Circ. Probes Liberty Mutual's Nassar Defense Fees Payout
• Helicopter Co. Takes COVID Coverage Fight To 5th Circ.
• Sick Juror Delays Ex-Theranos Exec's Criminal Fraud Trial
• Patriarch's $1B Claim Alive Pending Appeal In Zohar Ch. 11
• Insurer Asks Judge To Nix Cleveland Bar's Atty Fee Request
• Florida Insurance Crisis Bleeds Into Reinsurance, Experts Say
• D&O Claims Don't Trigger Policy Exclusion, 9th Circ. Told
• Insurer Must Face NJ Coverage Suit Over Malpractice Claims
• COVID-19 Map: Where Virus Coverage Litigation Stands
• Judge Says Cos. Don't Have To Cover Gender Transition Care
• HVAC Co. Says Insurer Can't Recover Asbestos Defense Costs
• Post-It Example Challenges Businesses' Sticky Virus Claim
• Policyholder Group Backs Dentist In Virus Coverage Appeal
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Wire Fraud Coverage Win
• More Ex-NFL Players Plead Guilty in Health Care Scheme
• DOJ Urges High Court Not To Hear Pot Insurance Challenge
• 8th Circ. Rejects Dentists' COVID Insurance Appeal
• Providers Say 9th Circ. Ruling Helps BCBS Antitrust Case
• Insurer Asks Again To Intervene In Hotel Sex-Trafficking Suit
• 4th Circ. Rejects Bid To Rehear Collapse Coverage Row
• Patriarch Says Zohar Plan Can't Dump Equitable Claims
• 11th Circ. Tosses Reinsurer's $1.6M Win In Fatal Crash Row
• Insurer Must Cover Uncooperative Driver In NJ Crash Suit 
• Judge Removes Insurer From Day Care Death Settlement Suit
• Insys Founder Says Looming Opioid Ruling Boosts Appeal
• Ex-Ga. Insurance Commissioner Agrees To Turn Over $128K
• Walgreens Deal Spurred Quick Theranos Investment, Jury Told
• Foot Locker, Hotel Co. Virus Coverage Suits Fail In La. Courts
• 6th Circ. Says Insurers' Auto Parts Claim Came Too Late
• Ex-Lab Exec Wants FCA Suit Axed Over 'Blood Money' Book
• 8th Circ. Overturns AIG's Win In TM Feud With Insurer
• Employers Boost Benefits, Seeking Edge In Hot Labor Market
• Blockbuster Surfside Settlement Left Judge Speechless
• 11th Circ. Upholds Florida Restaurant's Virus Coverage Loss
• Surety Cos. Say Trump-Era Bond Policy Is Unlawful
• Insurer Attys Don't See High Court Taking Virus Coverage Suit
• 11th Circ. Orders New Look At $6M Atty Fee In Man's Death
• Insurer Asks 9th Circ. For Refund In Law Firm Forgery Dispute
• The Fastest Federal Trial Courts: A Look At Virginia, Florida
• Investors Push Insurers For More Climate Disclosure
• Insurer Lands 11th Circ. Win In Canceled Trip Dispute
• IP Forecast: 9th Circ. To Hear A Tale Of Two Punchbowls
• Subcontractor Can't Bring Coverage Appeal To 2nd Circ.
• Hartford Tells 9th Circ. Its Precedent Ends Hotels' Virus Appeal
• Miss. Justices Say Geico Has No Duty In Worker Crash Suit
• Calif. Assembly OKs Cap Hike On Medical Malpractice Awards
• First American Dodges Investors' Data Breach Suit, For Good
• Texas School District Slams Low Payout For Hurricane Loss
• Puerto Rican Insurer Sued For $38M In Quake Damage
• Private Insurers Must Watch Out For Medical Equipment Fraud
• Insurance-Focused Fintech Co. Names CLO, Deputy CLO
• Tips For Evaluating Machine Learning For Contracts Review
• Conspiracy Caused Insulin Price Spike, Arkansas Says
• P&C Insurance Leaders Warn Of Polarized Legislatures
• Balwani Invoked Lawyers To Cow Wavering Investor, Jury Told
• NYC Restaurant's Insurer Sues Retailer Dior After HVAC Flood
• Abuse Accusers Say Insurer Can't Appeal Exclusion Ruling
• Factory Mutual Ducks ITT's COVID Coverage Claims
• Yankees Broadcaster Suing Over COVID-19 Insurance Denial
• J&J Ch. 11 Talc Claimants Get Nod For 3rd Circ. Appeal
• Court Says $12.5M Navy Wharf Job Dispute Must Go To Trial
• Brooklyn Diocese Can't Ax Insurer's Sex Abuse Coverage Suit
• Amazon Seeks To Escape Liability For Solar Generator Fire
• Gordon & Rees Grows Med Mal Defense Bench In Pittsburgh
• Surfside Victims Reach $997M In Settlements
• Indiana HOA Lost 'Game Of Chess' With Insurer, 7th Circ. Says
• Insurers Say Policies Exclude Contractor's Work On Ga. Hotel
• Fla. Panel Affirms Eatery's Loss In COVID-19 Coverage Fight
• BCBS Asks 6th Circ. To Review Tribal ERISA Health Plan Suit
• Blanket Gag Orders, Secret Deals Could End With Calif. Bill
• 11th Circ. Cancels Oral Argument In Brunch Chain's Virus Suit
• Chancery Tosses Genworth Policyholders' New Fraud Claims
• 5th Circ. Panel Told To Keep Insurance Row In Arbitration
• Billing Co. Can't Nix UnitedHealthcare $100M Code Fraud Suit
• Pollution Claims Against Ga. Co. Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Steak Shop Owner Wants $14.3M For Insurance Broker's Error
• How To Efficiently Deploy Your Professional Growth Strategy
• 8th Circ. Affirms Insurer's Win In Bar Assault Coverage Suit
• Yellen Says Trump FSOC Designation Guidance Under Review
• NY DA's Paralegal Accused Of Unemployment Insurance Theft
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Miami Hotel's Bid For COVID-19 Coverage
• 4th Circ. ERISA Ruling Shows Plan Discretion Is Not Limitless
• 'Eight Corners Rule' Kills Harvey Coverage Case, Insurer Says
• Arizona Must Produce Attorney Docs In Trans Bias Suit
• Life Insurer Nabs Win Over Trustee's Foreign Tax Credit Suit
• COVID Coverage Row 'Borders On Ridiculous,' Judge Says
• Marketing Co. Drops Virus Coverage Appeal From 9th Circ.
• Chemical Co. Says Insurers Owe $7.8M For Ship Accident
• Insurers Balk At Linking NJ Virus Order To Covered Losses
• Florida Insurance Crisis Needs Litigation Reform, Experts Say
• AIG Unit Tells 9th Circ. COVID Didn't Damage Racetrack
• 8th Circ. Says Insurer Flouted ERISA In Paperwork Mishap
• A 6-Step Framework For Legal Industry Professional Growth
• 7th Circ. Says Babysitter Isn't Covered In Wrongful Death Suit
• Insurer Fights Calif. Eatery's 9th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeal
• Alleged NBA Fraud Ringleader Jailed After Bail Violation
• 3 Firms Drive $1.8B White Mountains Divestiture To Carlyle
• Auto Accessory Co. Tries Again For BIPA Suit Coverage
• 9th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Glass Co.'s Coverage Suit
• Why Contempt May Be Apt Punishment For High Court Leaker
• Ariz. Health Co.'s Virus Coverage Suit Tossed
• Insurer Asks 5th Circ. To Reverse Pipeline Death Ruling
• DOJ, Tax Watchdog Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive Hospice FCA Suit
• Unsealed Letter Reveals DOJ Ire With UnitedHealth, Change
• ​​​​​​​UnitedHealth Patients Want Redo In ERISA Reprocessing Case
• Snap Fitness Loses Fight With RLI Unit For COVID Coverage
• Walgreens Says Insurers Must Defend It In Opioid Cases
• Survey Indicates Inflation Leading To Underinsured Homes
• US Asks Court Not To Pause Tax Probe Summons Case
• Travelers Says Other Insurers On Hook For $2.1M In Hotel Row
• Car Dealer Wants 4th Circ. To Revive Hurricane Coverage Suit
• Calif. Panel Says Insurer Need Not Cover Unintended Damage
• Anthem Gets Spinal Device Coverage Denial Suit Tossed
• Hidden Auto Policy Exclusion Unenforceable, NJ Panel Says
• 11th Circ. Nixes COVID Coverage Suits Over Lack Of Damage
• NYC Hotel Wants 2nd Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Coverage After Mont. Table Of Contents Ruling
• Medical Device Co. Says Insurer Must Cover $6M Hack Losses
• Travelers Must Pay $2M For Sunken Yacht, 11th Circ. Told
• 5th Circ. Told To Revive $8M Pipeline Insurance Coverage Suit
• Insurers Rip NJ Diocese For Surprising New Ch. 11 Plan
• Virus Exclusion Sinks LA Businesses' COVID Coverage Suit
• Med. Group's State Farm Virus Coverage Suit Tossed Again
• Limetree Bay Plan Challenged Over Insurance Treatment
• Insurer Tells 9th Circ. Skiers Distorting Quarantine Coverage
• Clients' Diversity Mandates For Law Firms Are Necessary
• 1st Circ. Doubts Insurer Can Skirt $1M Award To Exec's Widow
• Balwani Can't Use Giant Spreadsheet In Theranos Defense
• Nationwide Unit Says Underlying Suits Constitute Single Claim
• Boston Eateries Tell 1st Circ. To Toss Virus Coverage Suits
• Judge Moves Up Auction Of Surfside Collapse Site
• Expanded Talc Claim Committee Nixed In J&J Unit's Ch. 11
• Fla. Court Reverses Appraisal Ordered In Irma Insurance Spat
• Workers Sue Allstate For Unpaid OT After Kronos Hack
• 4th Circ. Backs Voya Win In Benefits Denial Battle
• Kelley Drye Luminary John Callagy Dies At 77
• Judge Rejects 3rd-Party Releases In Gulf Coast's Ch. 11 Plan
• Gov't Can Dismiss Whistleblower Suits Anytime, Justices Told
• Policyholder Gains In Virus Coverage State Trial Court Suits
• NBA Health Fraud Prosecutors Seize Ex-Players' Phones
• Day Care Says Handler Lowballed Hurricane Damage Costs
• Pfizer Scientist Didn't OK Theranos Using Logo, Jury Hears
• 7th Circ. Affirms Childcare Centers' COVID-19 Coverage Loss
• Versace Parent Co., Zurich Spar Over COVID-19 Amicus Briefs
• Sears Tells 2nd Circ. To Keep $20M Hurricane Suit Paused
• Week In Bankruptcy: Purdue On Defense, Becker Goes To Jail
• Insurer Says Exclusion Bars Noxious Fumes Suit Coverage
• Insurer Says Yacht's Damage Is Taiwanese Builder's Fault
• Florida Justices Inclined To Reverse Writ In Fee Fight
• Insurer Hits Manufacturer For Scientific Claims In Virus Suit
• 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over Opioid Claim Coverage
• Tesla Drivers Claim Insurer Charges For 'Ghost' Safety Alerts
• Insurers Say Couple's Murder Weapon Handoff Was Deliberate
• Developers Can't Offset $570K Award, Insurer Tells 5th Circ.
• Hanover Likely Must Cover Easement Malpractice Claims
• 5 Questions That Can Help Law Firms Win RFPs
• Insurer Asks 4th Circ. To Revisit Collapse Coverage Damages
• 9th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Wedding Venue's Virus Losses
• Insurers Up Scrutiny Of Companies' ESG Strategies
• Insurer Gets Default Win In Illegal Landfill Coverage Dispute
• Subcontractor Demands Payment Under $2.7M Border Deal
• Theater Co. Says Chubb Unit Trying To Limit Virus Coverage
• Insurer Says It Can Only Pay $2M Of $22M Accident Verdict
• Ky. Judge Says Coverage Suit Belongs In State Court
• Gordon & Rees Adds Clausen Miller Insurance Pro In SoCal
• State Farm Says Limits Already Used In Lyft Accident Row
• How Law Firms Can Employ More Veterans
• Vegas Casino Asks 9th Circ. To Rehear Virus Coverage Suit