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July 16, 2026
A Washington federal judge signed off on a $2.6 million settlement between Geico and a class of hundreds of drivers resolving a dispute over whether the insurer improperly withheld drivers' personal injury protection coverage by asserting they reached "maximum medical improvement."
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July 16, 2026
Food services company Aramark urged the full Fifth Circuit to deny Aetna's request to arbitrate allegations that it cost Aramark millions by bungling health benefits claims, arguing that the insurer is attempting to twist U.S. Supreme Court precedent to kick the case out of court.
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July 15, 2026
Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.
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July 15, 2026
The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday declined to walk back a North Carolina federal judge's five-year-old decision denying Golden Corral insurance coverage for pandemic-era business interruption losses, finding a belated state Supreme Court victory for policyholders in another case doesn't merit a redo.
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July 15, 2026
The Second Circuit on Wednesday revived a New York healthcare provider's suit accusing out-of-state Blue Cross Blue Shield licensees of underpaying insurance claims, saying the carriers' long-standing business relationship with a New York licensee to obtain preferential prices in the state supports jurisdiction there.
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July 15, 2026
Insurance brokers, producers and agents are not exempt from the Consumer Fraud Act under an exception for semiprofessionals, the New Jersey Supreme Court held Wednesday, reviving a neurosurgeon's allegation his insurance broker negligently failed to obtain sufficient disability insurance for him after he developed a vision condition.
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July 15, 2026
United Healthcare must pay $630,000 to a mother who challenged the insurance company's decision to deny coverage for her son's residential mental health treatment, a Utah federal judge ordered, after rejecting the company's bid to slim her requests for interest and attorney fees.
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July 15, 2026
A Washington appeals panel handed a win again to the state Department of Revenue, reversing a lower court order that the department owed an $11 million tax refund to a title insurance and settlement services company.
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July 15, 2026
Massachusetts asked a federal judge to send its $100 million state False Claims Act lawsuit alleging overbilling by UnitedHealthcare back to state court, accusing the insurer of forum shopping with a theoretical defense touching on federal law.
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July 15, 2026
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP put an insurance services company out of business with a poorly constructed private securities offering, the company's founder told a Florida state jury Wednesday in opening arguments for trial in his suit alleging the law firm owes him more than $100 million.
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July 15, 2026
The Hanover Insurance Co. is seeking to recoup more than $700,000 it paid out in defending a Massachusetts business and its CEO in a shareholder lawsuit before learning that the company had failed to disclose those shareholders on policy applications.
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July 15, 2026
A former founder of his own firm and Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer PA attorney has joined Kelley Kronenberg's ranks in Jacksonville, Florida, to serve as a business unit leader and establish criminal defense capabilities at the firm.
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July 15, 2026
Justin Baldoni, his production company and other officers cannot escape an insurer's suit seeking to avoid coverage for the now-settled sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought against them by "It Ends With Us" co-star Blake Lively, a New York federal court ruled.
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July 15, 2026
A Florida judge agreed Wednesday to hold off on deciding a motion to stay proceedings in a breach of contract action brought by a telemarketing company that federal regulators accuse of selling $91 million in fake Obamacare plans, after the defendants told the court they're close to a settlement.
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July 14, 2026
The Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a trial court must determine if a $166 million arbitral award against convicted insurance mogul Greg Lindberg can stand under North Carolina law, reversing a lower court's confirmation of the award under the Federal Arbitration Act.
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July 14, 2026
The Third Circuit partially revived several New Jersey-based healthcare practices' Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit alleging Cigna improperly underreimbursed them for covered healthcare services provided to Cigna's subscribers, ruling Monday the plaintiffs sufficiently alleged they were underpaid for some out-of-network services when compared to their normal charges for similar services.
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July 14, 2026
An auto insurer told a Texas federal court on Tuesday that it has no duty to defend or indemnify a Mexican band or its members against three lawsuits brought by former crew members who say they were sexually assaulted on a tour bus by the lead musician's son.
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July 14, 2026
It's too early to rule whether an insurer breached its policy by declining to defend a cannabis farm from a former employee's claims that he was wrongfully terminated, a New Mexico federal judge held, denying motions by each of the parties.
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July 14, 2026
The federal government has backed Premera Blue Cross in its bid at the Ninth Circuit to overturn a Washington federal court's judgment that held the insurance company's coverage policy for gender dysphoria surgery is discriminatory, arguing the decision is out of line with U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
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July 14, 2026
Grocery giant Kroger urged an Ohio federal judge to toss a suit challenging the legality of an extra health plan fee it charged tobacco users, stating it complied with federal benefits law by giving workers a 90-day window each year to dodge the fee by enrolling in a wellness program.
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July 14, 2026
A Chubb unit properly limited coverage to $25,000 for the contents of an Illinois mansion that was destroyed in a lightning-sparked fire, the Seventh Circuit ruled, saying the use of the contents for commercial purposes barred the owner from accessing a higher $3.5 million coverage limit.
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July 14, 2026
A Connecticut federal judge has handed Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Co. a win in six professional models' attempts to access a strip club's $1 million policy pursuant to a settlement in an underlying false association and false advertising lawsuit, saying an exclusion for "exhibitions and related marketing" insulates the insurer.
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July 14, 2026
In one of the most-watched races for the five Washington State Supreme Court seats on the ballot this election season, a state appellate judge and a Seattle-area superior court judge are competing to succeed the high court's longest-sitting justice.
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July 13, 2026
A staffing company accused of failing to provide laborers with required employment notices and assignment-related disclosures in violation of Illinois law said it is entitled to a defense under its commercial lines policies, telling a federal court that its insurer wrongfully refused coverage for the proposed class action.
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July 13, 2026
A Chubb unit allegedly wrongfully denied coverage to a Philadelphia apartment building owner hit with claims it violated Pennsylvania real estate law by failing to inform residents about repair plans following a concrete spill, according to a complaint recently removed to federal court.