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Insurance - May, 2015

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• Texas AG Says Gay Marriage Rulings 'Mock' Judicial Process
• Insurer's Award Over Fraudulent Hailstorm Claims Upheld
• Fire Policy May Cover Post-Wildfire Mudslide: 9th Circ.
• Allstate Rips 9th Circ. Ruling In Push For High Court Review
• 8th Circ. Keeps Utility's $32M Reservoir Failure Suit In NY
• Deals Rumor Mill: Humana, TCV, Intel
• UPMC Must Honor Highmark Medicare Contracts, Judge Rules
• Americold Asks High Court To Set Trust Citizenship Standards
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• Amtrak Fights For Experts In $1B Sandy Coverage Suit
• BP Drops $750M Transocean Policy Fight After Deepwater Deal
• NY Appeals Court Dismisses CDO Suit Against Credit Suisse
• 11th Circ. Says Chicken Eatery Trade Dress Row Is Covered
• NC Judges Must Perform Gay Marriages After Gov. Vetoes Bill
• Conn. High Court Data Breach Ruling Is Victory For Insurers
• OneBeacon Owes $5.4M Damages In Olin Cleanup Row
• Blue Cross Sued For Denying Gilead Hep C Drug Coverage
• Dewey Trial Emails Show Desperate Effort To Stay Afloat
• Hartford Urges Calif. Justices To Let It Sue Squire Patton
• DC Circ. Ruling A Death Knell For IRS Retrocession Tax
• Del. Court Asks NY For Help With Asbestos Insurance Case
• 9th Circ. Says ERISA Appeal Period Can't End On Weekend
• Ex-NY Senate Leader Skelos, Son Indicted In Corruption Case
• Judge Suspicious Of White House Bid To Kill House ACA Suit
• Ironshore Formally Nixes IPO Plans For $1.8B Fosun Deal
• Patterson & Sheridan Adds IP Partner To Houston Office
• 4th Circ. Backs Insurer In Appeal Over Kickback Case
• Persuasive Experts At Trial: 3 Times A Charm
• Indiana Supreme Court Shows Limits Of 'All Sums' Allocations
• Pa. Justices Narrow Employer Liability Exclusions
• US Can't Nix Insurers' $96M Suit Over Libyan Terrorist Attacks
• Shareholders Fight Dismissal In Genworth Delayed IPO Suit
• NY Appeals Court Frees Insurance Agent From Sandy Claims
• Insurers Fight Asbestos Coverage Ruling At Del. High Court
• UPMC Can't Ax Medicare Advantage Deals, Pa. Judge Told
• NY Assembly Approves Universal Health Care
• 1st Circ. Revives Insurance Suit Despite Missing Policy
• Ocwen, Assurant Say $140M Forced-Placed Deal Is 'Generous'
• Northwestern Escapes DACA Bias Class Action
• Law Professors Back MetLife SIFI Designation
• 8th Circ. Denies New Trial Over Trashed Docs, Atty's Record
• Could This Case Change The Cyberinsurance Landscape?
• Watch What You Say About Insurance Claims
• New Mexico High Court Ruling May Make Indian Country Safer
• Hanover's Win Upheld In Legal Malpractice Coverage Row
• Unclear Liability Exclusion Doesn't Bar Coverage: Pa. Justices
• Minn. Appeals Court Upholds Malpractice Insurance Ruling
• KBR Ruling May Force Gov't To Cut Wells Fargo Fraud Claims
• CMS To Update Managed Care For First Time In Decade
• Fla. Senate Aims For Fast Action With Health Plan Tweaks
• IRS Can't Tax Foreign Reinsurance Policies, DC Circ. Says
• Fluor Urges Calif. Justices To Rethink Henkel Insurance Ruling
• ING Cuts Insurance Co. Stake With $1.3B Offering
• Guatemalan Banking, Insurance Group Files For $300M IPO
• Lumber Liquidators Says Coverage Dispute Belongs In Wis.
• Secure Income Sells Madame Tussauds Property For $512M
• Italian Insurer UnipolSai Pays $312M For Una's Hotel Biz
• Pfizer MDL Plaintiffs Blast Bernstein Liebhard's Fee Bid
• Insurance Risks Surrounding Legal Cannabis
• When Do NY Certificates Of Insurance Count As Coverage?
• 5 Insights From CBRE General Counsel Laurence Midler
• Centex's Atty Choice Claims Unripe, Calif. Court Affirms
• Blue Cross Settles Aetna's $2B Antitrust Suit At 11th Hour
• Mich. AG Asks High Court To Grant Workers' Comp Appeal
• Insurance Co. Balks At Allied Nevada Ch. 11 Disclosures
• 5th Circ. Pares Claims In Hurricane Ike Coverage Row
• Fla. Court Reverses Geico Loss, Punts On Estoppel Question
• Faulty Work Precedent Applies Retroactively: W.Va. High Court
• Pa. Dems Back State's Intervention In Highmark, UPMC Row
• Insurer Says Defective Jeep Caused Massive Calif. Wildfire
• Smart Grids Require Smarter Utilities: Preventing Breaches
• The NJ High Court Case That Could Recast NJ Insurance Law
• Ala. Court Tells Judges To Allow Same-Sex Marriage Statewide
• Amerigroup Wins End To 'Toxic' Ties With NJ Care Provider
• Sears Wants Out Of Insurer Suit Over Electrolux Dryer Fire
• Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Can't Get Retrial For Juror Mix-Up
• CMS Offers $1B For Fla.'s Low-Income Health Care Funding
• Wal-Mart Can't Escape Vision Payment Class Action
• Calif. High Court Won't Review Beef Recall Coverage Denial
• NY Court Denies Atty Quick Win In Liberty Coverage Fight
• Chicago Title Can't Ax Golf Course Investors' Suit In Appeal
• 4 Issues To Watch As 21st Century Cures Act Advances
• 5 Insurance Battlegrounds To Watch In Florida
• 8th Circ. Won't Split Coverage Of Lost Supermarket Income
• Broad Chinese Investor Base Complicating Real Estate Deals
• Life Partners Ch. 11 Trustee Alleges 'Wide-Ranging' Fraud
• Why More Restaurants Should Purchase Cyberinsurance
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Catholic Orgs' ACA Contraception Suits
• First American Hit With $4.5M Ruling For Bahamas Title Error
• Insurer Wants Revival Of Defense Suit Over Chicken IP Row
• Grassley Presses DOJ, CMS On Medicare Advantage Fraud
• Dish Says OneBeacon Shouldn't Get 'Do-Over' On $34M Award
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Cornerstone, WeWork, MB Real Estate
• Travelers Unit Admits Insurer Violated Sandy Disclosure Order
• CareFirst Says Data Breach Exposed 1.1M Customers' Info
• Developers' $1.6M Fees Upheld In NJ Title Insurance Row
• RPX Launches Patent Troll Insurance For Cos., Customers
• Zurich Limits Asbestos Coverage At UK High Court
• Aetna To Pay Missouri $4.5M For Autism Coverage Denials
• Jones Day Adds Ex-Kelley Drye Insurance Expert
• White House's ACA Actions Scrutinized At House Hearing
• TE Connectivity Sues Insurer Over Denial Of $6.5M Claim
• Insurer Can't Void Coverage For Philly Collapse, Judge Says
• Insurance Payout Assignments OK, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• NJ AG, Allstate Beat Doc's Case Over Criminal Probes
• AIG Member Wants Out Of 'Do Not Call' Suit Against Dish
• 5 Tips To Up Insurance Cost Recovery In Foreclosure Actions
• Notre Dame Loses Bid To Duck ACA Birth Control Mandate
• Pa. Court Upholds Life Insurer Loss In Unfair Trade Suit
• Ind. High Court Leaves Pro Rata Allocation Ruling Untouched
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• Doral Seeks Approval For $17M Sale Of Insurance Arm
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• AIG Says Office Depot Can't Seek $15M Coverage Of FCA Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Another Claim After Reinsurer's $16.5M Win
• 6th Circ. Flips Federal-Mogul Win In $35M Flood Coverage Row
• HHS Urges Judge To Toss Wyo. Tribe's ACA Suit
• NY Judge Tosses $15M Attorney Malpractice Suit
• Attorneys Play Vital Role In Structured Settlement Annuities
• How To Win Back A Jury After Losing The Liability Phase
• ConAgra, Blue Cross Face ERISA Suit Over Autism Therapy
• NJ Transparency Bill On Sandy Aid Approved By Senate
• Calif. Supreme Court Should Overturn Henkel In Fluor Ruling
• West Bend Must Defend Condo Construction Defect Suit
• Unusual IBM Breach Could Make Coverage Ruling An Outlier
• High Court Won't Hear Texas Biz Sale Arbitration Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive NJ County Atty Malpractice Row
• Anthem Sued Over Denied Coverage For Gilead Liver Drug
• Deals Rumor Mill: Axis Capital, Bwin.Party, Uber
• Insurance Policyholder Advocate Joins Hoguet Newman
• AIG, BNY Fight For Foreign Tax Credits In 2nd Circ.
• Conn. High Court Upholds IBM Data Breach Coverage Denial
• 5 Takeaways From The First Cyberinsurance Case
• Consider 5 Things Before Choosing An E-Discovery Provider
• Auto Insurer Says It's Owed Coverage For Trademark Battle
• Insurers Want Siemens To Foot $7M Bill For Busted Turbine
• Miss. High Court Frees Agent From Farmer's Negligence Suit
• Stryker Gets $9M In TIG Insurance Knee Replacement Deal
• 23andMe Gets Some Insurer Claims Paused In DNA Test Row
• Firm Says Co-Counsel Greedy For Fees In $251M Allianz Deal
• EEOC Wellness Program Proposal 'Troubling,' Law Prof Says
• Tariff Limits Utility's Liability In MIT Fire Coverage Row
• Bishops Say Baker Supports Puerto Rico's Gay Marriage Ban
• New Fla. Drone Privacy Law Could Trigger Litigation Wave
• BP, Chevron Can't Duck MTBE Insurance Double-Dipping Suit
• Ironshore Says $28M Ike Coverage Suit 'Unfounded'
• FCA Threats Are Likely Greatest Outside The Fortune 100
• Killing A Mocking Burd And Other NJ Duty To Defend Issues
• San Bernardino Bankruptcy Plan Snubs Pension Bondholders
• 'Death-Penalty' Sanctions Axed In Ike Coverage Appeal
• State Farm Dodges Class Cert. Bid In Homeowner Dispute
• Heinz Sues To Get Coverage For $30M Cereal Contamination
• Gay Marriage Rulings' Stay Uncalled For, Texas Justices Told
• 2nd Circ. Shreds Employee's Win In MetLife ERISA Case
• 5 Insurance Battlegrounds To Watch In Texas
• Fla. Justices' Bad Faith Ruling Gives Citizens Upper Hand
• Noble Fights Defense Duty In ConocoPhillips Oil Pollution Row
• US Fire Tries To Duck $10M Madoff Coverage In Appeal
• Judge Wants Payout Info On Ocwen $140M Force-Placed Deal
• Insurer Defends $100M Storm Coverage Payout In 2nd Circ.
• Zurich Still Ducks Coverage In Revised $8M Junk-Fax Ruling
• Congress Left Lifetime Caps For Retiree Plans, Judge Says
• Nationwide To Pay $8M To Settle SEC Order-Delay Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Avon, Advent, Standard Chartered
• NJ Lawmakers Float Extensive Rules For Doctors, Insurers
• Insurer Says Firm Not Covered For Botched Visa Row
• UPMC Says Highmark Deal Lets It End Medicaid Contracts
• How 'Proxy Puts' Are Triggering D&O Litigation
• Beyond Standing: Economic Experts In Breach Class Actions
• Court-Appointed Experts — A Powerful But Rarely Used Tool
• Bankrupt San Bernardino Bondholders Can't Tie CalPERS Pay
• State Farm Seeks To Ax Property Damage Class Action
• Surety Co. Says Two Firms Turned Against It Mid-Case
• Ind. Justices Ax County's Courthouse Fire Subrogation Claim
• 11th Circ. Told To Nix BofA $228M Force-Placed Insurance Deal
• 3 Firms Guide $905M London Office Tower Deal
• Ocwen, Assurant's $140M Force-Placed Deal Draws Objections
• PE-Backed Acromas Unloads $376M More Shares In UK's Saga
• Insurers Shake Claims For Coverage Of $12M Oil Well Loss
• Calif. Tribe Immune In $23M Unemployment Row
• 5 Insurance Battlegrounds To Watch In New York
• A Long Arm And Short Leash For Coverage Territory Clauses
• Reed Smith To Fight To Arbitrate Insurance Malpractice Suit
• Insurer Tries To Dodge Defending Tainted Whey Suit
• NJ Court Affirms Atty Win Over Malpractice Suit Coverage
• Exor Pitches Sweetened $6.8B PartnersRe Takeover Bid
• More Anthem Plaintiffs Spar Over Breach Suit Consolidation
• 5th Circ. Asked To Reconsider Chevron Rig Repair Coverage
• Travelers Seeks 2 More Wins Over Northrop Grumman Cleanup
• Katten, Gibson Steer $1.2B Financing For RXR's NYC Buy
• 8th Circ. Snubs Hyatt Contractor's $53M Insurance Gripe
• CTBC To Buy Taiwan Life Insurance For $1B In Stock Swap
• Chartis Prevails In Coverage Suit Over $103M Hotel Loan
• Wall St. Plaza Post-Sandy Claims Against Cushman At Risk
• Cigna Hit With $66M Countersuit Over Unpaid Benefits
• Fosun To Sell $1.2B In Shares For Insurance Acquisitions
• Insurer Considerations On ACA Narrow Exchange Networks
• Travelers Off The Hook In Cyber Liability Suit Defense
• ACE Gets Breach Claim Cut From Cushman Coverage Suit
• National Union Can't Dodge Pesticide Damage Coverage
• Wells Fargo, Assurant Settle Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• 5th Circ. Vacates Humana Win In ERISA Wreck Payout
• Calif. Workers' Comp Restriction On Staffing Agencies Upheld
• Rothstein Fund Trustee Asks For OK Of $4.5M Insurer Deal
• Cherokee Suit Against Takeda Transferred To Actos MDL
• Bad Faith Off The Table In $5M Warehouse Fire Coverage Row
• NJ Ruling Could Mean Shorter Life For Shaky Class Claims
• Delayed IPO Suit Has Too Many Defects, Genworth Says
• Insurer Can't Ship Tribal Housing Claims To Arbitration
• Insurer Must Cover Farm's Crop Freeze Damages, Judge Says
• Feds React To Birth Control Complaints, Clarify ACA Rules
• Latham Guides $1.6B Kickoff Of Acore Real Estate Debt Biz
• Highmark Wrongly Cut Medicare Advantage Rates, Judge Says
• Fla. Breathes New Life Into Assisted Living Reform
• Deloitte Prevails In Fla.'s $850M Insurer Insolvency Suit
• Wilson Elser Lures Ex-Murchison Insurance Pro To SF Office
• RSUI Must Pay $7.5M Post-Hurricane Award: Texas High Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Visa, Uber Technologies, Exor SpA
• Class Claims Can Be Axed Before Discovery, NJ Court Says
• 3rd Circ. Says ERISA Allows 'Catalyst Theory' Fees
• Insurer Accused Of Murder Plot Can't Duck Fraud Indictment
• Deutsche Bank Can't Block MassMutual RMBS Experts
• La. Judge's Claim Over Canceled Insurance Policy Revived
• Texas Supreme Court Says Life Partners Sold Securities
• German Co. Wants AIG Coverage For French BMW Sensor Row
• 5 Insurance Battlegrounds To Watch In Calif.
• Pfizer MDL's $91M Atty Fees Misallocated, Firm Says
• Regulators Ask For Dismissal Of MetLife's SIFI Challenge
• Texas High Court Clarifies Multiple Perils Coverage Scope
• Insurer Bad Faith Doesn't Require Firm Deal Offer: La. Justices
• NJ Ruling Could Deter Insurers From Trying To Buck Defense
• Texas Atty Asks Court To Restore 'Death Penalty Sanctions'
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Anbang Insurance, Invesco, Time
• 8th Circ. Rejects Homeowner's Allstate Bad Faith Claim
• Wells Fargo, Assurant Face New Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Florida Gov. Seeks Injunction In $1B Health Care Row
• Dietz & Watson Sanctioned Over Withheld Docs In Insurer Fight
• Fed. Circ. Says Navy Right To Revoke $27M In Contracts
• ADR Options Not Limited To Arbitration, Pa. Court Says
• Health Network's Subpoenas Nixed In 'I Love You' EEOC Suit
• Top NY Court Reopens Insurer's $120M Goldman Fraud Suit
• Chinese Insurance Co. To Raise $1.7B In Share Sale
• Pros And Cons Of Telematics, Usage-Based Auto Insurance
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• First Interstate On Its Own For $25M Judgment, Insurer Says
• Insurer Drops Coverage Fight Over Ponzi Scheme Suits In NJ
• Progressive Seeks Win In Atty Choice Row With Builder
• Insurance Co. Nixes Ex-Worker's Pension Win At 7th Circ.
• Fla. Gov. Pushes HHS To OK Low-Income Health Care Funding
• Insurer's Reverse Bad Faith Claims Won't Fly In Ky.: 6th Circ.
• Travelers Trims Liability In Superfund Cleanup
• Insurance Lobby Seeks Guidance On ACA 'Cadillac Tax'
• MassMutual Case May Pave Way For Earlier Tax Deductions
• 4th Circ. Reverses Rescission Of Doctor's Lloyd's Policies
• Biotronik Wants Insurers' $28M Pacemaker Verdict Suit Axed
• Judge Won't Rethink Calif. Transfer In Insurer Football Suit
• PNC, Assurant Unit Hit With Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Blue Cross Data Breach Class Action Stays In Federal Court
• Travelers, Flintkote Reach $1.7M Asbestos Coverage Deal
• Former CEO Gets Year In Prison For Health Care Fraud
• AIG Unit Accused Of Pushing Out 'Dinosaurs' In Age Bias Suit
• Ex-Carlton Fields Insurance Attys Join Hinshaw & Culbertson
• JPMorgan Looks To Shed WaMu Bondholders' Suit
• To Certify, Or Not To Certify, That Is The Question
• IMG Excess Insurer Can't Recoup $8M Defense, Court Told
• Nelson Brown, Lewis Brisbois Reach Deal In Atty-Laptop Suit
• $4M Allstate Win Overturned In NJ Clinic Billing Appeal
• Sava Settles With Zurich In Dispute Over $25M D&O Policies
• Blue Cross Data Breach Class Pushes To Return To State Court
• Cozen, Difede Guide National Real Estate's $141M Philly Loan
• Blue Cross Wants Carlton Fields DQ'd For Work On MDL
• Kansas, Texas Back Fla.'s Suit Against Feds Over Health Care
• Insurance Broker Can't Ax $2.3M Verdict In Vandalism Row
• PSEG Recoups $213M From Insurers For Sandy Damage
• Saudi Agency Sets Rules For Foreigners In $572B Market
• AIG Unit Can't Duck $1.4B Gas Project Spat, 9th Circ. Hears
• 10th Circ. Says Insurer Needn't Cover $1.3M Junk Fax Deal
• Genworth Still Facing Investors' Class Claims Of Deception
• Reps & Warranties Insurance Creeping Into Real Estate Deals
• Insurers Urge Judge Not To Toss $96M Libyan Terror Suit
• Retrocom Snags $66M From Manufacturers Life Insurance
• Pepper Hamilton Settles TV Host's Malpractice Suit
• Delphi Insurers Attack Mich. AG's Workers' Comp Appeal
• PartnerRe Opts For Axis Merger Over Exor's $6B Takeover Bid
• NY Court Blazes New Path For Providers In ERISA Case Law
• Fosun Shells Out $1.8B For US Insurance Group Ironshore
• SD High Court Hands Insurer Win In Atty-Client Privilege Row
• Geico Wants High Court To Decide Fla. Car Title Dispute
• Loss-of-Use Damages Case Earns Review By Texas High Court
• High Court Told To Block Clinic From Suing Health Plans
• Farmers Insurance Seeks End To Agents' Client-Theft Claims
• Pa. May Pick Up The Pieces If High Court Cuts Down ACA
• Sony Deal Emboldens Insureds In Data Breach Coverage Rows
• Aetna Can't Dodge Clinic's Underpayment Claims
• NY Court Nixes Broker's Disability Insurance Claims
• The Rising Stars Of Insurance Law
• Pa. Ruling Not The Last Word On 3rd-Party Claims By Insurers
• Insurers' Benefit Feud Should Stay In Tribal Court, Judge Says
• AIG To Buy Back $3.5B In Stock As Q1 Profits Spike
• Prudential's Auditor Can't Duck Subpoena In Investor Suit
• Zelle Hofmann Grows Insurance Practice With 3 New Offices
• Reps And Warranties — Keeping M&A Liabilities In Check
• Loss-Of-Value Insurance Takes Center Stage After NFL Draft
• Texas Insurers: Don't Forget 'Excessive Demand Doctrine'