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Insurance - June, 2015

316 articles

• Travelers, Liberty Sued For $13M In Asbestos Coverage
• Tax Court Says Investor Liable For Separate Account Taxes
• 3 Policy Issues Left Hanging After Turbulent Fla. Session
• Insurers Say Amtrak Can't Force Wind Claims Into Sandy Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: JDS, GoPro And NetSuite, Mitchell
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Blue Cross Can't Block New Trial In $26M Contract Suit
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• Top Privacy Cases Of 2015: Midyear Report
• AIG Presses Court To Trim Office Depot FCA Coverage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Reinsurer's $100M Storm Payment Appeal
• The Truth About Variable Annuities
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Insurer Willis Group Strikes $18B Deal For Towers Watson
• Insurers Intervened Too Late In $20M TCPA Suit, 7th Circ. Says
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• Small Biz Group Urges Repeal Of IRS Health Care Rule
• MetLife Says FSOC Withholding Crucial Docs In SIFI Battle
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• Texas AG Says Clerks Can Decline Gay Marriage Licenses
• ACA Ruling Highlights Roberts' Split With Conservatives
• High Court Won't Hear Geico Appeal In Fla. Car Title Row
• Express Consent Not Needed For Arbitration: Ala. High Court
• Top 15 High Court Class Action Rulings Of The Past 15 Years
• Anthem Hit With Suit Over Massive Health Data Breach
• Feds Call Ex-Wells Fargo VP's Discovery Claims Reckless
• Supreme Court To Mull Vermont's ERISA Preemption Row
• The Risk Of Insuring Supply Chains From Cyber Risk
• High Court Removes Another Barrier For Gay Immigrants
• In Gay Marriage Dissents, Justices Don't Hold Back
• June 26 A Landmark Day For Gay Rights — Again
• Tax, Estate Worries Far From Over Despite Marriage Ruling
• High Court Ruling Won't End Texas Fight For Same-Sex Rights
• Historic Marriage Ruling Leaves Bias Issue For Another Day
• Gay Marriage Ruling To Boost LGBT Worker Protection Efforts
• JPMorgan Wards Off $100M Bear Stearns CDO Suit
• Public Storage's Defenses Trimmed In Fee Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, SRA International, Guardian Life
• Perkins Coie, Stoel Rives Guide $110M Hotel Refinance
• Tyco Faces Leaner Suit Over Eli Lilly Warehouse Heist
• EPA Pollution Order Covered As Suit, Texas Justices Rule
• Florida Gov. Drops Low-Income Health Funding Suit
• Philly Points To Standing When Fighting Class Actions
• The Attorney Who Made The Case For Gay Marriage
• The Top 3 New Do's And Don'ts For Law Firm Websites
• High Court Backs Same-Sex Marriage In Landmark Ruling
• AIG Bailout And Dangers Of Invoking 19th Century Principles
• Milberg Faces Malpractice Class Action At 9th Circ.
• Attorneys React To Supreme Court's ACA Save
• Top NY Court Frees AIG Unit From $18M Scam Coverage Suit
• High Court ACA Ruling Averts Emergency For Fla. Lawmakers
• Controversial ACA Ruling Bolsters Texas Insured, Backers Say
• High Court Housing Ruling Opens Door For Credit Act Claims
• ACA Subsidies On Rock-Solid Ground After High Court Win
• Ex-CNEP Exec Says Insurers Hung Him Out To Dry
• Life Insurers Tell DC Circ. Exchange Fees Breach ACA
• The 8 Most Scathing Lines From Scalia's Burwell Dissent
• Deals Rumor Mill: Valeant, Zoetis, Aetna, Total
• Attorneys React To Supreme Court Texas Fair Housing Case
• Wyden Bill Takes Aim At Hedge Funds Using Tax Loophole
• 11th Circ. Says USAA Can Hike Fla. Home Insurance
• A Lesson In Personal Liability For NY Insurance Brokers
• Wells Fargo, Ex-Exec Blast Doc Clawbacks In Fraud Suit
• The Affordable Care Act Dodges Another High Court Bullet
• Northrop Settles Environmental Cleanup Fight With Insurers
• 3 Legal Threats Still Clouding ACA's Future
• Send Your Reservation Of Rights To The Right Person
• NJ Has The Backs Of Chiropractors In Class Action
• Supreme Court Hands Obama Another Victory On ACA
• Justices Uphold Broad Reading Of Bias In Housing Law
• Ariz. Court Nixes Arbitration In Medicare Coverage Suit
• Blue Cross Accuses Boehringer, Teva Of Pay-For-Delay Deal
• PHH Asks DC Circ. To Nix $109M Penalty In CFPB's 1st Appeal
• Feds Make Hay As ACA Birth Control Foes Lose Ground
• Pharmacies, Patients Ask 3rd Circ. For Fees In ERISA Case
• Fla. Court Flips Ruling That Struck Down Workers' Comp Law
• Amtrak's Sandy Recovery Capped At $125M In Flood Finding
• Cigna-Anthem $47B Deal Could Get Tough Antitrust Look
• NY Chiropractor Pleads Guilty In $7M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Fla. Firm Wants Damages For 'Frivolous' 11th Circ. Fee Appeal
• Ill. Court Told To Review Life Insurer's $6M Junk Fax Deal
• No Tax Break For Risk-Pool Reinsurance, Texas Court Says
• Fed Says Stress Tests Evolving To Accommodate Insurers
• Continuing Care Communities Reform Comes To Florida
• Attorney As FCA Whistleblower Remains Treacherous Ground
• REBUTTAL: Flood Insurance Is Different For Businesses
• Judge Confirms $4.7M Atty Fees Award In Highmark IP Saga
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• Indian Harbor Wins Appeal In Pollution Coverage Row
• Gilbride Tusa Must Face Malpractice Claims In $85M Suit
• House Votes To Repeal ACA Medicare Cost-Containment Panel
• Federal Gov't Formalizes Agreement In Fla. Health Care Row
• XL Prevails In 11th Circ. 'Consent-To-Settle' Fight
• Number Of Uninsured Americans Dropped In ACA's 1st Year
• Surgeon Loses Coverage Appeal Over Unwanted Texts In Ill.
• Law Firm Hit With Coverage Row Over Botched Tobacco Suits
• Scottsdale Wins Return Of Bank Fraudster Funds On Appeal
• Objectors Drop Fight Against BofA's $228M Force-Placed Deal
• BarBri Claims Insurer Stiffed Bill For Employment Fight
• Ex-PSU Coach To Be Deposed In Sandusky Coverage Row
• 4 Kinds Of Insurance Rows To Watch As Texas Floods Subside
• 11th Circ. Says Debtor Not Entitled To Estate Exemptions
• Reverse Bad Faith: Does It Exist And Can It Be Useful?
• 6th Circ. Reverses State Farm Win In Church 'Decay' Suit
• Deutsche Unit Found Not To Have Properly Vetted Some RMBS
• AIG Unit Off Hook For D&O Coverage In Family Trust Fight
• 5th Circ. Nixes Religious Groups' Contraception Challenge
• Three Christie Cabinet Members Set To Depart
• High Court Snubs Insurers' Suit On Tenn. 'Retaliatory' Tax
• Exec's $2M Embezzlement Not Covered, 11th Circ. Affirms
• 8th Circ. Says Declined Settlement Wasn't Insurer Bad Faith
• Sausage Maker Asks 3rd Circ. To Revive Insurance Row
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Norway, Blackstone, AIG
• State Farm Can't Access Hospital's Confidential Contracts
• Anthem Pushes $47.4B Cigna Takeover Amid Resistance
• Conn. Seeks To Tighten Data Privacy Requirements
• Fosun Pays $476M To Buy Insurer Phoenix From Delek
• REBUTTAL: Henkel Was Right In Fluor Case
• This Week In Congress: Trade And Transportation
• Childress Immune From Malpractice Suit, 11th Circ. Affirms
• Insurer Says Millennium's $250M Deal Merits More Discovery
• Wash. Court Says Condo Doesn't Need To Fall To 'Collapse'
• The Trials And Tribulations Of Disparate Impact Theory
• Insurance Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• Roof Tile Co. Not Covered For False Ad Suit, Court Affirms
• Obamacare Repeal Could Cost $137B, CBO Says
• Texas High Court Says State Can't Block Same-Sex Divorce
• Calif. Court Dumps Appraisal Of Nonexistent Windows
• A Tale Of Two Cases For Calif. Additional Insured Carriers
• Catching Them Red-Handed: Preventing Employee Theft
• Why Lateral Candidacies Fail
• AIG Need Not Cover Firm's $7.6M Madoff Loss: Appeals Court
• Texas Court Won't Revive Atty Fee 'Death Penalty Sanctions'
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Dividend Tax Deductions Row
• Director Can't Win Policy Fight After Film Archive Burned
• Delaying Demand May Waive Claimaint's Right To Arbitrate
• Tips For Tendering Defense Letters To Foreign Entities
• Despite 1st Administrative Appeal, CFPB Seeks Out Courts
• Bad Advice Takes Bite Out Of BigLaw's Bottom Line
• Greenberg Seeks Broad Appeal Of Judge's AIG Rulings
• Fed. Circ. Says Surety Co. Must Pay Crawfish Duties
• 2 Minority Views From The Top Of BigLaw
• Puerto Rico's Pols Can't Take Up Gay Marriage Fight
• 8th Circ. Won't Revisit Hyatt Contractor's $53M Insurance Row
• Huntington Gets Insurance Claims Nixed From Asbestos Suit
• Tips For Defeating Juror Bias Toward Corporate America
• St. Paul Coverage Win Scrapped By NY Appeals Court
• Fla. Gov. Won't Drop Suit Over Low-Income Health Care Funds
• No Bad Faith By State Farm In Cop Crash Suit: 5th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Urged To Rethink Ruling Axing $350M Insurance Suit
• BofA Defends $228M Force-Placed Settlement To 11th Circ.
• Tissue Bank Seeks $4M In Sandy Biz Interruption Coverage
• Impostor Doctor Voids Insurance Policy, 4th Circ. Told
• Yellen Says Fed's 2008 AIG Actions Were Legal
• Builder's Bad Faith Claim Is Premature, Calif. Court Says
• HCC Insurance Investor Sues Over $7.5B Tokio Marine Deal
• Can Record-Keeping Save Your Business Interruption Claim?
• MetLife Says SIFI Designation Is Unconstitutional
• W.Va. High Court Revives Treasurer's Life Insurance Suits
• 3rd Circ. Reiterates ERISA Allows 'Catalyst Theory' Fees
• Ace, Dish Trade Blows In TCPA Suit Coverage Battle
• Genworth Must Face Investor Suit Over Delayed IPO
• Ex-AIG Head To Continue Seeking Bailout Damages On Appeal
• Allianz Spends $236M To Buy Railway Co.'s Berlin Office
• Berkshire Hathaway Drops $388M For Aussie Insurer Stake
• States' ACA Backups OK'd As High Court Readies Ruling
• There Is Potential Federal Inconsistency Over ACOs
• Food Safety Insurance And The FDA's Forthcoming Rule
• Insurer Can't Rescind Policies Despite Misrepresentations
• Green Tree Blocks Cert. Bid In Insurance Kickback Suit
• Property Manager Not Covered In Bond Row, 9th Circ. Affirms
• Supreme Court Rejects Allstate Appeal Of OT Class Cert.
• Bressler Amery Touches Down In Miami With New Office
• Office Depot Slams AIG's Move To Duck $30M FCA Coverage
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cigna, Anthem, Deutsche Boerse
• Tips To Avoid Conflicts When Hiring In-House Lawyers
• Dish Accused Of 'Forum-Shopping' In TCPA Coverage Fight
• Anthem Cleared In Conn. Contract Breach Class Action
• Ex-AIG CEO Wins Without Damages In Bailout Row With Fed
• Staying Ahead Of NJ's Organized Delivery Systems
• Considerations And Consequences From CFPB's 1st Appeal
• Why Directors Must Demand Indemnification Agreements
• This Week In Congress: Health Care, National Security
• Insurer's Suit Against NYU Lacks Jurisdiction, Judge Advises
• 3rd Circ. Axes Bad Faith Verdict Against Allstate
• Catholic Group Details Birth Control Qualms For High Court
• Farmers Didn't Defame Clinic In Fraud Fight, Judge Says
• Key Lawsky Aide To Temporarily Take NY Financial Reins
• Arson Isn't Vandalism Under Policy, Tenn. Court Affirms
• BP Tops List Of Biggest Insurance Rulings So Far In 2015
• Life Partners Trustee Created His Own Mess: Interest Holders
• The Tiring Terrain Of Insurance Contract Exhaustion
• Why Law Firms Collapse
• Insurer Aims To Drop Atty Accused Of $2.6M Fraud
• Pa. Judge Stands By Asbestos Ruling Favoring Policyholders
• Provigil Antitrust Cert. Bid Doomed By Inability To ID Class
• 5th Circ. Says Oilfield Services Deal Caps Coverage For Fire
• PHH Reinsurance Buyers Win Cert. In Kickbacks Suit
• Insurers Blast Amtrak For Flip-Flopping On Damages
• 4th Circ. Nixes Coverage Suit Win For Lloyd's Underwriters
• NC Veto Override Frees Judges From Officiating At Gay Marriages
• Pa. High Court Clarifies Employer Liability Exclusions
• Judge Denies Fla. Mediation Request In Suit Over LIP Funding
• 4 Insurance Battlegrounds To Watch In New Jersey
• Anthem To Pay $6.25M To Settle Suit Over Unwanted Calls
• 11th Circ. Razes Penn National's Win In Coverage Suit
• SEC Denies Bid By Life Partners GC To Lift Suspension
• Quest's Test Pricing In Antitrust Suit Will Go Before Jury
• Pharmacy, Insurer Settle Fla. Junk Fax Coverage Row
• 7th Circ. Won't Rethink US' $6M Win In Terrorist Assets Row
• Mid-Continent Escapes Coverage Of Fla. Crane Injury Suit
• Huntington Can't Nix Asbestos Insurance Claims, Family Says
• HHS Chief Resists GOP Calls For Obamacare Concessions
• College Presses Appeal To Duck ACA Birth Control Mandate
• US Navy, General Dynamics Hit With $2.2M Oil Spill Suit
• A Primer On Insurance Underwriting In China
• A 5-Point Plan To Save Our Juries
• Tokio Marine Expands In US With $7.5B HCC Insurance Buy
• Quebec Oil Train Derailment Settlement Grows To $345M
• Axis Needn't Defend Advertising Co. In Fraud Suit: Judge
• Insurer Can't Boost Interest In Work Injury Coverage Row
• Obama Trumpets ACA As High Court Ruling Looms
• US Opposes Fla.'s Mediation Motion In Health Care Suit
• Freeh Subpoena Quashed In Sandusky Coverage Fight
• Madoff Feeder's $75M Settlement OK'd Despite Objections
• 6th Circ. Rules Insurer Only Liable For Actual Costs After Fire
• NJ Mayor Charged With Bribery, Fraud In Referral Scheme
• Insurer Must Defend Medical Malpractice Suit, 4th Circ. Says
• Spat Over San Bernardino's CalPERS Payouts To Be Appealed
• Quest Diagnostics Dodges Antitrust Class Action
• US Bank's Bid To Ax Force-Placed Suit Jumps Gun, Court Told
• Duty To Defend In Florida Extends To Excluded Claims
• Insurer Urges Judge To Rethink Privilege Ruling In $55M Suit
• Tyco Unit Can't Dodge $1M Recovery Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• $5M 'Reverse Life Insurance' Ponzi Schemer Gets 10 Years
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: MetLife, Frog, Leslie Alexander
• Huntington Gets 'Anguish' Claim Dropped From Asbestos Suit
• Fla. Gov. Pushes For Mediation With HHS In Health Care Row
• Justices Deny Mich. Appeal Of Delphi Workers' Comp Ruling
• Insurer Must Cover ATP's Deepwater Horizon Defense
• Pa. Insurer Says Delay Won't Affect $300M Class Action Case
• Price Optimization: Regulators Struggling With Big Data
• Fla. House Republicans Block Passage Of Health Care Bill
• Travelers Fights Contract Claims In Ex-Associates' $3M Suit
• Insurer Can't Escape Defense Duty In Ind. Landfill Cleanup
• Lawsky Led The Way In Regulating Financial Arena
• Ex-IEAM VP Not Covered For Stock Scheme, 3rd Circ. Affirms
• RI Nursing Home's Defense Covered In Sexual Assault Case
• CORRECTED:Insurance Co. Can't Sever Texas Brine Sinkhole Claims
• Ocwen, Assurant Deal Objectors Say 9th Circ. Is On Their Side
• HCA Says False Claims Suit Based On Privileged Docs
• Cigna Slams HDL's $66M Counterclaims Over Unpaid Services
• How Will Insurers Respond To The Texas Floods?
• Claims-Made Policies And The Notice-Prejudice Rule
• Cos. In FIFA-Related Investigations Should Check Insurance
• Ex-Mutual Benefits Atty Appeals Denial Of Retrial
• American Zurich Adjusters Urge 9th Circ. To Revive OT Suit
• Lyondell Brass Beat Appeal Over Bankruptcy Suit Coverage
• Texas Court Won't Rehear ConocoPhillips Pollution Duty Row
• Construction Defect Notice Not A Suit, Fla. Judge Says
• Cordray Hikes PHH Penalty To $109M In 1st Appeal Decision
• Treasury Skips Senate Hearing On ACA Tax Credits
• Colo. Justices Urged To Limit Notice-Prejudice Rule
• Judge Won't Cap R&Q's Asbestos Defense Liability
• Insurer Beats 'Ensuing Loss' Suit Over Wall Collapse
• Ky. Man Gets 12 Years For 'Eye-Popping' $100M Fraud Spree
• Cleary Guides Banks In AIG's $3.7B AerCap Stock Sale
• Insurer Car Repair Conspiracy Suits Hit Chopping Block
• 'Cascading' Excise Tax After Validus
• Senate May Soften Dodd-Frank's Blow To Insurers
• 4 Insurance Battlegrounds To Watch In Pennsylvania
• Some Of Insurer's Atty Docs Not Privileged In $55M Suit
• Freeh Says Atty Privilege Bars Insurer's Sandusky Subpoena
• Insurer Wants Dietz & Watson Held In Contempt Over Docs
• Mass. Court Revives Utility's Cleanup Coverage Claims
• Northrop Gets $2.5B FCA Suit Tossed After Atty Relator DQ'd
• Hagens Berman Loses 3rd Circ. Bid To Halt GSK Case Probe
• No Coverage In NY For 'Hybrid Role' Malpractice Claims
• Calif. Courts Aren't Strict Enough On Medical ID Theft Law
• Banks, Insurance Cos. Step Up On Property Lending Deals
• Cracking Isn't 'Collapse' Under Policy, Wis. Court Affirms
• DC Circ. Snuffs Out $2B Iraq War Contractor Mass Tort Claims
• HHS Fights Injunction In Fla. Governor's ACA Battle
• Pa. Braces For Possible Loss Of ACA Exchange At High Court
• Former Insurance Broker Cops To Stealing $10M From Aetna
• Insurers Must Show Prejudice From Late Notice: Mont. Court
• Health Plans Lose Provigil Pay-For-Delay Class Cert Bid
• Insurer Sued For Defense Costs In Fatal Film Accident Suits
• House Panel Backs Repeal Of ACA Cost-Control Board
• Dickie McCamey Adds Workers' Comp., Insurance Attys In NJ
• Indemnity Bond Covers Bank's Scam Losses, 8th Circ. Says
• Scan Health Plan Whistleblower Cut From $322M FCA Deal
• Travelers Can't Block Evidence In $120M Asbestos Row
• 5 Insights From Schneider Electric GC Peter Wexler
• Out-Of-Network, Out Of Luck? Not Necessarily
• Lloyds Must Turn Over Hailstorm Docs, Texas Court Says
• State Farm Sues Chrysler, BLM Over 2013 Calif. Fire
• Borrowers Seek Final OK For $54M Deal In Nationstar Row
• Workers Comp Co. Sues UPMC For Anti-Competitive Tactics
• Guam Co. Not Covered For Dry Dock Sinking, 9th Circ. Affirms
• Nelson Brown Appears Sunk After Last Name Partner Departs
• Sanford Heisler Kimpel Expands With San Diego Office
• Chiropractors Get Class Cert. In ERISA Suit Against Horizon
• State Farm Hit With Sanctions For Hiding Video Evidence
• Late Notice Doesn't Sink HIPAA Probe Coverage, 6th Circ. Told
• Insurer Says NC Businessman Did Not Read Docs In Tax Fight
• 1st Circ. Asks Mass. Justices To Set Insurance Split Rule
• Insurer Settles Rate-Hike Class Action For $42.5M
• Insurers Lose Appeal Over Motorola Toxic Exposure Suits
• Some Significant Changes Come To Medicaid Managed Care
• When It Comes To Crop Insurance, The FCA Bears Fruit