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Insurance - March, 2023

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• AmerisourceBergen Loses Bid To Toss Insurers' Del. Suits
• New Laws For Courts, Attys, Workers On Ga. Gov.'s Desk
• Outlet Mall Says State Farm Shorted It On Damage Claims
• Mass. Panel Revives Contractor's Breach Suit Against Zurich
• Restaurant Can't Quash Subpoenas In $14M Insurance Case
• Agency's Settlement Remorse Heads To Mich. High Court
• GWG Needs Two Weeks For Additional Ch. 11 Disclosures
• Property Owner Settles Harvey Insurance Coverage Fight
• 7th Circ. Adds To Range Of Opinions On MCS-90 Endorsement
• Fenwick Hires Cooley Group Head For New Insurtech Practice
• Zurich Off The Hook In Qdoba COVID Coverage Suit
• Travelers Can't Use Deductibles To Gut Auto Injury Coverage
• Attys Score $8.5M Award in Avis Rental Insurance Settlement
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Market Basket Hits Chubb With Suit For 'Lowball' Settlement
• Hyatt's Virus Coverage Barred, Zurich Unit Tells 9th Circ.
• Mercedes-Benz Limited In Factory Fire Damage Suit
• Texas Magnate's Son Can't Revive Breach Of Duty Suit
• Insurer Says Event Co. Fraudulently Overstated Income Loss
• 11th Circ. Upholds Insurer Win In U-Haul Crash Coverage Suit
• Insurer Can't Ditch Coverage In Fla. Home Damage Suit
• FTX Scoffs At Bankman-Fried's Request For Defense Funds
• Ex-CEO Whistleblower Nets $12M In Hospital's $69M FCA Deal
• Fox Ex-Producer Case Is A Lesson In Joint Representation
• Insurer Must Contribute To Grocery Store's Fire Damage Bill
• Firm Wants 9th Circ. Redo On Malicious Prosecution Coverage
• Feds' Virus Emergency Advice Says Keep Covering Telehealth
• Judge Blunts ACA Preventive Care Coverage Mandate
• CareFirst Members Can't Snag Class Cert In Data Breach Row
• 3rd Circ. Orders Trial In Pharma Fraud Coverage Suit
• Cessna Insurer, Yellow Corp. Settle $1.9M Jet Damage Suit
• Gym Not Covered In Traumatic Brain Injury Suit, Insurer Says
• McDonald's Fire Coverage Suit Belongs in Ill., Insurer Says
• Investment Co., Insurer Settle $4.5M D&O Suit
• St. Louis Church To Face Insurer's Arson Costs Suit
• Calif. Penalizes Insurer For Unapproved Wildfire Charges
• Amazon Seeks Defense In Pa. Personal Injury Suit
• Allianz Unit Wants Court To Redo Order In $20M Flood Row
• Hertz Wants Out Of Allstate Suit Over Crash Coverage
• Biz Groups Ask High Court To Use 'Objective' FCA Standard
• GWG Has Too Little Info In Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure, Judge Says
• Illinois Dentists' COVID-19 Coverage Suit Dismissed
• Liberty Mutual Units Own Full $5.7M Settlement, Insurer Says
• 10th Circ. Revives RICO Suit Against Life Insurer
• Wash. Insurance Commissioner Settles COVID Firing Suit
• Bond Seller Wants Coverage Dispute Kept Alive
• Stanford Law Protest Highlights Rise Of Incivility In Discourse
• Tech Co. Sued In Del. For Books On $2.6B Vista Buyout
• Lyft, Travelers Escape Allstate Hit-And-Run Coverage Suit
• New Orleans Hotel Seeks OK Of $11.4M Storm Damage Award
• Fla. Jury Hits Progressive With $2.7M Verdict Over Car Crash
• NY Rulings Show Shift In Insurance Priority Approach
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Upheld On Appeal
• LA Atty Facing Probe Over Genocide Payouts Sues LA Times
• More Call For 11th Circ. To Redo $2.67B BCBS Deal
• Insurer Wants Hospital's Bad Faith Claim Tossed In Virus Suit
• Travelers Must Defend Contractor In Construction Injury Suit
• Health Care Exec On Hook For $113.4M Hospice Fraud Penalty
• Condo Group Says Allstate Owes $3.2M For Hidden Damage
• Cigna Beats RICO Claims In ERISA Drug Prices Suit
• Insurer Ordered To Rethink Ex-PwC Atty's Disability Claim
• Fla. Contractors Sue Insurers Over $4M Water Damage Denial
• Dispute Prevention Strategies To Halt Strife Before It Starts
• Tips For Plaintiffs Attorneys Ahead Of Expanded Fire Season
• SEIU Health Care Fund Flees COVID-19 Test Dispute, For Now
• Mineral Co. Seeks Travelers Unit's Defense In Talc Case
• Feds Seek Lesser Sentence For Ex-NBA Player In Fraud Case
• Mich. Hotel Co. Settles Insurance Dispute Over $4M Fire
• Insurers Settle Over Millions In Ida-Damaged Med Equipment
• Insurer Wants Out Of Arbitration Against Idaho Contractor
• Florida Governor Signs Tort Reform Bill Into Law
• Arthrex Wants Insurers To Pay $20M To Cover FCA Settlement
• 72-Year-Old Surgeon Gets 3 Years Over $31M Fall Scam
• Contract Precludes COVID-19 Europe Trip Insurance Refund
• Mo. Judge Won't Review City's COVID-19 Coverage Claims
• Illinois Panel Rejects Dentists' COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Munich Re's Fire Coverage Suit Axed In Favor Of State Cases
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pollutant Insurance Case Holds Clues For Ohio Train Litigation
• Funds Manager, John Hancock Settle Life Insurance Spat
• Blank Rome Lands Ex-Maslon Insurance Litigator In Chicago
• Judges Home In On Disease Clause In Casino's COVID Appeal
• Insurer Says Strip Mall Is 'Parroting Law' In Coverage Row
• Insurer Drops Malpractice Coverage Suit Against Law Firm
• Lender Cops To $932M Fraud That Duped Magic Johnson Co.
• In-N-Out Seeks Rehearing Of 9th Circ.'s COVID-19 Decision
• Insurer Gets Calif. Theater's Virus, Protest Claims Trimmed
• The Important Role Of Contra Proferentem In ERISA Cases
• Florida Legislature Passes Tort Reform Measure
• Chubb Forces Methane Cuts On Oil And Gas Wells It Insures
• Travelers Says Adjuster Used His Businesses For $2.6M Fraud
• Practical Skills Young Attorneys Must Master To Be Happier
• Cigna GC Sees Slight Dip In Total Comp For '22
• Insurer Properly Voided Policies Over Omissions, Judge Says
• Farming Co.'s Coverage Bid Is 'Wholly Deficient,' Judge Says
• Ga. Horse Track And Insurer Settle Coverage Suit
• Fla. Jury Acquits Atty, Others In Alleged $1.4B Medical Fraud
• Insurer Lowballs Hail Damage By $4M, Complex Owner Says
• Smucker Seeks Coverage For Tainted Peanut Butter Claims
• Insurer Can't Duck HOA's Fraud Claim, Court Told
• Chops Lobster Bar, Broker Lock Claws In $14M Insurance Row
• Charter Fishing Co. Settles Suit Over Boat Damage Coverage
• No Surprises Act Gives Plan Sponsors Savings Opportunities
• 2nd Circ. Finds No Coverage For Motorcycle Rally Accident
• Law Firm Not Covered In $459K Wire Fraud Suit, Insurer Says
• Co. Scores Partial Win In $13M Stolen Software Coverage Suit
• Mo. Judge Sends $115M Insurance Fight To Arbitration
• La. Panel Partly Rejects Landry's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Attys Seek Insurance For Arrested Businessman's $25M Boat
• NC Panel Won't Revive Insurance Spat Over 'Unluckiest Yacht'
• Pilgrim's Pride Can't Escape Coverage Suit Over Pollution
• Insurer Can Recoup $1.1M Benefit From Medical Imaging Co.
• Establishing A Record Of Good Faith In Mediation
• Insurer Can't Nix Hurricane Suit Over Venue, Texas Court Told
• Harvard Admissions Case Outside Policy, Zurich Tells 1st Circ.
• NYC Property Manager Not Covered In Fee Suit, Judge Says
• Allstate Says Lowe's Liable For Dehumidifier Fire Losses
• Nix Of Last Claims Ends Hilton Builder's $7.5M Storm Suit
• Chubb Says Coverage Not Yet Triggered In Ecolab Injury Suits
• NFL's Saints Say Exclusions Don't Prevent Ida Coverage
• DOJ Quietly Abandons UnitedHealth Merger Appeal
• Insurer Relieved From Additional Claims Against Trust Admins
• AIG Unit Needn't Cover Window Supplier's Replacement Costs
• Wyo. Motel 6 Says Insurer Schemed To Sell 'Worthless' Policy
• Broker Gets Win In Buccaneers Settlement Coverage Suit
• Evanston Insurance Must Indemnify NJ Co. Over Elevator Fall
• HHS Advisory Opinion Serves As Free Drug Program Guide
• What To Know About The Texas Storm MDL 2 Years Later
• Insurers Must Defend Contractor In Sewage Exposure Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Oil Co.'s Hurricane Harvey Damage Suit
• GWG Says It Will Have Ch. 11 Plan For Court In Days
• Ga. Comfort Suites Drops Trashed-Room Suit Against Insurer
• SEC Says Mass. Money Manager Hid Annuity Commissions
• Unum Told To Pay Disability For Injured Mayer Brown Atty
• Ga. Church Countersues Insurer Over Fire Coverage
• Insurer Can Bring Suit To Avoid Covering Rape Claims
• Fla. Nonprofits Say Chubb Won't Cover Debt From DOL Probe
• Dental Insurer Claims Duo Took Trade Secrets To Competitor
• La. Justices Reverse Rare Policyholder Virus Coverage Win
• Apt. Complex, Insurer Settle Water Damage Coverage Suit
• NY Man Admits Baby Formula Fraud Amid National Shortage
• Mich. Panel Rules Garnishees Cannot Object To Court Writs
• GE Can Arbitrate $28M Turbine Damage Dispute
• Insurer Escapes Disability Discrimination Suit For 2nd Time
• ABA Opinion Should Help Clarify Which Ethics Rules Apply
• Texas Firm Faces Class Suit Over Hurricane Claim Solicitation
• Terminix Says Swiss Re Unit Must Cover $8M Judgment
• Loyola New Orleans Sues Insurers For $10.5M COVID Losses
• Insurer, Brokers Want Out Of Ex-NFL Player's Coverage Suit
• Insurer Improperly Depreciated Labor In Hail Claim, Suit Says
• Boat Co. Strikes Deal In Wage And Hour Coverage Suit
• Questions Sustain Urban Outfitters' COVID-19 Suit, Court Told
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Texas School District's 'Goldilocks Argument' Falls Short
• Assault Not Barred By Abuse Exclusion, Mass. Justices Say
• BigLaw Attys Predict More Securities Trials As Industry Roils
• Shuttered Mass. Hospital Demands Coverage For $180M Flood
• Insurer Needs More To Tie Chinese Lamp Co. To Michigan Fire
• Progressive Secures Trim Of Suit Over Payout Of Totaled Cars
• Virus Exclusion Ends Child Care Center's COVID-19 Suit
• Everest Re Unit Wants Data Breach Class Action Tossed
• Aflac GC Saw Comp Climb To $3.8M In '22
• 4 Ways To Reboot Your Firm's Stalled Diversity Program
• Ark. Health Co. Settles $4.8M Tornado Dispute With Travelers
• $3.1M Hurricane Damage Suit Must Be Arbitrated, Insurers say
• USC Says Chubb Won't Provide Coverage For Tyndall Suits
• State Farm Hit With $1M Suit Over Ohio Hailstorm Damages
• Why Holmes Is Unlikely To Avoid Prison While She Appeals
• Bank Failures Shine Light On Corporate Governance Risks
• Using ChatGPT To Handle Insurance Claims Is A Risky Move
• DOJ's Google Sanctions Motion Shows Risks Of Auto-Deletion
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Objectors Slam $4M Funding Bid
• Travelers Says No Proof For $3.7M Damaged Furniture Claim
• Property Owner, Insurers Settle $8.4M Hurricane Harvey Claim
• 11th Circ. Orders USAA's $5M Bad-Faith Fight To Trial
• Conn. AG Wants To Defend Standing Law In HHC Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Uber Exec Faces Setback In Bid For Tax-Free Settlement
• La. Landlord Says Appeal Needed In Insurance Arb. Fight
• Insurer's Win Thrown Out In Tax Firm Crime Coverage Suit
• Mich. High Court Rejects Insurer's Bid To Question Clinics
• 9th Circ. Asked To Uphold $5.7M Crash Injuries Verdict
• Late Notice Sinks La. Energy Co.'s Bid For Oil Spill Coverage
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Federal Workers' Proton Beam Suit
• CVS Tells 9th Circ. Choctaw's Claims Must Be Arbitrated
• What To Expect From A Litigation Finance Industry Recession
• Global Norms Differ On Atty Malpractice Insurance, IBA Says
• Schlumberger Unit Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink Coverage Loss
• Elder Care Facility Says It's Covered For Wrongful Death Suit
• Ala. Homebuilder Seeks Jury Trial In Pollution Coverage Suit
• Ark. Cannabis Grower Sues Insurer Over Damaged Plants
• Allstate Prevails As Judge Says Couple's Loss Was Ongoing
• Underwriters Say Baseball Loan Fight Must Be Arbitrated
• How Public Companies Are Responding To SVB's Collapse
• Progressive Escapes Part Of Car Insurance Class Action
• Staffing Co. Found Liable For Chrysler Workers' Crash Suits
• Liberty Mutual Can't Duck Spyware Suit, Customer Says
• Man Blames Psychologists In Car Insurance Fraud Suit
• Insurer Settles With Builder Booted From High-Rise Project
• Progressive Unit Faces Cert. Bid Over Totaled Vehicle Payouts
• Insureds Must Prep For Drought-Related Service Interruptions
• Insurers Say Hyundai, Kia Vehicles Lack Needed Theft Tech
• Social Services Org, Insurer Settle Wrongful Death Dispute
• Fishing Co., Shipbuilder Denied Jury Trial In $77M Policy Row
• Chubb Insurers Must Cover $14.5M Mold Deal, 11th Circ. Told
• Insurer Escapes Covering NC Hotel Project Suit
• Chicken Farm Stench Suit Not Covered In Policy, Insurer Says
• Liberty Mutual Under Fire Again For Claims Approval System
• Sunken Yacht Owners Want Broker Hooked For Coverage Vow
• Texas School District Not Ready To Arbitrate $16M Suit
• 9th Circ. Rejects In-N-Out's Virus Coverage Appeal
• NJ Appeals Court Rejects Hair Salon's Virus Coverage Appeal
• Cobalt Investors Say Insurers Can't Escape $220M Settlement
• HPV Suit Not Covered By Geico Auto Policy, Judge Says
• Del. Ruling Could Affect D&O Claims Beyond SPACs
• Texas Supreme Court Gives Condo's Hail Suit Another Chance
• Tulane Fund Sues Insurers For $19M In COVID-19 Losses
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurer Wants Out Of Alleged Hotel Sex Trafficking Suits
• Chubb Unit Must Face Trimmed $3M Water Damage Suit
• Sensitive Data Of Congress Members, Staff Leaked In Hack
• DOJ Gets More Overlapping Board Members To Resign
• Hinshaw Snags Florida Insurance Pro From Litchfield Cavo
• Insurer Must Face $200K Wire Fraud Coverage Suit
• Fla. Bill Would Rein In Personal Injury Litigation Excesses
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ax Of $100M Insurance Kickbacks ERISA Suit
• Broker Can't Trim $10M Insurance Suit, Staffing Co. Says
• Travelers Unit Can't Escape Punitive Damages In Breaker Suit
• Insurer Drops Bid To Avoid Coverage In Bee Deaths Suit
• Trampoline Parks' $16M COVID Coverage Suit Tossed In Va.
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Man's Liability For $1M Settlement
• Benton Heir Says He Was Kept In Dark On Streisand Sale
• Insurer Wins In CDS Bench Trial With Lehman Brothers
• Ohio College's Insurer Wants Out Of Wrongful Death Suit
• Ace Agrees To Toss $8.5M HVAC Fire Coverage Suit
• State Farm Drops Pa. Squatter Fire Suit Against Fannie Mae
• Only Small Bond Needed For $2B BCBS Deal Objections
• Allstate Says Court 'Rewrote' Fla. Personal Injury Statute
• Court Rejects Bond Co. Appeal Of Oil Driller's Ch. 11 Plan
• Detroit Casino Operator's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Tossed
• Samsung Beats Nationwide Unit's $1.2M Battery Fire Suit
• AIG Must Cover Full $32M Theft Scheme Loss, 8th Circ. Says
• Insurers Will Head To Court In $3.3M Contract Breach Suit
• ACA Anti-Discrimination Rules May Apply To 3rd-Party Admin
• Judge Rejects Coverage To Injured Employee's Co-Workers
• Mont. Insurer Drops Suit Against Atty Over Crucial 'Omission'
• Settlement Conference Denied In Camden Diocese Ch. 11
• Fla. Condo Appraisals Require Due Process, 11th Circ. Told
• Grange Seeks To Drop 6 Cos. From Ga. Coverage Case
• Michigan Insurers Must Cover Cars Despite TikTok Theft Trend
• Ford Wants Pretrial Win In Charging Cord Fire Suit
• Broadway Theaters' Virus Suit Tossed With $1M Exception
• Insurer Drops Coverage Suit After HOA Satisfies Retention
• Tort Report: Fla. Tort Reform Bill; Ronaldo Rape Suit Appeal
• A Missing Issue In 'Blank Space' Insurance Ruling
• Financial Cos. Moving Workers Abroad Due To US Visa Delays
• Insurers Relieved Of Chicago O'Hare Steel Defect Settlement
• Zurich Drops Coverage Bid As Chicago Hotel Settles BIPA Suit
• Ga. Justices Won't Review Man's Boat Crash Coverage Suit
• New York Life Taps Longtime Atty As Compliance Chief
• Justices Likely To Mull Key Maritime Rulings In Insurance Suit
• Sompo Affiliate Says Ex-UK Judge Can't Oversee Arbitration
• Pa. Brewer's Virus Coverage Suit Tossed After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• Centene Escapes COVID Test Reimbursement Suit, For Now
• Travelers Sues Dehumidifier Maker For House Fire Coverage
• Saturday Evening Post's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Tossed
• Justices Leave Questions Open On Dual-Purpose Atty Advice
• Insurer Says Ohio Agent Used Google Ads To Steal Clients
• DC Pro Sports Teams Avoid Full Dismissal of COVID Claims
• W.Va. Justices Clear Chubb Unit In Mine Death Coverage Row
• Law Firm Made False Claims In 856 Cases, Regulator Says
• Allstate Off The Hook In Undisclosed Leaky Roof Dispute
• Calif. General Liability Insurer Must Foot $2M Injury Settlement
• Walmart Sued For $1.37M Fire Damage From Stolen Flare Gun
• Womble Bond Expands Business Litigation Practice In NY
• Justices Will Untangle Yacht Insurance Choice-Of-Law Dispute
• Elizabeth Holmes Fights 'Sweeping' $900M Restitution Bid
• Zurich Beats Real Estate Co.'s Pa. Virus Coverage Suit
• In-N-Out Asks 9th Circ. To Pause COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• Investment Bank, Insurer Appeal $60K Stock Suit Ruling
• Valve Company Drops Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Snow Removal Co. Seeks Full Coverage For Email Fraud Loss
• No Coverage For TCPA Settlement, Mich. Panel Affirms
• Settlement Reached In $2M Mass. Building HVAC Damage Suit
• Factory Mutual Wins COVID-19 Insurance Fight At 7th Circ.
• Insurer Asks Judge To Ignore Ozy Media's Coverage Argument
• Ga. Judge Voids Builder's Policy In Dispute Over School Fire
• Surveying The Aftermath: 1 Month After An Ohio Train Disaster
• Geico Can Appeal Ruling In Pandemic Premiums Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mich. Justices Appear Open To Slip-and-Fall Reform
• Ex-Xerox Unit Can't Get New Fraud Coverage Trial, AIG Says
• 4 Highlights From Biden's Beefed Up Cybersecurity Strategy
• Choice Hotels Settles With Alleged Sex Trafficking Survivor
• Hartford Says Hummus Co.'s Production Woes Not Covered
• Mich. Justices Zero In On Contract Rights In No-Fault Case
• Nova Wildcat Strikes Deal On DIP, Ch. 11 Sale, Worker Pay
• 2nd Circ. Says Insurer Needn't Defend Napolis In Sex Bias Suit
• Judge Rejects Oral Args Bid In Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Suit
• Calif. Supreme Court Takes Up COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• Takeaways From Tree-Clearing Co.'s 11th Circ. Insurance Win
• Ohio Insurance Co. Accuses Ex-IT Staffer Of Stealing Data
• NJ Court Won't Revive Malpractice Suit Over Sandy Damages
• Womble Bond Adds Ex-Moore Ingram Insurance Pro In Atlanta
• NJ Panel Says Metal Co.'s Policy Bars Cleanup Suit Coverage
• Riding Circuit: March's Notable Appellate Arguments
• Excess Insurer Wants Out Of $3.8M Negligence Judgment
• AIG Unit Must Face Calif. Mall's $5M COVID Coverage Suit
• Nashville Apartment Owner Seeks $4M In Tornado Coverage
• Texas Judge Trims Sports Media Co.'s Theft Coverage Suit
• Michigan Cases To Watch In 2023
• Driver Says Lyft Broke Insurance Vow After Rider Shot Him
• Pollution Policy Must Cover More of Settlement, Insurer Says
• House Oversight Committee Launches PBM Investigation
• NJ Medical Society Blasts 'Junk Science' In Virus Suit Denials
• Ohio Derailment Expected To Pull In Insurers On Many Fronts
• Courts Should Follow 8th Circ. On ERISA Procedure Rules
• Calif. Panel Seals Insurer's Win In Home Defect Coverage Row
• Ex-Name Partner Tells Texas Court She Needs Client Records
• 7th Circ. Says Costume Co. Not Covered For $7M Fire Damage
• Asia Insurance Startup To Go Public Via $250M SPAC Merger
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Ex-Groelle & Salmon Insurance Atty