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TOP NEWS ALI Gives Final OK On Liability Insurance Guidelines
The American Law Institute on Tuesday approved a final draft of guidelines designed to help courts navigate liability insurance cases, bringing the oft-controversial eight-year-old project to a close.
Atty Overbilling Suit Not Covered By Insurance: 10th Circ.
The Tenth Circuit declined to revive a dispute between a Colorado foreclosure attorney and his insurance company, ruling that the lower court was right to find the company did not have to defend the lawyer from a class action over alleged overbilling.
Olin, Insurer Ask Rakoff To Explain Ruling On $130M Award
Lamorak Insurance Co. and Olin Corp. are haggling over the meaning of a ruling last month that directed the insurer to pay the chemical producer $130 million to cover clean-up costs at contaminated sites, with both parties asking the court what exactly it meant by “final order.”
Allstate Takes Kia Trademark Battle To 9th Circ.
Allstate has kicked off an appeal to the Ninth Circuit in a lawsuit claiming Kia Motors Corp.’s “Drive Wise” brand infringed the insurer’s “Drivewise” trademark, blasting a trial judge for overturning a verdict handed down by “nine ordinary consumers.”
Ex-Allstate Workers Beat Time Bar Challenge In Benefits Row
A Pennsylvania federal judge tolled the statute of limitations Tuesday for state-law claims brought by former Allstate Insurance Co. employees, denying the insurer a partial early win in a suit alleging they lost retirement benefits when Allstate forced the workers to become contractors or face termination.
Express Scripts Beats Investor Suit Over Anthem Disclosures
Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Holdings Co. on Tuesday won the dismissal of an investor suit over a breakdown in its relationship with health insurance giant Anthem Inc. that allegedly caused a multibillion-dollar drop in the value of its shares.
TRW Auto Challenges Retiree Benefits Award At 6th Circ.
The U.S. arm of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. urged the Sixth Circuit on Monday to reject an arbitrator’s award of free health care for life to retirees, arguing that nothing in the automotive company’s collective bargaining agreement with its union staff entitled retirees to that level of benefits.
9th Circ. Urged To Keep ACA Birth Control Rules Blocked
The states of California, Delaware, Maryland, New York and Virginia told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that a California federal judge was right to block Trump administration rules letting employers forgo covering birth control under the Affordable Care Act by claiming moral or religious opposition to its use.
Atty In Pella Window Suit Seeks $1.5M Fees After Deal Hike
The attorney who represented an objector to a settlement in a class action accusing Pella Corp. of making windows that leak and cause rot asked an Illinois federal court Monday to approve $1.5 million in attorneys' fees for his work on the appeal he claims resulted in a $15 million increase to land the consumers $25.75 million.
Horizon Must Cough Up Docs, Data Breach Plaintiffs Say
Counsel for plaintiffs blasted Horizon Healthcare Services Inc.’s conduct as “inexcusable” Tuesday in urging a New Jersey federal court to compel the insurer to produce documents in a putative consolidated class action over a data breach involving information on roughly 839,000 consumers that was stored on stolen laptops.
Rebuttal Insurer Bad Faith Is A Reality That Dispels All Myth
A recent Law360 guest article claimed that it is extremely difficult to prove that an insurer acted in bad faith, challenging readers to check any state's definition of the term. However, if insurers want to avoid substantial exposure to tort damages, they must realize that bad faith is no mere myth, say Joan Cotkin and Steven Knott of Nossaman LLP.
Analysis Del. Faces IP Surge, Bench Gaps On TC Heartland's Birthday
One year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s TC Heartland ruling steered hundreds of new patent cases to Delaware from Texas and other states, federal judges and attorneys are patently scrambling to manage the surge with fewer resident judges. Feature Gorsuch, Ginsburg Go To Mat Again In Class Waiver Case
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has once again delivered a 5-4 majority opinion over a vigorous dissent from his liberal colleague Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, this time clashing in a high-profile dispute over arbitration clauses protecting businesses from worker class actions. New England's Bernstein Shur Updates Parental Leave Policy
New England-based law firm Bernstein Shur Sawyer & Nelson PA said Tuesday it has implemented a new parental leave policy that allows 16 weeks of paid leave for attorneys regardless of their gender, making no distinction between primary and secondary caregivers. King & Spalding Draws Rebuke In Bid To Toss Firing Suit
A New York federal judge on Tuesday rejected King & Spalding LLP’s bid to escape allegations it fired an associate for raising ethical concerns about two partners, saying at a hearing she found it "incredibly hard" to buy the firm's stated reasons for terminating him. Eagan Avenatti Owes Ex-Partner $10M From Bankruptcy Deal
A California bankruptcy judge on Tuesday entered a $10 million judgment against defunct class action law firm Eagan Avenatti LLP — which is owned by Michael Avenatti, the attorney representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her legal battle against President Donald Trump — finding the firm defaulted on its bankruptcy-resolving settlement with a former partner over allegedly unpaid fees. NY Lawmakers Tap Interim AG Underwood To Finish Term
Acting New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood was tapped Tuesday by the state legislature to serve out the remainder of Eric Schneiderman’s term after he resigned earlier this month amid allegations of physical abuse by four women. Legal Tech Download: Reed Smith, Norton Rose, Bryan Cave
The world of legal technology is quickly evolving, with new products coming to market in rapid succession. Here, Law360 takes a look at six recent developments.
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