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Insurance - October, 2013

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• NJ Mortgage Title Broker Pleads Guilty To $5.3M Theft
• SCA Can Attack $7.5M Award To Armstrong, Arbitrators Rule
• HHS Blasts Catholic Diocese Contraception Coverage Suit
• Alstom Forces Insurer To NY Arbitration In $33M Building Row
• The Cybersecurity Question: To Insure Or Not To Insure?
• Real Estate Considerations In M&A Transactions
• Pa. Justices Define Insurer Prejudice In Phantom Vehicle Case
• White House Downplays Security Warning About ACA Site
• Prudential Fraud Suit Over $477M In RMBS Remanded In NJ
• Fed Has Officially Asked IAIS For Membership, Docs Show
• M&A Insurance Picking Up Steam As Policy Prices Sink
• Issa Subpoenas Sebelius Over ACA Website Glitches
• Insurer Seeks End to Foreign Reinsurance Excise Taxes
• La. Insurer's Katrina Claims-Handling Deal Gets Final OK
• Fla. Court Nixes Coverage For Mushrooming Attys' Fees
• 7th Circ. Says Reinsurer Liable For State Atty's Defense
• Insurer Brings $3M Medpace Coverage Suit To Fed. Court
• Health Exchange Developer Warned Of Problems: Report
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• Critical Questions To Consider About The ACA
• How To Maximize Insurance Recovery For Employee Crime
• 6th Circ. Says Travelers Can Ditch $6M Junk Fax Settlement
• Calif. Appeals Court Reinstates Farmers Wage Class Action
• ACA Enrollment 'Very Small' So Far, Sebelius Says
• School Goes After Broker Over FCA Subpoena Defense Costs
• Reed Smith Adds Dickstein Duo To Insurance Recovery Group
• Paving The Way For The Next Financial Meltdown
• Ally Settles Feds' Mortgage Suits, Records $170M Charge
• AEIC Allowed To Seek $4M Fee In Clinical Trial Row
• Fate Of Significant Sandy-Inspired Bills Still Uncertain
• Issa Subpoenas Contractor Over ACA Website Rollout
• HHS To Finalize ACA Exchange Financial Oversight Standards
• ShopRite Operator Sues AIG Unit For $50M Sandy Coverage
• 7th Circ. Gives Mead A 2nd Chance At False Ad Coverage
• Calif. Court Axes Liberty Mutual Unit's Suit Against Broker
• Wis. Court Ups AIG Defense Costs In Coca-Cola Asbestos Row
• Highmark, UPMC Tentative Deal To End Antitrust Suit Hits Snag
• Ill. Court Revokes Defense Coverage In Contractor Injury Suit
• Medicare Chief Pushes Back On GOP's Health Exchange Jabs
• AvMed's $3M Pact Blazes New Path For Data Breach Plaintiffs
• 9th Circ. Says Asbestos Law Bars Insulation Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan
• After A Year Of Stewing, Big Sandy Claims Bound For Court
• Urban Outfitters Targets Hanover For Privacy Row Coverage
• Progressive's Biz Method Patents Obvious, PTAB Hears
• 9th Circ. Urged To Nix Gay Marriage Bans In Hawaii, Nev.
• Confusion Likely As Calif. Revisits Respondeat Superior
• Catholic Media Co., Ala. Again Fight Contraception Rule
• ACA Exchanges On Mend After New Glitch Hobbles Enrollment
• Landlords Still Face Sandy Challenges 1 Year Later
• NJ Transit Dodges Health Benefits Reimbursement Suit
• New Bill Would Halt Flood Insurance Rate Hikes For Years
• NY Insurers Get Sandy-Inspired Playbook For Future Storms
• Insurer Says Ex-Employees Took Trade Secrets To Rival
• Why All Is Still Quiet On The Sandy Litigation Front
• Senate Dems Call For Extension Of ACA Enrollment Deadline
• MassMutual Owes Skadden Atty $2.5M Life Insurance Policy
• 6th Circ. Nixes Food Co.'s Religious Challenge To ACA
• Insurance Firm Stewart Bernstiel Adds Ex-Cozen Partner
• 7th Circ. Breathes New Life Into Katrina Insurance Suit
• Regulators Vow To End ACA Exchange Woes By December
• Insurers Balk At Contractors' LA Live Tile Defect Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Telefonica, ING
• CMS Finalizes ACA Insurance Exchange Oversight Rule
• 1st Circ. Turns Down School's Bid For D&O Coverage
• No Breakthrough In Latest US-Japan Auto Talks, USTR Says
• Texas High Court Asked To Nix $7.5M Excess Coverage Award
• Radian Group Claims Arch Capital Poached Key Worker
• Marketing Group Turns On Stonebridge In TCPA Class Action
• WolfBlock Sues Insurer Over Ex-Partner's Severance Package
• Pa. Rule Of Evidence Doesn't Limit Uninsured Motorists
• Contractors Point Fingers At CMS For ACA Exchange Woes
• NY Life Uses $15M Death Benefits Deal To Call For Standards
• Insurer Wants Out Of NYC Skyscraper Fire Coverage Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Lifts Partial Injunction On Insurance Law
• GSK Can't Sink Avandia Prescription Coverage RICO Suits
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, HP, Apax Partners
• 5 Calif. Laws Experts Say Could Use A Facelift
• Fla. Rejects 1% Hike In Workers' Comp Rate
• FDIC May Have Selfish Motives For Rare D&O Guidance
• Judges Tire Of Procedural Delays After Years Of ACA Suits
• Texas High Court Asked To Nix Hurricane Ike Class Action
• CarePlus Can't Arbitrate Fla. Medical Center Contract Dispute
• 7th Circ. Says Policy Term Too Vague To Deny Fire Coverage
• UPMC, Highmark Agree To Drop Antitrust Dispute
• Couples Blast Corbett's Dismissal Bid In Gay Marriage Row
• States Urge High Court To Weigh ACA Contraception Mandate
• Pa. Judge Defends Decision Punting Atty Defamation Suit
• Sex Abuse Claims Don't Trigger Broad Coverage, Judge Says
• A Buyer's Guide To Cyber Insurance
• FHFA Joins Opposition To ResCap Ch. 11 Plan
• Partners Till Death Do Us Part?
• Dish's Insurers Still Need Not Defend It In Patent Row
• Calif. Court Releases Insurers From Strict Duty To Settle
• Axis Off The Hook In Psychic Fight, 11th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Says Law Firm Liable For $10M Over Film Project
• 4 Hurdles For Hospitality Cos. Under The ACA's 30-Hour Rule
• Insulation Co. Sues 15 Insurers For Asbestos Coverage
• DC Metro Settles Insurance Fight Over Deadly 2009 Crash
• OneBeacon Off Hook In Fla. City's Construction Dispute
• UnitedHealth Must Pay MRI Scan Claims, Suit Says
• Cigna Can't Tag Its Insurers In ERISA Class Action, Judge Says
• Ace Tells 6th Circ. Call Recordings Not Covered If Secret
• Goldman Passes UK Insurance Unit To Blackstone, Others
• US Can't Duck Suit Over ACA Subsidies For Opt-Out States
• White House Eyes Delay Of ACA Individual Mandate
• Texas Courts' Rigorous Standards For Well-Pled Complaints
• How To Handle D&O Coverage In A Bankrupt Co.
• Insurance Cos. Withdraw Claims To $103M In Laundering Suit
• Insurer Fights For 6th Circ. To Rehear Indians Fan Death Suit
• HHS Urges 11th Circ. To Enforce ACA Contraception Mandate
• NAMIC Battles Proposed Changes In Insurance Accounting
• Insurers, Mortgage Lender Challenge ResCap Ch. 11 Plan
• Insurance Watchdog Seeks Input On Global Oversight Plan
• Pa. Attys Accused Of Squeezing Out Insurance Co. Owners
• US, Japan Open Talks On Auto, Insurance Barriers
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Insurance Privacy Suit
• Ruling On Bid To Dismiss ACA Subsidy Suit Expected Tuesday
• QBE Sues 9 Insurers For Coverage Of Kickback Probes, Suits
• Axis Can't Force Hartford To Pitch In For $6M Clearwire Deal
• Obama Downplays Glitches In ACA Insurance Marketplaces
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• The Ongoing Debates Over Insurance Regulatory Reforms
• Texas High Court To Review Farmers Vacant House Fire Win
• Travelers Sues Parts Maker To Duck Asbestos Suit Coverage
• Set The Right Tone For Risk Mitigation, Home And Abroad
• Prudential Won't Take Regulators To Court Over SIFI Label
• Medicaid Expansion A Bright Spot In ACA's Rocky Start
• Calif. Appeals Court Rules No Damages Claim, No Coverage
• Art Investors Ask Top Court To Nix AXA's $22M Coverage Win
• Filed Rate Defense Retains Bite For Insurers
• Insurers' Suit Over $146M Train Crash Settlement Survives
• CORRECTED: Case Over Spitzer's AIG Emails Sent Back On Appeal
• NY Appeals Court Reverses Insurance Amendments Decision
• Insurer Says Fla. Bank Execs Aren't Covered In FDIC Suit
• Sebelius Blasts Injunction Bid On ACA Tax Incentives
• Wells Fargo Must Cover FINRA Penalty, Suit Says
• NJ Provider Protections For ACA Grace Period Provision
• Railway Exec Not Covered For Quebec Crash, State Farm Says
• NY High Court Expands Property Owners' Vandalism Coverage
• Reinsurer Ducks Coverage For Fired Ky. Lottery Worker's Suit
• 7th Circ. Revives Manpower's Building Collapse Coverage Row
• AIG Can Recoup Workers' Comp Payouts From 3rd-Party Deal
• The Case For Emphasizing Arguments Against Falsity
• NJ High Court's Major Shift In Favor Of Policyholders
• Mass. Bill Seeks To Cap Lender-Required Flood Insurance
• Fed. Circ. Bars Bernanke Depo In $55.5B AIG Bailout Suit
• GOP Urges Sebelius' Firing Over ACA Exchange Woes
• BofA Can't Keep Countrywide Docs Out Of Ambac's Hands
• Reed Smith Can't Shake EquiHome Malpractice Suit
• Hartford Off Hook For Malpractice Action Against NY Firm
• National Western Agrees To Pay $21M In RICO Suit
• NY Court Ruling On No-Fault Testimony Will Spur More Trials
• Justices Mull Time Limits For ERISA Disability Claims
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes New Insurance Coverage Trial
• Kaiser Can't Escape Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• Texas Windstorm Insurer Says Judge Is Rushing Ike Cases
• Contractual Mutual Assent In An Email World
• High Court Again Urged To Weigh ACA Contraception Mandate
• Cozen O'Connor Adds 5 Partners To NY Litigation Group
• Couples Fight Christie's Bid For Stay Of NJ Marriage Ruling
• Respondeat Superior Can Continue After Closing Time
• Pitfalls Await Those Who Do Not Think Through TTLA Claims
• NJ High Court Grants Direct Cert. In Marriage Equality Case
• Coverage Row Over Teva Patent Deal Sent To Arbitration
• DWF Takes On 11 Insurance Partners From Greenwoods
• Federal Regulators Propose Flood Insurance Revamp
• The Best Question To Ask Your Potential Outside Counsel
• A Policyholder's Unusual Argument Over EPA Cleanup Costs
• Gotham Insurance Off Hook For Developer's $21M Judgment
• US Says Benefit Plan Scheme Costs Millions In Taxes
• Skanska Inks $220M Deal To Build Prudential Office Tower
• O'Quinn Sues For Coverage Of $46.5M Overbilling Settlement
• Ex-AIG CEO Fraud Suit Stayed Amid Claims Of Biased Judge
• NJ Ruling Protects Insureds From Insolvent Carrier Gaps
• Fla. Backs Miss. FEMA Suit Over Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
• Ex-Fla. Health Dept. Worker Says Top Attys Sank Drug Probes
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ruling That EPA Letters Trigger Coverage
• AIG Says Insureds Can't Sue It For Targeting Wrongdoers
• Lloyd's Underwriter Can Rescind Marine Policy, Judge Says
• Insurer Slips Covering Software Co. Fraud Suit
• Basic Steps To Protect Your Co. Against Cyber Perils
• Another Court Affirms DOJ Financial Fraud Strategy
• US Wants Interest From Surety In Fed. Circ. Bond Fight
• Sanctions Unjust In WellPoint Case, Doctors Tell 11th Circ.
• US Time-Barred From Seeking Customs Bond, Hartford Says
• No Jury Right In Private Insurance Fraud Suits, NJ Court Says
• Post & Post Says Hospital Can't Sue Over Deal It Approved
• New Calif. Law Ensures Gay Couples Get Infertility Coverage
• SEC's Admissions Of Wrongdoing Policy: Boon For Insurers?
• Hartford Says It Needn't Kick In For Clearwire Autodial Case
• Watchdog To Craft 1st Global Capital Standard For Insurers
• 8th Circ. Limits Garnishment Of Disability Pay
• Cohen Placitella Adds 3 To Complex Litigation Group
• House Insurance Leader Presses FIO To Explain Late Reports
• Lion Wants $80M In Exxon Pipeline Breach Losses Covered
• Wells Fargo Beats Broker Negligence Suit In Fuel Leak Row
• With Assurant's Fla. Deal, Force-Placed Reforms Gain Steam
• Fla. Co. Asks For Insurance Defense In Wrongful Death Suit
• Pittsburgh Diocese Calls Gov't's ACA Promises 'Empty Words'
• NJ High Court Asked To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Case
• Goldman Sachs Nabs $562M Stake In British Motor Insurer
• Texas Program Will Give Patient Privacy Law Seal Of Approval
• Hartford Can't Avoid Hospital Data Breach Coverage
• Meadowbrook Shareholders Say Execs Misled Investors, SEC
• Calif. Court Limits Bad Faith Claims Against Insurers
• State Farm Can't Escape Fire-Loss Underpayment Action
• Tenn. Screening Rule Halted For Groups Giving ACA Guidance
• Stryker OK'd To File New Knee Coverage Claims Against TIG
• Insurers, Beware Of Unnamed 3rd Parties' Hidden Rights
• Let's Really Consider The Idea Of A 2-Year Law Degree
• NJ High Court Urged To Prospectively Apply Step-Downs
• NJ Court Partially Upends Fee Award In Horizon Class Suit
• Fla. Court Nixes Verizon's Coverage For Violent-Contractor Suit
• Gay Marriage Ban Offers No Federal Question, Pa. Gov. Says
• High Court Refuses Case Over War-Zone Disability Claims
• NJ Says It Would Suffer If Same-Sex Marriage Stay Denied
• Nationwide Boots 3rd-Party Coverage Claim In TCPA Suit
• Insurer Off Hook For Calif. Mechanics' Wage-Hour Suit
• Seattle Hospital Sues State Over ACA Exchange Marketplace
• Ex-Mortgage Co. CEO Wants Taylor Bean Fraud Case Tossed
• NY Blocks Falcone From Managing Insurance Business
• Corzine, Ex-MF Global Execs Renew $10M Defense Request
• Insurer Can't Use Pollution Exclusion To Exit Drywall Suit
• Berkshire Insurer Pays $22M To Settle Ford Coverage Row
• 5 Major Insurers Hit With TCPA Suit Over Robocalls
• Making Copies — Without Compromising Data Security
• Despite Ch. 9, Monoline Insurer Must Pay Old Bonds
• State AGs Warn Of Affordable Care Act Scams
• MBIA Must Give Credit Suisse Witness Docs, Judge Rules
• JPMorgan's $300M Force-Placed Insurance Deal Gets OK
• Fed Steps Up For Seat At International Insurance Watchdog
• NJ Same-Sex Marriage Plaintiffs See No Grounds For Delay
• Baker Donelson Snags Insurance Regulation Vet In Nashville
• Credit Suisse Fights To Keep $13M Resort Coverage Win
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• Rep. Royce Wants House Financial Panel To Probe NAIC
• Solera Pays $289M For 50% Of Welsh Carson Auto Service Co.
• La. Says Policy Assignment Cases Belong in State Court
• Brach Eichler Debuts Criminal Practice With Former NJ AG
• 10th Circ. Shields Catholic Co. From Birth Control Mandate
• Wash. High Court Nixes Title Insurer's Malpractice Suit
• Insurers' Fight Over Monsanto Coverage Kept Alive
• Oracle Deal In Shareholder Suit Heralds $20M Insurance Row
• Flintkote Keeps Asbestos Coverage Disputes In Arbitration
• Fla. Senator Files Bill To Lower State Cat Fund Deductible
• Considerations Before Counseling During Deposition
• How Insurers Should Deal With Climate Change
• Coventry Reaches $3.6M Settlement In ERISA Class Action
• Ariz. Gov. Urges Dismissal Of Medicaid Expansion Suit
• Contractor, AIG Demand $45M Plane Crash Coverage From US
• MedWaste Settles $10M TCPA Suit, Puts Insurer On The Hook
• 5 Looming Regulatory Changes For The Hospitality Industry
• Omeros To Get $12.5M In Whistleblower Coverage Deal
• Christie Launches Appeal Of Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
• Axis Sues To Duck Coverage Of $600M Casino Contract Row
• FEMA Gives Sandy Victims More Time To Secure Coverage
• Judge's Ex-Co-Counsel Say She Cut Them Out Of $14.5M Deal
• Calif. Gov. Signs 10 Bills As ACA Exchanges Go Live
• Gay Spouses Promised ACA Exchange Credits, Not Medicaid
• Hurricane Sandy Tort Claim Against Broker Isn't Preempted
• 5 Tips For Leveraging Experts To Optimize Client Value
• Spotlight On The Short-Term Credit Crackdown
• Insurers Use Pollution Exclusions To Flip Oil Co.'s Win
• Axis Avoids Defending Mortgage Broker In $5M Fraud Suit
• County Official Asks Pa. Justices For Gay Marriage Appeal
• Stanford Investors Accuse Willis Of Aiding $7B Scheme
• State Farm Needn't Defend No-Damages Suit, Calif. Court Says
• Bipartisan Pa. Bills Aim To Stamp Out UPMC-Highmark Fight
• Investment Funds Hit AIG With $60M Fraud Suit
• Despite Progress, US-India Investment Deal Still Far Off
• High Court Case May Give New Weapon Against Patent Trolls
• Fla. Business Sues Gov't Over Employer Mandate Delay
• Calif. Group Can't Intervene In Fla. $300M Force-Placed Deal
• US Fire Ordered To Cover Madoff Fraud Losses
• Credit Suisse Can't Nix Prudential's $460M RMBS Suit
• ACA Exchange Marketplace Suffers Opening-Day Glitches
• Medicare Insurer Can't Get AIG Coverage For $18M Scam
• Rainmaker Q&A: Chamblee Ryan's Bill Chamblee
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Ex-AIG Execs Again Lose Bid To Kick Judge Off NY AG's Case
• Life Insurers Start Fighting Back
• High Court To Weigh Sanctions Rule For 'Baseless' IP Suits
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown