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Insurance - January, 2019

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• 8 Highlights As Trump Targets Drug-Rebate Kickback Shield
• Anthem Unit Denied Quick Win In ERISA Suit Over 401(k) Plan
• Amazon Startup Isn't Competing With Optum, Exec Says
• NJ Concrete Co. Says Insurer Owes After Defect Mishap
• Shareholder Says AbbVie Hid Kickback, Buyback Schemes
• Carnival Consumers Seek 11th Circ. Appeal In Insurance Row
• Aetna To Pay Nearly $1M To End HIV Info Row In Calif.
• NFLer Didn't Miss Enough Plays For Policy Payout: Lloyd's
• Dinsmore Adds 9 To Beef Up Practices In Midwest Offices
• What Lawyers Can Do To Prevent And Combat Burnout
• Horizon, NJ Surgery Center Settle Benefits Formula Row
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Sidley Austin
• 3 Unexpected Risks Covered By Homeowners Insurance
• Ohio Raises Cybersecurity Standards For Insurance Industry
• Public Storage Can't Beat $100M Suit Ahead Of Bench Verdict
• CareFirst Shakes Most Of Policyholders' Data Breach Claims
• Mont. Justices Ax 'Collusive' $12M Judgment In Mansion Row
• Optum Says Exec Took Secrets To Mysterious Amazon Startup
• Term 'Sudden Collapse' Key To Allstate Row In 2nd Circ.
• AP Sues Insurer For More Coverage In NFL Photog Spat
• Life Insurance Buyer Gets $5.6M Offer In Ch. 11 Sale
• Creditor Seeks Right To Examine White Eagle's Del. Ch. 11
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells
• Latin American Use Of M&A Deal Insurance On The Rise
• Tribe's Overcharging Claims Fail, Mich. Blue Cross Says
• Hunton Andrews Beats Disqualification Bid In Crash Suit
• 5 Key NJ Insurance Coverage Decisions From 2018
• Reinsurer To Sue Rothschild, Barclays Over Failed Merger Bid
• Public Storage Looks To Decertify $100M Class Mid-Trial
• 9th Circ. Allows Row Over ACA Birth Control Rules To Proceed
• Morrison Cohen Seeks To Shift Blame In $42M ESOP Tax Suit
• Pub's Past Publication Axes TM Row Coverage: Idaho Justices
• NY's Vullo Mum On What's Next As She Heads For Exit At DFS
• No 'Property Damage' In Bad Baby Formula Suit, Court Says
• MetLife's $220M Deal Shows Risk In Losing Track Of Retirees
• Insurance Agents Are Contractors Under ERISA, 6th Circ. Says
• NJ Panel Bails Insurer Out Of Paying Surgical Centers' Awards
• Condos Win Fees From Insurers After $2.5M Storm-Costs Win
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Anderson Kill
• Anthem 401(k) Excessive Fees Suit Gets 2 Classes
• Former Alston & Bird Attorney Named Humana GC
• Insuring The Ever-Growing Cannabis Industry: Part 1
• Looking Back At The Life Settlements Industry In 2018
• $166B Insurance Gap Exposes Businesses To Cyberattack
• Anadarko's Texas Win Eases Energy Cos.' Coverage Worries
• Life Settlement Co. Says Lender Scheme Forced It Into Ch. 11
• Gibson Dunn Snags Simpson Thacher Commercial Litigator
• Deals Rumor Mill: Gefco, AmGeneral, Lufthansa
• Thompson Coe Can't Duck Insurer's Suit Over Claim Advice
• Porn Actors' HIV Suits Excluded From Insurance: 9th Circ.
• Ex-Insys Execs Driven By Greed To Bribe Doctors, Jury Hears
• Judge Won't Award Fees In Fort Benning Project Delay Fight
• Insurance Group of the Year: Covington & Burling
• Clinic Fights For Cigna Docs In Row Over NFL Health Plan
• Del. Judge Skeptical Reinsurer Can Delay Ch. 11 Repayment
• Cities Overhaul ACA Defense After Trump Hammers Case
• Lloyd's Wants Former Pro Boxer's Disability Suit Tossed
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Abbott Labs, St. Jude Avoid Suit Over Battery Defects Again
• 1 Insurer's Duty Breach Isn't Another's Payday: Wis. Justices
• Insurers Face Class Action Wave After Pa. High Court Ruling
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Blank Rome
• Contractor Can Pursue Coverage For Cooling Tower: 10th Circ.
• How States Are Forging Ahead With Obamacare
• Anadarko's $100M Deepwater Defense Bid Revived In Texas
• Insurer Sues Calif. Construction Co. Over Numerous Bonds
• Aetna Wants Out Of Long-Term Disability Benefits ERISA Suit
• DOJ Gives Anthem Small Opening To Ease FCA Inquiry
• Allstate Can't Keep Auto-Wreck Bad Faith Claim In Fed. Court
• Willkie Steers Protective Life's $1.2B Insurance Biz Buy
• Insys Trial A Salvo In 'Militaristic' Gov't Attack On Opioids
• Judge Blasts Atty For Wasting Time, Awards $1.6M In Fees
• Law Schools Should Be More Like Medical Centers
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Zambon, Anbang
• Fight Over ACA Birth Control Regs May Land At High Court
• Which Views Will Win In Debate Over National Privacy Regs?
• IT Co. Takes Trademark Suit Coverage Fight To 4th Circ.
• Trump Administration Appeals Birth Control Rule Block
• Emmis Not Owed Investor Suit Defense, AIG Tells 7th Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: J&J, Union Life, Edcon
• Insurer's Switch In Tactics Called 'Chutzpah' By 2nd Circ.
• Law Firm Leaders: Kennedys CMK's Meg Catalano
• Climate Change And Insurance: Litigation Risks For Insurers
• Capital Markets Need Stronger Regulators, Central Banks Say
• Insurer Used Financial Scare Tactics To Get Ahead: Contractor
• Insurer Must Face $2.75M Claim Over Wrongful Death Deal
• Geico Beats Coverage Over NJ Motorcycle Crash On Appeal
• 9th Circ. Upends Ruling For Tribe In Wash. Landslide Suit
• U-Haul Doesn't Have To Cover Auto Crash Scammers In Mo.
• Courts Are Getting It Right On Litigation Funding Discovery
• The Many Facets Of 'Side A' DIC Insurance
• Ex-Weil Partner Sues MetLife For Disability Benefits
• Ala. Woman Says Disability Arbitration In London A No-Go
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Driver Slams State Farm's Bid To Toss Fla. PIP Statute Suit
• UnitedHealth Sues Generic-Drug Makers For Price-Fixing
• Texas Justices Take Up 2 Post-Menchaca Coverage Battles
• NY Court Widens Path For 'Consequential Damage' Claims
• Judge Orders Blue Cross Attys To Shape Up In Antitrust MDL
• Legal Finance Is Underutilized In The Insurance Field
• UK's Co-Op Inks £185M Sale Of Insurance Underwriting Biz
• Mondelez's $100M Fight With Zurich May Curb Hack Coverage
• Settlement Counsel Key For Efficient Mass Tort Resolution
• 5 Fraud Insurance Decisions Sure To Shape 2019
• Insurer Says $1.5M Arbitration Award Over Stolen Info Sound
• 'Dark Overlord' Hack Another Cautionary Tale For Law Firms
• Del. Justices OK Spinoff's Escape Of Enviro Co.'s $1.6M Suit
• Liberty's Win In Crash Suit Was Legit, NJ Panel Says
• Retirees' Deal With PPG Nets $7.7M, Health Benefits For 7 Yrs.
• Atty Who Quit DOJ Over ACA Surrender Joins King & Spalding
• 1st Circ. Upholds $3M Award For Plumbers Benefit Fund
• Diversity's Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
• Takeaways From NJ Bulletin On Out-Of-Network Health Care
• Insurance Tax Due In Policyholder's Country, EU Court Says
• Expect More Suits Over Appraiser Bias, Colo. High Court Told
• Pa. Faces Suit Over Medicaid-Funded Abortion Ban
• Spinoff Liable For $1.6M Tab, Enviro Firm Tells Del. Justices
• Hernia Mesh Maker Can't Revive IP Suit Coverage Bid
• $367M Superfund Coverage Row Can't Be Arbitrated, Co. Says
• J&J Renews Bid To End Antitrust Suit From Walgreens, Kroger
• MetLife Beats Suit Over Interest On $500M In Late Benefits
• 9th Circ. Sends Yahoo TCPA Coverage Row To Calif. Justices
• Opioid User Testimony To Be Key Factor In Mass. Insys Trial
• Epstein Becker Green Adds Ex-Littler Board Member
• Ex-NFL Player's Bid For Injury Benefits Denied By Fla. Judge
• 1st Circ. Says Pharmacy Exec Can Bring FCA Retaliation Suit
• Arbitrators And Mediators Should Reflect Society's Diversity
• Youth Football Coach Sues NFL Charity Over Lightning Strike
• 8th Circ. Asked To Eye Cave Structure In $22M Coverage Fight
• Hunton Andrews DQ Bid Under Fire In Crash Coverage Suit
• UnitedHealth's Offsetting Method Unreasonable, Says 8th Circ.
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Depomed In Opioid Litigation
• Why AFAs Are Key To The Future Of Legal Practice
• NJ High Court Probes 'Step-Down' Clause In Fatal Crash Row
• Dems Seek Senate Intervention In 5th Circ. ACA Case
• NY Title Insurance Kickback Rule Revived On Appeal
• Ameriprise Rips 'Quadruple Damages' In Life Insurance Fight
• What Conn. Opioid Ruling Means For Liability Insurers
• Brazil Says Aviation Insurers Have Been Swapping Info
• 1st Circ. Denies NFL Benefits To Late Patriots Pro's Ex-Wife
• Travelers Settles $1M Row Over Army Drone Facility In Israel
• Jones Walker Snags Fowler Rodriguez Team In Merger
• Lender Says Life Settlement Co. Is Using Ch. 11 To Pay Parent
• 10th Circ. Affirms Liberty's Win In Black Lung Coverage Row
• CVS CEO Unveils $100M Initiative For 1-Stop Health Care Shop
• Mueller Probe To Dominate Barr Confirmation Hearing
• Trump's ACA Birth Control Rules Blocked Nationwide
• Lloyd's Underwriters Say Reinsurance Pact Null In $3.7M Row
• Ex-GC Returns To Lead Haynes And Boone Group In Dallas
• Exhibit List Ordered Trimmed After Insys Execs Blast Gov't
• Amy's Kitchen Tries To Nix DaVita Dialysis Coverage Suit
• The Trump Administration's Latest Drug Pricing Initiatives
• Hunton Faces DQ Bid In Fatal Crash Coverage Suit
• Judging A Book: Barron Reviews 'The Clamor Of Lawyers'
• Handling Corporate Congressional Probes In The Trump Era
• A Look Inside CMS' New Medicare Shared Savings Program
• 13 States, DC Win Freeze Of ACA Birth Control Exemptions
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2018
• CVS-Aetna Judge To DOJ Attys: 'Roll Up Your Sleeves'
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Store Chain Not Covered In Sex Assault Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• DLA Piper Decries DQ From $45M Blue Cross Payment Fight
• NJ Justices Won't Hear Challenge To $5.4M Junk Fax Ruling
• 8th Circ. Says Insurer Can't Nix Policy After Worker's Death
• NJ Insurer Can't Duck $100K Fine For Deceptive Mailers
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 2
• Axis V. Northrop Highlights Premature Exhaustion Risks
• 7th Circ. Kills Extension In Financing Firms' Contract War
• What All Attorneys Need To Know About The Shutdown
• Health Insurers Settle Suit Over Wilderness Therapy Denial
• Hotel IT Firm Takes Data Breach Coverage Row To 11th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Says Calif. Atty May Have Bungled Galanis Plea Deal
• 5th Circ. Says Humana Can't Seal Docs In Antitrust Row
• 4 Under-The-Radar Insurance Rulings To Look For This Winter
• Geico Must Face New Trial In NJ Over Car Crash Injuries
• Ex-Insys Sales Rep Loses Bid To Split From Upcoming Trial
• Insurers Insist On Arbitration For $367M Superfund Coverage
• UK Student Housing Biz Lands £140M Development Deal
• Geico Sues Gov't For Damages After Postal Service Car Crash
• An FAQ On The State Of Direct Procurement Insurance
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 1
• Calif. Appeals Court Upholds $5.1M Ruling For Tutor Unit
• US Sanctions Venezuelan TV Mogul Over Alleged $2.4B Scam
• Norwegian Cruise Gets Award OK'd In Ex-Worker Dispute
• MetLife Can't Escape Suit Over Postal Worker's Death
• Expert Didn't Back Insurer's Suit Over Fire, NJ Court Says
• Shutdown May Slow CVS-Aetna Deal Review, DOJ Says
• Pa. Fines Aetna Over Autism, Substance Abuse Coverage
• Ex-Insys CEO Pleads Guilty, May Testify In Bribery Trial
• AIG Unit Faces $6M Suit Over Pa. Ship Facility Collapse
• Biometric Suit Not Covered In Grocer's Policy, Insurer Says
• 7 Questions To Add To Your Lateral Partner Questionnaire
• National Events To Consolidate Estates, Resolve D&O Dispute
• Sporting Goods Co. Tries To Undo Asbestos Coverage Ruling
• NYC Launches Plan For Universal Health Care Access
• Gov't Can't Claim $1B Loss At Platinum Criminal Trial
• 21 AGs Join Pa., NJ In Fighting Trump's Birth Control Rules
• Murphy Oil Denied Defense Of Valero's $25M Refinery Fire Suit
• $2M Too Low, Too Late In Nursing Home Death, 1st Circ. Told
• Erie Insurance Wants Out Of Covering Trademark Fight
• Natural Catastrophes Caused Insured Losses Of $80B In 2018
• Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2019
• NY's High Court Further Clarifies RMBS Legal Landscape
• A Chat With Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Sadie Baron
• Law Firm Looks To Defeat Insurer's Suit Alleging Bad Advice
• Builder Accuses Travelers Of Bad Faith In Katrina Work Suit
• Feds Target Cigar Importers, Allege Tax-Evasion Scheme
• Judiciary Pushes Back Day It Will Go Broke Over Shutdown
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Patriarch's SEC Probe Coverage Loss
• 'Flexible Work' Makes Freelancing More Viable In BigLaw
• A Small Step Toward 'Employee' Clarity For FCRA
• A Call To Permit Judicial Substitution In MDL Proceedings
• Judge Weinstein On Activism, Gobbledegook, Going Robeless
• 9th Circ. Reverses MetLife Win In Disability Denial Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Nuns' Group Fights New Petition To Stop Birth Control Rules
• 7th Circ. Affirms Airplane Wiring Co. CEO's Fraud Conviction
• Judge Won't Gag AGs In Generics Price-Fixing Case
• Lloyd's Group Urges Arbitration Of $1M Storm Damage Row
• Hospital Denied Win In Negligence Coverage Fight With Pa.
• Rothstein Rosenfeldt Trustee Seeks OK For $4.7M Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Rothesay Life, Apollo, Apax Partners
• Carnival Wins Bid For Arbitration In Travel Insurance Row
• Coughlin Duffy Adds 2 Insurance Partners In NJ
• Will New Congress Pass A National Data Protection Law?
• House Dems Tap Munger Tolles' Verrilli For ACA Defense
• Countrywide Can't Slip Fraud Claim In Ambac's RMBS Case
• Marketing Firm Not Owed TCPA Suit Coverage, 8th Circ. Says
• Insurer Needn't Cover Fracking Well Fire Suits, Judge Says
• Pa. Agency Must Face Whistleblower's Aetna Collusion Claim
• Travelers Wins Atty Fees Spat In Litigation Coverage Dispute
• 2 Cos. Fight Mellon Over Legal Fees In Puerto Rico Bond Row
• What To Expect From Technology-Assisted Review In 2019
• AGs Blast Generic Cos.' Bid To Gag Price-Fixing Comments
• 17 AGs Appeal Ruling That Nixed Affordable Care Act
• Ex-Kilpatrick Atty Drops Standard Insurance Benefits Suit
• Is Texas V. US Taxing For Obamacare?
• Real Estate Rumors: Florida East Coast, Onni, Transamerica
• Schiff Hardin Escapes Insurer's Malpractice Suit At 5th Circ.
• Allergy Co.'s Antitrust Suit Recycles Failed Trial, BCBS Says
• Shutdown 'A Real Challenge' For Cash-Strapped Courts
• Power Co.'s Actions Were No Accident, Zurich Tells 1st Circ.
• Transamerica Corp. Hit With ERISA Class Action Over 401(k)
• Bar Says Insurer, Atty Botched Fatal Tent Collapse Case
• Wells Fargo Settles Calif.'s Insurance Sales Claims For $10M
• 2019 Will Bring More Good News For Litigation Finance
• Former Insys CEO Will Plead Guilty In Opioid Kickback Case
• Delaware Cases To Watch In 2019
• Why More Law Firms Will Embrace Remote Work In 2019
• Florida Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2019
• Health Care Policy Moves To Watch In 2019
• Insurance Cases To Watch In 2019
• Federal Tax Cases To Watch In 2019
• New Jersey Cases To Watch In 2019