Insurance Archive » May, 2009

Insurance - May, 2009

142 articles

• Insurer-Funded Ch. 11s Not Always Win-Win
• Insurer Off Hook For Pa. City's Fees In Civil Rights Suit
• Geico Hit With OT Class Action
• Rescission Suit Against Blue Shield Dismissed
• Partial Reprieve For Liability, Work Comp Insurers
• Insurers Dip Toes In Carbon Market But Don't Jump In
• Cigna Unit Looks To Settle OT Class Action For $3.3M
• Skinner Ch. 11 Must Convert To Ch. 7: Judge
• Insurer Claims Dewey's Advice Led To $1B Loss
• Religion Suit Over AIG Bailout Survives Bid To Toss
• Worker Life Insurance Suit Against Wal-Mart Tossed
• AIG Unit Tries To Nix Countrywide Mortgage Suit
• LandAmerica Settlement With PBGC Gets Court's OK
• 5th Circ. Sends Cargo Damage Suit To UK
• Bid To Revive $12M Bad Faith Suit V. AIU Fails
• Q&A With Foley & Lardner's Gordon Davenport III
• Filing Claims In The PCA Bankruptcy
• American Home Escapes Liability For Sewer Repairs
• 10th Circ. Finds GenRe Dispute Should Be Arbitrated
• Q&A With Ropes & Gray's Matthew Burke
• Resort, Insurers Lose Judgment Bids In $33M Spat
• Engineering Co. Off Hook In Katrina Coverage Suit
• Insurer Told To Hand Over Docs In Asbestos Spat
• Q&A With King & Spalding's Meghan Magruder
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Andrea Robinson
• Q&A With Debevoise & Plimpton's Nicholas Potter
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Charles Platt
• Q&A With Reed Smith's Douglas E. Cameron
• Xavier, Travelers Strike Deal In Katrina Coverage Suit
• Q&A With McDermott's Michael Pope
• Genworth Hit With Class Action Over $226M In Funds
• Q&A With O'Melveny & Myers' Paul Koepff
• Achmea Settles Insurance Policy Dispute For $439M
• $19M Deal OK'd In Eating Disorder Action V. Horizon
• Katrina Victims Lose Out In Bid For Class Cert.
• Lawmaker Tries Again For Disaster Reinsurance Plan
• Broker Sues AIG To Protect Calif. Policyholders
• Good Faith Claim Dropped From Fidelity, Ford Suit
• House Tries Again To Untangle Surplus Lines Rules
• Certificates Of Insurance: So You Like To Gamble?
• Q&A With Proskauer's Seth Schafler
• Title Insurance Class Action Needs Repleading: Judge
• Secrets Of Success For Today's Summer Associates
• AIG Units Seek To Toss Suit Over Oil Plant Cleanup
• Cooper Accuses AIG Unit Of Shirking Defense Duty
• Insurance Disputes Over Aurora Organic Milk Merged
• Axis Says Not Liable In Mortgage Co. Securities Suit
• Merrill To Fork Over $18M In Ill. Funeral Group Probe
• Thompson Hine Atty Ousted From Asbestos Spat
• Insurer Off Hook For Qui Tam Suit V. Ill. Nursing Home
• Policy Doesn't Cover $10M Shooting Award: Insurer
• Jaco Entitled To Damages Against AIG Unit
• Insurer Hit With Class Action Over Cancer Costs
• $20M Suit Against Blue Cross NC Pared Down
• Neb. Insurers Not Liable For Claims V. Broker: Court
• Allstate Not Racketeer In Insurance Bill Suit: Judge
• House Panel Weighs Protections For Credit Unions
• 2nd Circ. Remands Crucible, Lloyd's Coverage Spat
• Insurer Claims No Duty To Cover Atty Sued For Fraud
• Hospitals Seek Defense Costs For Kickback Suit
• Supreme Court Reverses 2nd Arbitration Ruling
• Broke Insurer Owes $15M Premium: 8th Circ.
• Atty Fee Fight Isn't Proper E&O Claim: 11th Circ.
• Tokyo Chemical Co. Sues Bayer, BNSF Over Toxic Spill
• Hartford Fire Must Defend Injury Suit: Court
• Great American, Mass. AG Settle Bid-Rigging Suit
• Insurer Seeks Right To Resume Katrina Negotiations
• Lender Fights For Coverage Of $98M Default Judgment
• Bill Calls For Clear Labels For Health Insurance
• Pension Funds Told To Butt Out Of Ambac Suit
• Drywall Cases Could Hinge On Pollution Clause
• Foamex's Planned $105M Asset Sale Draws Protest
• Congress Asked To Revisit Mark-To-Market System
• Wells Fargo Says 2 Insurers Owe It $19.1M
• Former AIG Exec Fights To Escape Securities Action
• Insurer's TRO Bid Nixed In $195M Suit V. BNY Mellon
• The 4th Circ. Stance In First Penn V. Evans
• $6.5M AXA Overtime Deal Gets Preliminary Approval
• AIG Unit Says $10M Policy Obtained Through Fraud
• State Lawmakers Oppose 'Uber' Financial Regulator
• Suit V. Farmers Over Alleged Insurance Bias Revived
• Insurer Denies Liability In Organ Donor Fraud Suit
• Banks Sue Over MBIA's 'Fraudulent' Corporate Split
• Insurer On Hook For SC Hotel's Legionella Defense
• Mich. High Court To Hear Credit-Based Rate Case
• Insurer Seeks To Lift DHP Ch. 11 Stay For Heater Suit
• Calif. High Court Denies Fees In Workers' Comp Suits
• Seagate Takes Issue With National Union's Experts
• ERISA Preemption Denied In Calif. ER Coverage Suit
• New Complaint Filed In AIG Workers' Comp Suit
• Zurich Not Liable For Art Dealer's Loss: 2nd Circ.
• Insurer In Katrina Spat Off Hook For Distress Claims
• Mutual Benefits Execs, Others Told To Pay $464M
• Suspicion Surrounds Ark. Lawyer Over Missing $9M
• Insurer Seeks To Sort Legal Coverage For AIG Execs
• Acadia Told To Help Travelers Pay Builder's Defense
• Insurers Can't Be Regulated Like Banks: Experts
• Firestone Indemnity Suit Screeches To A Halt
• Pitfalls In Pursuing D&O, Fiduciary Liability Claims
• Self-Insured Medical Plans: Tax Trap For The Unwary
• Making The Most Of Rule Of Evidence 502
• PXRE Seeks To Toss Funds' Suit Over Katrina Losses
• DC Circ. Weighs SEC Annuity Rule In Insurers' Suit
• Insurer Not Off Hook In Mercury Spill Cleanup Suit
• Hurricane Suit Against Insurer Not Untimely: Judge
• Builder-Insurer Settlement Dispute Remanded
• Insurers' Contract With ACE Not Valid: Ohio High Court
• 9th Circ. Trims Benefits Claims In Trucking Co. Ch. 11
• Swiss Re Suit Over Indemity Remanded
• $30M From Insurers Settles ACS Derivative Suits
• Are We Hiring A Justice Or Playing Politics?
• Federal Judge Laments Condition Of Class Action
• 1st Circ. Orders Review Of ERISA Case V. Liberty Life
• Ambac Sues JPMorgan For $1B Over Subprime Crisis
• Marsh To Pay $2.4M To Settle Conn. Kickback Claims
• Insurer Off Hook For Wage Case Defense: Judge
• $17M Auto Repair Verdict Against Insurer Reinstated
• Insurer Adds Claims To Rohm And Haas Indemnity Suit
• Insurance Considerations For D&O Liability In 2009
• Clifford Chance Lawyers Form New Firm
• Calif. High Court Ends Insurers' Contribution Spat
• Fox Rothschild Lands Ulmer & Berne Class Action Pro
• Insurer Asks To Trim College's Katrina Suit
• Federal Insurance, Port Authority Settle WTC Fight
• EU Council Gives Formal Nod To Insurance Overhaul
• Lawyer Claims AIG Fired Her For Blowing Whistle
• Federal Insurance Fights To Pull Dreier Policy
• Fla. Court Revives Spat Against Lloyd's Reinsurers
• Jury To Decide Costco, Liberty Mutual Dispute
• Crowell Brings In Insurance Partner From Dewey
• NYC To Get Data In Suit To Stop Insurance Merger
• Liberty Must Indemnify Safeway In Slip Suit: Judge
• SC To Weigh State Law's Use In Federal Class Suits
• Letter Triggers Reversal In Builder's D&O Fight
• Fla. Legislators Fight To Lure Home Insurers Back
• An Updated Practical Guide To ICPIC In Calif.
• The Significance Of Travelers V. Bailey
• Insurers, Plaintiffs Bar Keep Keen Eye On Nano-Boom
• Trouble Looms For Insurers As Securities Suits Jump
• GINA's Impact On Clinical Research Trials
• Lyondell Must Offer Up Liability Insurance Info: Judge
• Brooke Trustee Looks To Convert Cases To Ch. 7