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Insurance - February, 2023

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• Del. Judge Grants Ex-Xerox Unit New Trial, Scolds AIG Attys
• Real Estate Co. Says Pollution Policy Covers COVID Losses
• Condo Settles With Insurer Over Harvey Damage Coverage
• Nationwide Affiliates Seek To Skirt Class Action Coverage
• 7th Circ. Nixes Marker Co.'s Claims Against Insurer's Lawyers
• Meritage Accuses AIG Of Improperly Grouping Stucco Claims
• Wash. Appeals Court Rules Against State In Biz Tax Dispute
• NC Insurance Co. Might Be Liable In Trade Secrets Suit
• Jones Day Strikes Deal To End Ex-Staffer's Disability Bias Row
• 9th Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win Over Wrongful Acts Timing
• Mich. Justices Face Daunting Task On No-Fault Amendments
• Wells Fargo Insurance Unit Still Existed After Sale, Panel Told
• Insys Founder Says Prison Release Could Be 'Life-Saving'
• Cred Can Pick Up 3rd-Party Claims For Calif. Lockton Suit
• NJ Attorney's Malpractice Coverage Suit Tossed
• Insurance Broker Seeks Win In Bond Coverage Suit
• No Jury Trial For Geico Class Action, Calif. Judge Says
• Phone Retrieval Isn't 'Operating' Car In NJ Wrongful Death Suit
• Steps Lawyers Can Take Following Involuntary Terminations
• Landlord Says Insurer Owes $5M For Lost Rental Income
• 8th Circ. Seals Arch's Win In Canceled Ski Trip Coverage Fight
• Mass. Hospital Can't Get Pandemic Coverage, Court Says
• Mass. Panel Revives Leather Goods Co.'s Fire Loss Suit
• Investment Firm Gets Quick Win In $4.5M D&O Suit
• Strip Mall, Insurer Settle Vandalism Coverage Suit
• Insurer's Faulty-Construction Coverage Suit Ruled Premature
• Elizabeth Holmes Cites Newborn In Ripping Flight Risk Claim
• Interest On $1B Surfside Deal Will Go To Collapse Victims
• Fla. Condo Owner's $13.8M Irma Insurance Suit Came Too Late
• Why More Newly Public Companies Could Go Private
• Insurer Hallmark Sues To Bar Coverage Of Cannabis Deal Suit
• Barge Co. Not Covered For Crew Member's Suit, Insurer Says
• High Court Ax Of Atty-Client Privilege Case Deepens Split
• Enterprise Doesn't Owe $750K For Freight Accident, Jury Says
• Insurance Buyers Push 9th Circ. To Undo Antitrust Verdict
• Urban Outfitters' Virus Coverage Suit Doomed, Zurich Argues
• 4th Circ. Won't Renew NC Eateries' Virus Coverage Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Hawaii Justices Set Higher Bar For Broker In Malpractice Suit
• Judge Rejects Golden Corral's Recusal Bid, Implies Discipline
• Factory Mutual Wins COVID-19 Insurance Dispute At 2nd Circ.
• Medical Group Trims Claims Against Cigna In COVID Test Row
• 4th Circ. Upholds Prudential's Win In Life Insurance Spat
• Insurer, Guitar Maker Reach Settlement In Gibson TM Case
• Ill. Panel Rejects Consulting Firm's Virus Coverage Appeal
• 8th Circ. Upholds Widow's Accidental Death Benefits Win
• Nationwide Wants Out Of Pa. Drivers' Billing Class Action
• Insurers Call Escalation Clause In $77M Policy Unusable
• CBD Extractor Can't Get New Trial In Fire Coverage Fight
• Insurer's Suit Over $54M FCRA Deal Survives Dismissal Bid
• Policyholder's 'Phantom Insurance' Suit Claims Are Trimmed
• 11th Circ. Rules MSP Act Doesn't Preempt State Law, Contracts
• Anthem Can't Ditch JetBlue, Alaska Airlines' Price Fixing Suits
• Insurer Needn't Cover Child Care Biz Bus Crash Claims
• Zurich Allowed To Exit Suit Over Sinking Tower Settlement
• NJ Panel Upholds Dismissal Of Dry Cleaner's Virus Suit
• 8 BigLaw Firms Sign On To New Abortion Defense Initiative
• 3 Job Satisfaction Questions For Partners Considering Moves
• Insurer Urges Court To Toss $10.7M Settlement Coverage Suit
• Harvard Tells 1st Circ. Admissions Case Has Insurance Fallout
• Insurer, "My 600-Lb Life" Producers Dispute Policy Coverage
• Law Firm Loses Battle Over Malpractice Settlement Coverage
• Vegas Chiropractor's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Tossed
• Medical Facility's COVID-19 Suit Tossed After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• 4 Exercises To Quickly Build Trust On Legal Teams
• Financial Firm Canned Executive After SEC Report, Suit Says
• Insurer Says Defective Fan Caused $3M In Motel Damage
• Lack Of Exclusion Can't Save Consulting Co.'s Virus Suit
• Judge Warns Against Renters Who Sue In Surfside Collapse
• Lender Must Face All Charges At $932M COVID Fraud Trial
• Health Care Co. Wins D&O Coverage For SPAC Suits
• Pa. Dentist's Virus Suit Tossed After 3rd Circ. Decision
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Insurer Must Face Condo's Water Damage Coverage Suit
• Co. Says Contract Breach Row Over Man's Injury Is Covered
• Viacom's Insurers Must Face Coverage Suits Over CBS Merger
• Cozen O'Connor Ducks Suit Alleging Conflict Over Biz Sale
• PCF Insurance Lands $500M Investment Led By Caryle, HGGC
• Golden Corral Insurer Says La. Judge Should Stay On Case
• No Disease Coverage For Peet's Coffee, NY Justice Reaffirms
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NYC Law Firm's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Thrown Out
• Insurer Says Apartment Co.'s Policies Were Properly Voided
• Fla. Insurance Reforms Could Clobber Smaller Legal Claims
• Oil Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan Has Industrywide Effects, Court Told
• Fla. Judge Upholds Insurance Brokers' Nonsolicitation Deal
• 2 Virus Suits Paused Until Calif. Supreme Court Decision
• Insurer Sues Label Maker Manufacturer After Gov't Office Fire
• Washington Distillery Seeks Over $1M After Fire Damage
• Hearing Aid Co. Eargo Beats Investor Suit Over DOJ Probe
• Insurer Shouldn't Face Section 8 Damage Dispute, Judge Says
• Kroger Settles Background Check Suit Over Worker's Felony
• Truist Selling Insurance Biz Stake To Stone Point For $1.95B
• 8 Steps To Improve The Perception Of In-House Legal Counsel
• Insurer Primarily Liable For Beach Death Deal, NJ Justices Say
• 4th Circ. Upholds Insurance Co.'s $50M Win In Loan Dispute
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Calif. Businesses' Virus Coverage Suit
• Ex-Georgia Insurance Head Wants Kickback Statements Cut
• BCBS Members Want To Duck, Pare BB&B Antitrust Suit
• Insurer Underpaid Winter Storm Damage By $3.7M, HOA Says
• Jury Must Allocate Workers' Comp Premium Fraud
• Golden Corral Asks La. Federal Judge To Recuse Himself
• Procedure Rule 7.1 Can Simplify Litigators' Diversity Analysis
• Benihana's Virus Coverage Suit Latest To Fail In NY Courts
• Insurer Owes Coverage In Fatal Crash Suit, Judge Says
• 72-Year-Old Surgeon Wants No Prison In $31M Fall Scam
• Pepsi Bottler Cyberattack Exposes Trove Of Personal Data
• 4th Circ. Says Insurer Can't Object To Ch. 11 Asbestos Trust
• Insurer Sued Over $5M In Texas Winter Storm Damage
• Attys Seek Third Of $325M State Farm Overcharge Settlement
• Primary Insurer Must Offset $3M Settlement, 11th Circ. Told
• The Wide Oversight Implications Of Del. McDonald's Ruling
• NJ Panel Affirms Dismissal Of Italian Ice Co.'s Virus Suit
• Fla. Legislators Take Aim At One-Way Fees In Insurance Suits
• AIG Escapes Travel Premiums Class Action
• New Dallas Office Expands Clausen Miller's Texas Footprint
• BCBS Unit Not Covered For $2.7B Antitrust Deal, Insurer Says
• Insurer Says NJ Contractor Owes $250K Over Sewer Flooding
• Party In Lyondell MDL Says Insurance Cos. Should Defend It
• How Courts Are Clarifying D&O Policies' Bump-Up Provisions
• Contractor's Insurer Should Cover Injury Suit, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Upholds No Coverage For Sheriff Discrimination Suit
• Ozy Media Flagged For Not Paying Co-Founder's Legal Costs
• Ex-Jones Day Secretary, Insurer Agree To End Disability Row
• Jewish Org Says Wire Fraud Coverage Suit Belongs In DC
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Claimants Say Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Releases Aren't Justified
• Red And Blue State AGs Join Legal Fight Over Abortion Pill
• Insurer Can't Toss Nonprofit's Coverage Suit For $2.3M Fine
• Crypto Winter Raises Host Of D&O Coverage Issues
• Geico Accused Of Classifying Captive Agents As Contractors
• Texas Justices Again Rebuff Flood Insurance Case
• Zurich Wins Default Order In Unpaid-Premium Row
• Bad Flood Modeling Poses Risk To Underserved Communities
• Man Who Blamed BLM For Arson Hoax Asks For Probation
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2023 Editorial Boards
• Atty Conflict Discussions In Idaho Murder Case And Beyond
• No Coverage For Ill. Atty Accused Of Self-Dealing, Judge Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurers Face $1B Loss From Deadly Turkey-Syria Earthquake
• 9th Circ. Hears COVID Suit Against Allianz 'Not Far-Fetched'
• Zurich Denied Early Win In Solar Co.'s $31M Bond Row
• Financial Interest Disqualifies Appraiser, Fla. High Court Rules
• Liberty Mutual Gets Pretrial Win In Sex Discrimination Suit
• Insurers Attack Good Faith Of Boy Scouts In Ch. 11 Appeal
• Ex-NFL Player Sues Insurers Over Surgery Settlement Money
• Fla.-Based Insurance Co. Sued In Del. Over Founder Control
• Conn. Insurer Owes Millions In Labor Costs, Policyholders Say
• Telecom Co. Can't Toss Insurer's Claim It Lied On Application
• Condo Insurer's Fire Damage Deal With Nationwide Voided
• Madison Square Garden Owners Lose Virus Coverage Appeal
• Why General Liability Carriers Are Wary Of SEC Climate Rule
• Allianz Says Court Must Name Arbitrator In Saks Virus Dispute
• Insurer's Claims Against Broker Trimmed In HOA Spat
• Why The Original 'Rocket Docket' Will Likely Resume Its Pace
• Fight Over Blank Space In Ship's $77M Policy Headed To Trial
• NJ Appeals Court Identifies Exception To Arbitration Case Law
• Geico Tells 5th Circ. Class Reps Are Atypical
• NotPetya Triggers War Exclusion, Insurers Tell NJ Panel
• NRA Asks Justices To Review NY Regulator's 'Blacklisting'
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Truist's Win In $5M Insurance Row
• Nationwide Unit Not Owed For $2M Settlement, NY Panel Says
• NJ Law Firm And Insurer Settle Malpractice Coverage Suit
• 'Physical Loss' Burden Sinks NJ Eatery's Virus Coverage Suit
• Debevoise, Skadden Guide Brookfield's $1.1B Argo Buy
• Crypto Coverage After FTX Fall: Crime And Custody Coverage
• CVS Health To Buy Oak Street Health In $10.6B Deal
• Bank Defends Stewardship Of Thomas Hart Benton's Work, IP
• 9th Circ. Mulls Whether It Can Infer Timing Of Wrongful Acts
• 9th Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win In Condo Abandonment Fight
• 11th Circ. Says Geico's Windshield Scam Appeal Is Premature
• 3rd Circ. Says Divorce Voided Chase Worker's Life Policy
• Samsung Says Insurer Shorted Chip Plant On $400M Uri Claim
• Wells Fargo Investors Ink $300M Deal In Auto Insurance Suit
• US Chamber Backs Erie Indemnity, Citing Class Action Law
• Locke Lord Taps Insurance Regulatory Vet For NYC Office
• The Discipline George Santos Would Face If He Were A Lawyer
• 2 NC Brothers Cop To Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scam
• NJ Car Rental Co. Sues Insurers Over $1M In Ida Damage
• Ex-Cop Sues Texas Bar Insurance Arm Over Crash Benefits
• Claw Machine Maker Settles Worker Electrocution Suit
• Bank Botched Artist Benton's Trust By $400M, Judge Hears
• Geico Denied Early Win In Pandemic Premiums Suit
• 9th Circ. Asks Calif. Justices To Weigh In On 2nd Virus Case
• Judge Pauses Philadelphia Eagles' Pandemic Coverage Suit
• Majic Wheels, OceanTech Slam Brakes On $333M SPAC Deal
• 8th Circ. Says Estate's Suit Against Auto Insurer Atty Is Barred
• Japanese Chain Hits Affiliated FM With Virus Coverage Suit
• UBS, Ohio Insurer Agree To Drop Consumer Fraud Claims
• Insurer Says Landlord's Coverage Dispute Doesn't Fit NC Law
• Insurers Worry About Secrets In Global Tax Documentation
• Washington Cases To Watch In 2023
• Liberty Mutual Doesn't Have To Pay Rental Co.'s Atty Fees Yet
• 'Green Shoots' Start To Emerge From A Bruised IPO Market
• Tort Report: Live Nation Can't Exit $60M Suit In Rapper's Death
• Biden Admin.'s Anti-Merger Stance Is Leading To Bad Policies
• NJ Atty's Coverage Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, Judge Says
• Ex-Root Exec Stole Nearly $10M Through Fraud, Suit Says
• A Litigation Move That Could Conserve Discovery Resources
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Pillsbury
• Insurers Fight To Keep Factory Explosion Coverage Suit Alive
• McDonald's Supplier's Fire Suit Thrown Back To State Court
• Nationwide Must Cover Dog Bite, Ohio Panel Says
• 10th Circ. Won't Revisit Restaurant's Virus Coverage Suit
• 11th Circ. Says No Appraisal Breach From Insurer's Email
• Staff Survey Details Depth Of Anger At Wash. Insurance Chief
• Litigators Should Approach AI Tools With Caution
• Ga. Policyholder Asks 11th Circ. To Renew State Farm Suit
• TransUnion Faces Challenge To Overturned $18.3M Verdict
• Pa. History Museum Can't Delay Insurance Suit Dismissal
• Texas Developer Settles With Insurer Over Hurricane Damage
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Wiley
• La. Landlord Disputes Arbitration Ruling In $7M Claim
• Okla. Supreme Court Rejects Tribes' Virus Coverage Suits
• Connecticut Bar's COVID Coverage Suit Tossed
• Biotech Co. Seeks $3.62M From Shipper Over Frozen Medicine
• AC Unit Is An 'Appliance' In Water Exclusion, 11th Circ. Told
• Arizona Insurance Chief Exits For DC Fintech Law Firm
• Racetrack Insurer Says It Owes No Coverage In Injury Suit
• Judge OKs Pause Of Virus Insurance MDL During Appeals
• Kroger 'Negligence' Dooms Indemnity, Applicant Checker Says
• Exclusion Blocks Virus Coverage For AECOM, 9th Circ. Finds
• Crypto Coverage After FTX Fall: Accountant And Atty Liability
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Steptoe & Johnson