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Insurance - August, 2020

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• Texas Appeals Court Sides With Insurer In Gas Station Dispute
• Free Speech Tensions Tangle Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Ad Dispute
• In Their Own Words: Being Black In BigLaw
• BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
• BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion
• How COVID-19 May Forever Alter Work Life For Disabled Attys
• Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap
• Diversity Snapshot: As Told By Black Law Firm Leaders
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
• Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
• Bankrupt GenCanna Says Insurers Owe After $10M Fire Loss
• Eateries Blast Insurer's Virus Coverage Suit As Redundant
• Excess Insurer Owes Pfizer Coverage For Securities MDL
• Cigna, Anthem Can't Get Damages Over Failed $54B Merger
• Why 2020 Could Be A Pivotal Year For Diversity At Firms
• Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
• Law360 Diversity Snapshot: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Travelers Defeats LA Eatery's Bid For COVID-19 Coverage
• Texas Justices Take Up State Farm's Bad Faith Battles
• Chancery Suggests Pruning Claims In $5.8B Hotel Sale Battle
• Hospital Loses Bid To Recover Patient's Benefits At 8th Circ.
• Insurer Looks To Ax Clorox's $14.5M Hurricane Price Hike Suit
• Idaho Gives COVID-19 Civil Immunity To Businesses, Schools
• Biz Group Looks To Revive Fight Against Seattle Benefits Law
• Insurer Needn't Cover Atty's Fight With Professor, Law Firms
• 11th Circ. Says Jury Must Decide $10M Equity Insurance Row
• United Contractor Services Hit With COBRA Notice Suit
• NJ Cloud Co. Investor Sues To Delay $729M PE Firm Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• McDonald's Sues For Coverage In Workers' Virus Safety Suit
• Building Manager's Insurer Must Cover $2M Punitive Award
• Dr. Facing Fraud Charges Wants Judge Ousted From Civil Suit
• Pa. Eatery's COVID Loss Suit Sent Back To State Court, Again
• Contractor's Insurer Must Defend In Injury Suit, 7th Circ. Says
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Restaurant Virus Coverage Ruling Is An Outlier
• Country Singer's Nashville Bar Sues Insurer For Virus Losses
• 4 Opportunities For Mediators To Settle Big-Dollar Cases
• Bottini & Bottini Tells Lloyd's To Wait On $1.3M Fee Fight
• Aon, Willis Shareholders Approve $30B Mega-Merger
• Magistrate Says Fla. Eatery's COVID-19 Suit Should Be Tossed
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Defending Construction Defect Suit 
• Greenberg Traurig Scorches Gibson Dunn In Hotel Sale Trial
• UBH, Viant Dodge Suit Over Out-Of-Network Reimbursements
• Calif. Court Bemoans 'Over-Lawyering' In PBM Contract Row
• New Orleans Says Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Cost Public $12M
• Kasowitz Says The Savoy Hotel Dashed On $1M Legal Bill
• Physical Change Not Needed For Virus Loss, Says Shoe Co.
• 2 Conflicting Rulings Show Hurdles In Virus Insurance Cases
• Time To Streamline E-Sign Act's Consumer Consent Process
• Strip Clubs Go After Lloyd's For COVID-19 Closure Coverage
• Remote Proceedings Bring New Wrinkles For Court Records
• Farmers Investigators Win Court Approval For $5.4M OT Deal
• Penn National Seeks $750K After Power Loss At Asphalt Plant
• Pa. Justices Preserve Nationwide's Win In $21M Bad Faith Row
• McDonald's Says Wrong Policy Used To Deny BIPA Coverage
• Gartner Seeks 5th Circ. Review In Virus Coverage Suit
• 8th Circ. Reverses Mayo Clinic Nurse's Disability Benefits Win
• DFS Case Shows Insurance Ramifications Of Cyber Breaches
• Chubb's Coverage Must Go On, Theaters Say In COVID-19 Suit
• Cross-Selling Strategies For Law Firms During Pandemic
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Travel Insurer Seeks To Nix COVID-19 Trip Cancellation Suit
• Bias Ruling Spotlights Confusion Over Protected Categories
• Coronavirus Q&A: Benesch Real Estate Leader
• Evanston Sued For Ending Coverage In Condo Balcony Case
• Insurer Slams Amazon's Bid To Ditch Faulty Hoverboard Suit
• Insurer Moves Developer's Virus-Coverage Suit To Fed Court
• Chancery Asks Why Fraud Case Was Kept From Hotel Buyer
• Liberty Seeks To Escape Coverage In Fake Kona Coffee Suit
• FDIC's Bid For $3M From Lloyd's Came Too Late, Judge Says
• 7th Circ. Revives $15M Laundromat Fire Coverage Battle
• Attys Sanctioned For 'Grotesque' Filings In Insurance Dispute
• Restaurant Virus Coverage Ruling Offers Insight For Insureds
• Justices Add House Dems To ACA Args Over GOP Protest
• Exec Who Intro'd Loughlin To 'Varsity' Scam Pleads Guilty
• Health First Execs Added To Kickbacks Whistleblower Suit
• Atty Media Interview Lessons From Trump's Axios Appearance
• Insurers Tear Into Quinn Emanuel's $185M Fee Bid In ACA Suit
• Insurer Must Pay $21M Jury Verdict, $6M Attorney Fee Award
• 7th Circ. Told Class Objector Side Deals Ruling Creates Split
• Stryker Corp. Scores Trial Win In XL Insurance Coverage Suit
• Eldridge's Fintech SPAC Leads IPO Floats Worth $900M
• Agentra Can't Ax $275K Robocall Deal For Lack Of Signature
• Firm Seeks To Blend State, Fed Malpractice Insurance Suits
• Sandwich Co. Hits Liberty With COVID-19 Loss Class Action
• Fla. Telemedicine Schemers Cost Humana Millions, Suit Says
• Why Remote Depositions Are Likely Here To Stay
• Insurers Must Cover Ex-RCAP Execs' Defense Costs
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Michael Cohen's Tiff With Trump Over Legal Fees Can Proceed
• Gordon Rees Adds Insurance Pro From Cozen O'Connor
• Guggenheim Exec Charged Over Fla. Boat Crash
• Don't Expect Pandemic Trials To Scale Up, Fla. Judge Says
• Pa. Atty Charged With Stealing Insurance Settlement Funds
• Ex-Comcast Worker Drops Proposed COBRA Class Action
• UnitedHealth Beats NY Plastic Surgeon's ERISA, Antitrust Suit
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Liberty's Win In Pharmacy's Painkiller Suit
• Takata Trust Seeks To Sanction Insurer Over Airbag Claims
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Recent Months Have Muddled COVID-19 Force Majeure Law
• 7 Keys To Drafting Effective Legal Briefs
• Consultant Says Express Scripts 'Fabricating' Subpoena Fight
• NY Dentists Oppose JPML Transfer Of Delta Antitrust Suit
• Prudential Blasts Investors' 'Misguided' Fraud Claims
• Insurance Exec Sentenced To 7 Years For Bribery, Corruption
• Insurer Resists Covering Hotel For Bar Taker Filmed In Shower
• Insurance Exec, Ex-NC GOP Chair Sentenced In Bribery Case
• Fla. Court Won't Enforce Flubbed Crash Settlement Offer
• Immunocompromised Exec Fired Over Virus Asks, Suit Says
• Jury Awards Medical Group $9.4M For Health Plan Shortfalls
• 4 Firms Vie To Lead Endo Investor Suit Over Opioid Crisis
• Insurtech IPO Success Highlights Shifting Investor Priorities
• HHS Rule Block Shows Vast Reach Of Justices' LGBTQ Ruling
• 3 Ways PE Firms Can Manage Risk Amid COVID-19
• Olympic Committee Escapes Sex Abuse Insurance Dispute
• Miss., Ala. Gyms Not Covered For COVID Losses, Insurer Says
• Weighing The Virtual Courtroom Option In Civil Cases
• Justices To Hear GOP Challenge To ACA After Nov. Elections
• Insurance Broker Ducks Dallas Eatery Co.'s Virus Loss Suit
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Doc's $2.8M Stalking Verdict Not Covered
• ​​​​​​​3 Highlights As ACA Briefing Wraps Up At High Court
• MetLife Directors Escape Suit Over Pension Annuity Program
• Insurer Says Virus-Coverage Suit Asks To Rewrite Policy
• Starboard Looks To Tap Into SPAC IPO Rally With $300M Float
• NY Cybersecurity Rules Pack Wallop In Enforcement Debut
• Pa. Justices Nix Up-Front Contractor Fees In Insurance Claims
• Retired State Farm Agents Win Cert. In Medical Coverage Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: SunTrust, Texas A&M, Foundry
• Assessing Fla. Insureds' Hurricane Losses During A Pandemic
• 5 Considerations For Enhancing SEC Disclosures Amid Crisis
• Attys Shouldn't Overlook Obligations To Potential Clients
• Allianz Wants Hawaiian Souvenir Co.'s COVID-19 Suit Tossed
• 11th Circ. Says Eatery's Losses During Roadwork Not Covered
• What's At Stake In High Court Row Over ACA Constitutionality
• Lessons From Asbestos Can Help Resolve Opioid Liabilities
• Dental Clinic Says No Need To Show Virus Affected Properties
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Restaurants Say Structural Damage Unneeded In Virus Claims
• Clyde & Co Says Insurance M&A Set For Downturn
• Travelers Wins Kansas Jury Trial Over Faulty Hospital Pipe
• COVID-19 Damages Lungs, Not Property, Insurer Says
• Atty Can Seek Punitive Damages In Ex-Partner's Widow's Suit
• Texas Law Firm Hit By Hailstorm Sues Insurer For Coverage
• 10th Circ. Says Insurer Owes $4.5M For Refinery Fire Loss
• Insurance Suits Aim For MDL Over COVID-19-Canceled Trips
• 9th Circ. Flips Travelers' Loss In Construction Damage Suit
• Looking Beyond Insurance Policies For Texas Virus Liability
• Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
• How GOP Pandemic Liability Bill Would Protect Businesses
• Excess Insurer Seeks To Avoid Calif. Oil Spill Cleanup Costs
• Sports Co. Claims Texas Firm Didn't Check For Suit Coverage
• Judge Stops HHS From Axing LGBTQ Bias Protections
• Hospital, Insurer Cite Dueling Rulings Over Virus Coverage
• Insurer Wants Firm To Shell Out $900K In Malpractice Suit
• Harwood Capital Unit Sues Insurance Broker For Negligence
• British Reinsurer Gets Green Light To Enter Administration
• Firm Drops COBRA Suits Against Sodexo, Sysco, Hershey
• Liberty Mutual Faces Class Action Over Benefits Calculation
• Steakhouse Chain Claims Zurich Owes COVID-19 Coverage
• US Owes ACA Payments To Health Insurers, Fed. Circ. Rules
• TRW To Pay $30.2M To End Auto, Steel Workers' Benefit Row
• Mallinckrodt Must Face Antitrust Claims Over Seizure Drug
• Lease Restructuring Groups Emerge As Virus Drives Demand
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Debevoise, Goodwin
• United Says No Harm, No Deal In Trip Insurance Suit
• ERISA Blocks Clinic's Suit Against NFL, Judge Rules
• COVID-19 Vaccine Maker, Software Co. IPOs Raise $618M
• Insurer's Event Cancelation Coverage Fight Can Stay In Texas
• Safeguards Against Legal Malpractice Liability As Claims Rise
• Health Benefit Ruling Raises Reviewer Neutrality Questions
• Geragos, Travelers' Virus Coverage Suits To Stay In Fed. Court
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pa. Firm Beats Ex-Client's Suit Over $700K Injury Settlement
• Great American Wants Out Of 'Theoretical' $1.9M Hotel Suit
• Texas Judge Cuts State Farm From Barbershops' Virus Suit
• Law360's Tort Report: GOP Pols Blast Gun-Toting Attys' Case
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Needn't Cover Porn Studio In HIV Suits
• 3rd Circ. Secures Pittsburgh Hospital's Antitrust Win
• Greenberg Reaches Deal With Ill. Fund In Bond Fraud Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Judge Says Homebuilder May Resend Claims If Case Is Axed
• AbbVie Calif. Settlement Guides Nurse Education Compliance
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Guard Diversity Gains During Crisis
• Kirkland, Davis Polk Steer $5.35B Insurance Software Co. Deal
• Gov't Loses Fight To Shield Syrian Asset Info From Insurers
• Philly Shopping Center Asks Court To Bar Virus Exclusion
• Insurer Says Vaping Battery Seller Not Covered By Its Policy
• New Law Shields Nev. Businesses From Virus Injury Suits
• NJ Radiology Lab Sues Cigna To Force COVID-19 Coverage
• Ambiguity Favors Insureds In COVID-19 Coverage Disputes
• JPML Won't Centralize All COVID-19 Insurance Cases
• Mo. Restaurants Can Pursue COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Vertical Merger Guidelines Overlook Health Care Co. Issues
• What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
• 'My 600-lb Life' Maker Says Insurer Breached Contract
• Proxy Advisers Back $30B Aon, Willis Towers Watson Merger
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Defective Cookie Machine Suit
• Insurer Off The Hook For $1.7M Faulty Oil Well Design Suit
• Insurer Says Virus Coverage Fight Belongs In Texas, Not NY
• Virtu Sues Insurer For Not Covering $11M Hacking Fraud
• Builder's $3M Deal In Worker Death Not Covered, 9th Circ. Told
• Dual Set Of Claims Dooms CareFirst Data Breach Appeal
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Owner Of 54 Restaurants Seeks $50M In COVID-19 Coverage
• Lesser-Known Litigation Funding Best Practices For Attorneys
• Norwegian Cruise Beats Insurance Kickback Suit At 11th Circ.
• Texas Insurer Wants Quick Win In Harvey Flooding Suit
• Title Insurance Investors Say $1.8B Deal Forced Through
• Chubb Unit Says It Doesn't Owe $8M For Settlement Refusal
• Navajo Court Can't Hear Tribe's Gas Spill Lawsuit
• Insurer Hit With Coverage Suit Over $25M Storm Damage
• Cos. Can Sell Future Asbestos Liabilities To Avoid Bankruptcy
• Blue Cross Snags Win In Mich. Tribe's Overcharge Suit
• ADA Protects Lawyers With Disabilities, But We Must Do More
• Ralph Lauren Wants $700M Coverage As Wholesale Falls 93%
• Developer Sues AXA For Claiming 1MDB Links Void Policies
• Philly Restaurant Fights Insurer's Bid To Ax COVID-19 Suit
• Legal Deserts Threaten Justice In Rural America
• Aetna, AARP Fight Disability Benefits Suit Revival At DC Circ.
• Nationwide Beats Construction Defect Suit At 11th Circ.
• Red State AGs Lobby For COVID-19 Business Immunity
• Economics Can Inform Biz Interruption Insurance Suits
• Multidistrict Litigation Is Suitable For Virus Insurance Claims
• Hard-Up Hotel Sues Insurer Over COVID-19 Claim Denials
• Philly Atty Sues Insurer Over Malpractice Coverage Failure
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 7th Circ. Revives Continental Premium-Hike Class Suit
• AbbVie Inks $24M Deal With Calif. Regulators In Humira Case
• NJ Layoff Law Changes Tread On ERISA, Biz Group Says
• Ga. Businesses Now Shielded From COVID-19 Injury Suits
• Pair Of Health Care Cos. Net Combined $487M In IPOs
• Analyzing Upward And Downward Trends In Legal Tech
• Hiscox Defeats Health Co.'s Bid For HHS Subpoena Coverage
• COVID-19 Closure Orders Not 'Physical Loss,' DC Judge Rules
• Insurer Says It Needn't Defend Strip Club's Defamation Suit
• Judge Sinks Insurer's Suit Over Ship Abandoned In Brazil
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Insurer Sues Elevator Co. Over 84-Story Fall In Ill. Skyscraper
• Insurer Faces 3rd Class Suit Over Trips Canceled Due To Virus
• Insurance Tycoon's Political Corruption Conviction Upheld
• Insurer Needn't Pay Food Co.'s Costs To Stay Open
• Hinshaw Adds Ex-Clausen Miller Insurance Atty In NY
• EpiPen Buyers Lose Bid For Class Status In ERISA Suit
• ABA's New Guidance On Litigation Funding Misses The Mark
• Pa. Salon Sues Hartford Insurance For Virus Closure Coverage
• 3 Pandemic Real Estate Insurance Points To Watch
• Insurer Beats Worker's Untimely Pollution Claim At 8th Circ.
• Travelers Dodges 'Unreasonably Late' $2.6M Storm Claims
• A&O, Freshfields Steer Finnish Insurer's €1.3B Hastings Deal
• 9th Circ. Rejects DOJ's Quick Appeal In Bid To End FCA Suit
• 7th Circ. Told Chubb Unit Must Cover Lab's $3.3M TCPA Deal
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Dentons Steers Rideshare Driver Insurer Buckle's $31M Round
• Coronavirus Q&A: Hunton's Health Practice Leader
• Liberty Mutual Ducks Construction Co.'s 'Covered Peril' Claim
• Takeaways From NY's First Cybersecurity Enforcement Action
• What Firms Should Ask Before Hiring Attorneys From Gov't
• Vizio Sues Insurers For Coverage Of $17M Privacy Deal
• Judge Asks If HHS' Hands Tied On Gay, Gender Identity Rule
• Zale Can't Tap Excess Policies To Cover $34M Appraisal Deal
• Chicago Eateries, Museums Sue Insurers For Virus Coverage
• 7th Circ. Says Indiana Court Can't Punt OT Suit To Calif.
• Philly Church Sues Insurer Over $5M In Fire Coverage
• Law Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over 7-Eleven Coverage
• 3 Ways Fla. Should Revise Its Patient Brokering Act
• NJ Firm Botched Settlement In Truck Fire Case, Insurer Says
• The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services
• McDonald's Franchise Insurer Claims No Virus Suit Coverage
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Coverage Row Over Acid Leak