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Insurance - June, 2018

271 articles

• Justice Kennedy Leaves Mixed Record On Civil Rights
• Insurer Must Defend Hidden Camera Suit: Md. Appeals Court
• US Bank Can't Press Pause On Trimmed Ambac RMBS Suit
• Seyfarth Beats Malpractice Suit At Trial, Wins $133K
• Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Nominee July 9
• Kennedy's Retirement: Legacy, Fallout & The Battle Ahead
• Coal Co. Not Covered For $15M Treatment Plant: Ohio Court
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Citrus Grower's Bid For $3M Travelers Coverage Fruitless
• Archer Ducks NJ Malpractice Claims Over Pa. Insurance Suit
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 3
• New Stats On Millennial Attorney Disciplinary Actions
• Taxation With Representation: Jones Day, Pillsbury, Wachtell
• NJ Justices Fortify Insureds In Asbestos Coverage Gap Fights
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fox, Prudential, Nextel
• Why The Defense Bar Celebrates Kennedy
• 8th Circ. Says Random July 4th Shooting Is 'Gross Negligence'
• Seyfarth, Landmark Square Off As Malpractice Trial Wraps
• Roberts Becomes True Power As 'Kennedy Court' Ends
• Ace Not Bound By $106M Judgment In Faulty Well Row
• Insurer's Policy Is Too Ambiguous, Forklift Operator Says
• PE-Backed BJ's Wholesale Club Leads 7 IPOs Totaling $1.7B
• Reinsurance Firm's Del. Ch. 11 Disclosure, Vote Plan OK'd
• AIG Unit Likely Can't Nix Suit Over Latham-Posing Scammer
• Insurers Want Out Of Coverage For Drowning At Fla. Park
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 2
• Delay On Kennedy Replacement 'Ain't Going To Happen': GOP
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: Prioritizing Is Always Key
• NJ Bill May Open Floodgates For Insurance Bad Faith Claims
• From Iqbal To Citizens United: Kennedy's Biggest Decisions
• Life After Kennedy: 1 Big Question, 6 Judges To Watch
• 'Goodbye, Tony!' Justices Bid Farewell To Kennedy
• Calif. Panel Remands Crowell & Moring DQ In Fluidmaster Suit
• When Partisan Passion Raged, Kennedy Was The Vote To Get
• NY High Court Sets Rocky Road For $2B RMBS Claims Trial
• Insurers Want Out Of Coverage For Miami Bridge Collapse
• PPG, Retirees Reach Deal In Health Benefits Suit
• NJ Justices Pass On Horizon's Bid to Shield Tiered Plan Docs
• Insurer Scores Quick Win In Suit Over Golf Tournament Prize
• Chiropractor Must Arbitrate Claim Atty Flubbed RICO Trial
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 1
• A&O Fraudster's Atty Was Ineffective, 4th Circ. Says
• GOP Kicks Off Race To Confirm Kennedy Replacement
• Horizon, Surgery Centers Ink $4M Deal Over Reimbursements
• Class Deal Over Hospital's 'Church Plan' Receives Final OK
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: How Congress Affected My Career
• NJ Justices Uphold Honeywell Win In Asbestos Coverage Row
• Justice Kennedy's Retirement To Upset High Court Balance
• Horizon, Hospital Reach Deal In NJ Suit Over Tiered Plan
• NJ Law Firm Not Liable For 'Negligent Referral,' Panel Says
• Insurance Broker Can't Trim Former Exec's Compensation Suit
• Liberty Mutual To Face Fraud Claim In Project Contract Row
• 2nd Circ. Revives Sandy Coverage Claim Against CNA Insurer
• Liquor Chain's Bid For Hack Coverage Revived By 5th Circ.
• Insurer Says Weinstein Rape Charges Not Covered
• $21M Pizzeria Sex Assault Award Not Covered, 5th Circ. Says
• 4 Opioid Suit Coverage Rulings Attorneys Should Know
• Express Scripts Tells Court It Owns Pharmacies' Patient Data
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: DC Isn't As Bad As You Think
• Mass. Official Accuses MetLife Of Fraud After Annuity Snafu
• Ex-NY Insurance Watchdog To Join Morgan Lewis
• Chubb Unit Must Cover Enviro Cleanup Costs At Ammo Plant
• Underwriters Say Warehouse Loss Row Must Be Arbitrated
• Revive $13M AIG Coverage Row, U. Of Phoenix Tells 9th Circ.
• Sirius' Merger With SPAC Creates Public Co. Worth $2.2B
• Big Legal Malpractice Claim Payouts Up As Volume Stays Flat
• Aetna Defends Class Action Probe In Clash Over ACA Exit
• Express Scripts Investors Demand More Info On Cigna Merger
• Chubb Widens Bid To Avoid Weinstein Coverage With UK Suit
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: 6 Things I Learned In Congress
• Are Punitive Damages Available In Tenn. Insurance Cases?
• Health Co. Can't Get Insurer To Cover $1.4M Arbitration Award
• Prudential Again Facing Disability Benefits Suit After 3 Years
• Texas Justices To Hear Atty-Client Privilege Discovery Row
• 14 Firms To Steer IPOs Surpassing $2.5B To Close Busy June
• In His Own Words: How Texas Judge Is Mulling ACA Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Philadelphia Insurance Adjuster Admits To Tax Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: Morguard, Starwood REIT, Aetna
• Seafood Co. Sues Wells Fargo Over Coverage Advice
• Pa. Reinsurance Ruling Sets Precedent For Insolvency Cases
• Insurance Co. Looks To Nix Damages In H-2A Worker Row
• France, Italy Decline VAT Reforms Without Financial Tax Cut
• Insurer Can't Recover Costs From Engine Transport Snafu
• Pella Class Rejects $5M Fee Bids After Inking Bigger Deal
• These Practices Will Drive Legal Hires In The Next 6 Months
• PBMs, Insurers Back Anthem, Express Scripts In Pricing Suit
• Sports Co. Must Face Liberty Mutual's Coverage Suit
• DOL's Fiduciary Rule's Demise Made Official By 5th Circ.
• SEC Accuses Pa. Man Of Stealing $1.3M From Investors
• Kutak Rock Scores Insurance Expert In Philly
• FDA Clarifies Communication Rules For Medical Product Cos.
• 3rd Circ. Says Ex-Ace Insurance VP Must Arbitrate Firing Case
• BigLaw's Associate Salary Model Is A Relic Of A Bygone Era
• Allstate Must Face Conn. Homeowners' Bad Concrete Suit
• Wells Fargo Gets Some Claims Curbed In Auto Insurance MDL
• Senate Fails To Pass $15B In Cuts To CHIP, Car Tech Funding
• Costs For Financial Crisis Suits Against Attys Still Climbing
• Construction Co. Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear Insurance Row
• No-Cause Payout Subject To Workers' Comp Lien, Court Says
• Ex-NHL Player's Disability Suit Barred By ERISA, Judge Says
• Wilmington Bank Can Keep Attorney In Insurance Row: Judge
• Pa. High Court Rules Insurer Can't Get Maimed Worker's Cash
• Recycling Bin Not A 'Vehicle' Under Insurance Policy: Judge
• Mintz Levin Adds Ex-MoFo Corporate Partner In San Diego
• 2 Avenues Of Insurance Coverage For Cryptocurrency Theft
• NY, Mass. AGs To Sue Over Association Health Plans Rule
• CVS, Aetna 'Deserve Nobel' If Merger Helps Consumers: Prof
• #MeToo At Law Firms And What We Can Do About It
• Allstate Dodges Sanctions, Sheppard Mullin Atty Less Lucky
• Tribe Sues Contractor Over Alleged Hydro Project Delays
• Window Maker's 'Your Product' Defense Fails In Insurance Suit
• Meet The Judge Who Will Decide The ACA's Fate
• 9th Circ. Backs $1M Policy Cap In Parking Garage Injury Suit
• How To Avoid ERISA Suits Over Wilderness Therapy
• A Chat With Holland & Knight CFO Mia Stutzman
• Make Sure Your Cyber Insurance Is Ready For GDPR
• Insurers Off Hook For Contractor's Costs After Lumber Mix-Up
• Chancery Sticks Enviro Cleanup Co. With Spinoff's $1.6M Bill
• GCs Tackle Law Firm Culture In Diversity Push
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• The Hurdles Facing BigLaw's Minority Women
• Knowledge Lawyers Can Help Firms Stay Ahead Of The Curve
• Insurance Claims Analysts Granted Cert. In OT Class Action
• UBS Units Seek $20M Debt Bond Suit Coverage At 1st Circ.
• Insurance Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2018
• 4 Takeaways From The FDA's Info-Sharing Guidance
• PE-Backed BJ's Leads 9 IPO Launches Exceeding $1.9B
• In Their Own Words: Minority Partners On Reaching The Top
• CrossFit Foe Can't Get Coverage In False Ad Suits: Insurer
• No Arbitration For Insurance Disputes In Puerto Rico
• The 2018 Law360 Diversity Snapshot
• Minority Lawyers On Why They Left BigLaw
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Taking On The 'Petri Dish' Of BigLaw Bias
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
• Law360's Pro Say: What BigLaw Should Do About Diversity
• Wells Fargo, Guarantor Must Pay $2.5M Over Loan Default
• 3rd Circ. Says RICO Claims Must Cover More Than 9 Months
• Insurer Ordered To Defend Au Pair Agency In Wage-Fixing Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Association Health Plan Rule Almost Ready For Prime Time
• $300M Pellet Facility Bankruptcy Suit Kicked To Fed. Court
• An Unprecedented Look Inside The FARA Unit
• Insurers Fight Over Coverage For Man's Spine Injuries
• Aetna Hit With Class Suit Over Wilderness Therapy Coverage
• Excess D&O In Del.: A Safe Forum For Exhaustion Disputes
• Biggest Insurance Decisions Of 2018: Midyear Report
• Amended Fiduciary Rule: Done, Done, On To The Next One
• Anthem Breach Attys' $38M Fee Ask 'Overreach,' Judge Says
• NRA Asks To Depose NY Regulator In Discrimination Suit
• Insurers, Doctors, Hospitals Assail GOP's New ACA Challenge
• GEICO Customers Get Quick Win In Car Tax Payment Suit
• Insurers To Pay Minn. Diocese $15M For Sexual Abuse Claims
• Katten Guides AIG Unit's $80M Hudson Yards Loan To Moinian
• 5th Circ. Reverses Life Insurance Benefits Denial
• House Hearing Stirs Debate On Insuring Autonomous Vehicles
• Fla. Justices Urged To Stay Out Of Public Records Dispute
• Pre-Mediation Caucuses May Improve Mediation Efficiency
• 5th Circ. Urged To Revive Wrongful Death Insurance Row
• Early Neutral Evaluation Can Diffuse Reps And Warranty Disputes
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 2
• US Doesn't Owe ACA Money To Insurers, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Insurer Off Hook For Builder's $5M Retaining Wall Damage
• Insurers Nab Fees In Suit Over Phyllis Schlafly's Benefits
• Travelers Can't Force Arbitration In Construction Row
• Renter Slams 'Absurd' Dismissal Bid In Avis Insurance Row
• Seafood Co.'s Faulty Ship Endangered Alaska Bay, Feds Say
• Travelers, Becton Strike Settlement In $167M Coverage Row
• Product Liability Meets The Internet Of Things At The CPSC
• UnitedHealthcare Beats FCA Suit Over In-Home Exams
• Aviation Sector's Wings Clipped By Renewed Iran Sanctions
• E-Signature Laws Provide Legal Framework For Blockchain
• Unlicensed Insurer Can't Be Paid $1.6M For Oil Co. Work
• BCBS Can Appeal Ruling That Limits Antitrust MDL Defense
• 5th Circ. Revives Texas Hospital's $58M Underpayment Suit
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 1
• Zurich Wants Insurance Co. To Pay Up In $1.5M Settlement
• Communications Cos. Lose Shareholder Suit Coverage Bid
• Advocates Back Woman's Harvard Pilgrim ERISA Appeal
• Steel Co. Sued For $1.4M After Partial Warehouse Collapse
• Shell Oil, MetLife Can't Dodge Veteran's Benefits Suit
• FDA Unveils Guidance On Sharing Info On Unapproved Uses
• Insurer Says US Bank Struck Lowball Settlement As CYA Move
• AIG Units Freed From Wash. County Superfund Coverage Row
• 2 Fired Execs' $11M ERISA Deal Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Rakoff Clarifies $130M Ruling In Olin Insurance Dispute
• Justices Reject Life Insurance Case Over Disputed Beneficiary
• No Basis For Swiss Insurer's $38M Tax Appeal, DC Circ. Hears
• Securities Fraud Class Actions Must Be Curtailed, Attys Say
• Insurer Must Defend Property Mgr. In Elevator Injury Suit
• NJ Firm Can't Slip Malpractice Suit Over Prudential Bias Case
• Claimants Shouldn't Be Forced To Disclose Litigation Funding
• Continental, 401(k) Plan Participants Get $25M Deal OK'd
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Plans Fight NFL Benefits Appeal By Late Player's Ex-Wife
• Insurer Can't Void $6.7M Life Policy For Fraud, 2nd Circ. Says
• Pa. Drivers Win Class Cert. In Progressive Discount Fight
• Chubb Units Look To Arbitrate Plane Crash Coverage Row
• Texas Justices Nix Workers' Comp Carrier's Repayment Bid
• Insurer Says Music Co. Not Owed Full 'Phishing' Hack Loss
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 2
• Insurer Doesn't Owe City, Railway Co. For Fatal Train Crash
• House Passes $15B CHIP, Car Tech Research Spending Cuts
• AmTrust Investor Slams Sweetened $2.95B Take-Private Offer
• Negligent Hiring And Supervision Can Be An 'Accident'
• Ironshore, 23andMe Get ADR OK In DNA Case Coverage Row
• Wash. Justices Side With State Farm Insureds In Benefits Row
• NJ Insurance Co. Worker Cops To Refund Check Scheme
• Plan's Mental Health Coverage Lacks Parity, 9th Circ. Finds
• Trump Admin. Backs GOP's Latest Anti-ACA Suit
• 1st Circ. Says AIG Must Pay For Cosby's Defamation Defense
• 2nd Circ. Axes Arbitrator Bias Ruling In Reinsurance Row
• Two Christian Schools Escape ACA Contraception Mandate
• A Breath Of Life For Calif. FCA Insurance Coverage
• Hilton Owner Can't Revive Hail Coverage Row At 5th Circ.
• AmTrust Take-Private Offer Sweetened To $2.95B
• Mass. Justices Place Duty To Get Docs' OK On Pharmacies
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 1
• W.Va. Justices Revive Insurer's Bid To Nix Doc's Policy
• Insurers Tell Del. Justices To Reverse TIAA Claims Rulings
• Walgreen, Kroger Join J&J's Remicade Antitrust Brawl
• Insurers Ask 5th Circ. To Definitively End Fiduciary Rule
• State Farm Hit With $34.3M Jury Verdict Over Policy Fees
• Breitling Execs Can Tap Insurance To Fight $80M SEC Suit
• Ford Tells 8th Circ. Delay Wasn't 'Bad Faith' In ERISA Row
• $2.7M Irma Coverage Row Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• 3rd Circ. Rules Construction Co.'s Coverage Case Falls Short
• NY Reg 187 Amendment May Not Be In Anyone's Best Interest
• Microsoft Can't Dodge Suit On 'Wilderness Program' Exclusion
• How Immigration Issues Can Sour M&A Deals
• Calif. Employers Get Coverage Relief On Negligent Hire Suits
• Allstate, Sheppard Mullin Atty Fight Sanctions At 9th Circ.
• Insurer Says It's Not Liable For Suit Over Boat Propeller Injury
• Chancery Picks Lead Firms For Towers Watson Merger Suit
• Insurer Can't Duck Bad-Faith Claims In $5M Med Mal Suit
• Attys Seek Fees After $1.6M Deal In Anthem Autism Suit
• White House Tinkers With Spending Pullback Plan
• FTC Wants More Info On $1.2B Title Insurance Deal
• Travelers Wants Defense Costs Back From Colo. Contractor
• NJ Judge's Errors Strip Atty Of No-Jail Deal In Fraud Case
• Del. TIAA Case May Reshape Disgorgement Claims Coverage
• Why The 'Onionhead' Verdict May Make Employers Cry
• Humana, Drug Cos. Settle In Aggrenox Pay-For-Delay Row
• Express Scripts, CVS Want EpiPen Cost ERISA Suit Tossed
• Ed Tech Co. Not Covered For FCA Suit, 9th Circ. Affirms
• Olin Blasts Bid For Win By Lamorak After $55M Order
• Negligent Hiring Claims Covered By Policy: Calif. Justices
• Reinsurance Co. Nets Higher Plan Funding Offer At Auction
• End-Payor Attys Want $16M From $43M Medicis, Impax Deals
• Insurer To Pay $64.5M To End SEC Life Insurance Fraud Row
• Lathrop Gage Hires 4 Insurance Pros For Los Angeles Office
• Pa. Court To Rethink Axing $21M Insurance Bad Faith Award
• College Aims To Move Wrongful Death Suit By Athlete's Family
• High Court Won't Review NY Workers' Comp Amendment
• Allergy Tester Wants Baker Donelson DQ'd From Antitrust Suit
• Bridge Collapses Unrelated In Insurance Row, 4th Circ. Told
• Companies Will Feel The Weight Of Team Telecom Oversight
• The Brave New World Of Autonomous Vehicle Litigation
• Onex Corp. Invests $175M In Specialty Insurance Co.
• Why Widespread Use Of Live Video Testimony Is Not Justified
• Tech 'Unicorn' Domo Among 6 Cos. Filing IPO Plans
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Charity Sues Insurer To Cover Calif. DOJ's False Ad Suit
• Texas Justices Take Up Anadarko's $100M Coverage Battle
• Iowa Justices Grant Retrial In Townhomes' Hail Coverage Row
• Cooley Nabs Katten Litigator For Securities Practice
• Stroock Picks Up Baker McKenzie Insurance Practice Head
• Ex-Reporter Prevails In ERISA Suit Against Prudential
• NJ Enacts Law Targeting 'Surprise' Medical Bills
• Judging A Book: Wallach Reviews 'Uncivil Warriors'