Insurance

  • October 15, 2024

    Wash. Hospital Wants Spinal Surgeon Scandal Suit Tossed

    A healthcare system in Washington state has urged a federal judge to throw out the government's civil lawsuit alleging it perpetuated a doctor's scheme to earn millions of dollars from unnecessary surgeries, accusing prosecutors of "second-guessing" the organization's legitimate processes for hiring physicians and addressing internal complaints.

  • October 15, 2024

    Investment Firm Says CNA Must Defend Competition Suits

    An investment adviser firm said a CNA unit must cover underlying suits accusing it of stealing a competitor firm's employees and soliciting its investors, telling a Connecticut federal court that the allegations constitute disparagement and advertising injury sufficient to trigger the insurer's duty to defend.

  • October 15, 2024

    Medical Insurer Needn't Defend Doc Against Trans Bias Suit

    A plastic surgeon's medical liability insurer had no duty to defend against claims that the surgeon violated Minnesota's Human Rights Act by suggesting that a transgender woman seek breast augmentation surgery elsewhere, a state appeals court ruled, finding the claims didn't constitute a "medical incident."

  • October 15, 2024

    'Extraordinary' Blue Cross Deal Includes $2.8B Payout

    The Blue Cross Blue Shield network will shell out $2.8 billion and invest "hundreds of millions" more overhauling its claims systems to soften barriers between members, in a massive antitrust settlement disclosed Monday in Alabama federal court under which healthcare providers' counsel stands to reap up to $700 million.

  • October 15, 2024

    Texas Insurance Chief Denies Last-Resort Insurer's Rate Hike

    The Texas insurance commissioner rejected a 10% rate hike filed by the state's windstorm insurer of last resort, saying the increase would be unfair because of the hardships it would impose on Texas' coast.

  • October 15, 2024

    Judge Approves Murdaugh Boat Crash Settlement

    A South Carolina judge has approved a $15 million settlement in a suit against a gas station that allegedly sold alcohol to disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh's underage son, who was later involved in a boat crash that killed one person, after a hangup with an insurance carrier was resolved.

  • October 15, 2024

    Insurer Asks Court To Weigh In On Damaged Embryo Suit

    An insurer for a fertility clinic asked a Texas federal court to determine whether it owes coverage for an underlying suit accusing the clinic of knowingly transferring damaged or destroyed embryos into patients.

  • October 15, 2024

    Law Firms Diverge As Anti-ESG Pushback Continues

    A continuing onslaught of legislation and litigation opposing corporate environmental, social and governance actions has created a fork in the road for law firms, with some choosing to scale back efforts and others pushing ahead with their internal ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

  • October 15, 2024

    The 2024 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders

    Check out our Social Impact Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their engagement with social responsibility and commitment to pro bono service.

  • October 11, 2024

    Quinn Emanuel Gets Trimmed $92M Fee In ACA Cases

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP will get $92 million in fees from a $3.7 billion win in two class actions against the government over risk corridor payments under the Affordable Care Act, a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge ruled Thursday, trimming the firm's renewed $185 million request.

  • October 11, 2024

    Insurer Must Defend Flight Co. Over Propeller Injury Suit

    An insurer must defend a flight training business against personal injury claims by a flight instructor who said an aircraft propeller injured him, an Illinois federal court ruled Friday, finding the company's late notice to the business's insurer did not void the potential for coverage.

  • October 11, 2024

    No Coverage For Wage Disclosure Suits, Insurer Says

    An insurer said it has no duty to defend or indemnify two restaurant franchise operators accused of violating Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, telling a federal court that the allegations do not trigger coverage under an employment practices liability insurance policy.

  • October 11, 2024

    Asbestos Claimants Say Kaiser Ch. 11 Plan Should Stand

    Asbestos injury claimants in Kaiser Gypsum Co.'s bankruptcy case have asked the Fourth Circuit to uphold the company's Chapter 11 plan, saying the arguments against it by Kaiser's primary insurer are based on speculative harms.

  • October 11, 2024

    Pa. Justices Won't Review Bible App Maker's Coverage Denial

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to hear a Bible app maker's coverage bid over a hacker's deletion of its videos and software stored on a GoDaddy Inc. server, letting stand an appeals panel's ruling in a case of first impression on what "your computers" means in a property policy.

  • October 11, 2024

    Subcontractor Owes Travelers $325K For Hotel Work Deal

    A Travelers unit is entitled to recover $325,000 for payments made against its surety bonds to settle a general contractor's claims that a subcontractor abandoned work on an Idaho hotel, a Washington federal court ruled, finding the subcontractor liable under an indemnity agreement with Travelers.

  • October 11, 2024

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen billionaire Lakshmi Mittal sue steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta in a long-running clash to claw back €140 million ($153 million) of debt, a high-profile AI researcher take action against the Intellectual Property Office to register his software as a listed patent inventor and troubled housing trust Home Reit face a claim by a real estate developer. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • October 10, 2024

    Live Nation Loses COVID-19 Physical Loss Insurance Claims

    A California federal judge has tossed Live Nation's claims in a lawsuit seeking coverage from Factory Mutual for physical loss or damage stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, holding that a recent ruling by California's highest court thwarted the entertainment giant's argument that the presence of COVID-19 made its property unsafe or unusable.

  • October 10, 2024

    Why So Hard To Say 'Denied'? Mich. Justices Ask Insurers

    Michigan Supreme Court justices pushed insurers Wednesday to explain why they take issue with appellate rulings requiring them to explicitly say they have "denied" insureds' claims, asking what about including that word or evaluating claims as they normally do would create new obligations on the insurers.

  • October 10, 2024

    Cigna Says NJ Plastic Surgeons Fraudulently Billed $8.5M

    Two Cigna units said a New Jersey-based plastic and reconstructive surgery group billed excessively high fees and then waived patient cost-shares, fraudulently obtaining just over $8.5 million from the insurer in a scheme that dates back nearly a decade.

  • October 10, 2024

    Too Early To Decide Indemnification In Flood Row, BNSF Says

    Railway giant BNSF told a California federal court that it's too early for the court to decide whether two Travelers units have a duty to indemnify BNSF in a lawsuit alleging that a track relocation project BNSF undertook caused significant flooding, noting the case is still pending.

  • October 10, 2024

    Suppliers' $7.6M Deal To End Daily Harvest Leek Claims OK'd

    A New York federal judge has given the go-ahead to a $7.6 million settlement with suppliers for meal kit delivery service Daily Harvest Inc. to end claims from buyers that a lentil and leek meal caused gastrointestinal illness.

  • October 10, 2024

    Freddie Mac, Axis Ink Deal Over $32M SEC Probe Coverage

    Government-backed mortgage buyer Freddie Mac told a D.C. federal court it reached a settlement with an excess insurer over its $32 million defense bill from a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation and lawsuits concerning its exposure to subprime mortgages in the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis.

  • October 10, 2024

    Rock Climbing School Not Covered In Fall Suit, Insurer Says

    An insurer said it doesn't owe coverage to a rock climbing school in an underlying suit brought by the family of a teenager who was injured after he fell 35 feet while climbing, telling a North Carolina federal court that the policy does not provide coverage for joint ventures.

  • October 10, 2024

    Holland & Knight Grows Philly, NY Offices With Insurance Pros

    A pair of attorneys specializing in advising clients on insurance technology matters have moved their practices this week from Goodwin Procter LLP to Holland & Knight LLP's offices in New York and Philadelphia.

  • October 09, 2024

    La. Property Owner Must Arbitrate Hurricane Damage Suit

    A Louisiana federal judge has ordered the owner of 24 commercial properties damaged by two hurricanes to arbitrate its dispute with a group of overseas and domestic insurers, rejecting the policyholder's arguments that the defendants had given up their right to arbitration by participating in early settlement talks.

Expert Analysis

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    Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Golf can positively affect your personal and professional life well beyond the final putt, and it’s helped enrich my legal practice by improving my ability to build lasting relationships, study and apply the rules, face adversity with grace, and maintain my mental and physical well-being, says Adam Kelly at Venable.

  • Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing

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    Most law firm marketing and business development teams operate in silos, leading to an ad hoc, reactive approach, but shifting to a culture of proactive planning — beginning with comprehensive campaigns — can help firms effectively execute their broader business strategy, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Opinion

    The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address

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    A BigLaw associates’ union could address a number of issues that have the potential to meaningfully improve working conditions, diversity and attorney well-being — from restructured billable hour requirements to origination credit allocation, return-to-office mandates and more, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • Opinion

    It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union

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    As BigLaw faces a steady stream of criticism about its employment policies and practices, an associates union could effect real change — and it could start with law students organizing around opposition to recent recruiting trends, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act

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    In its recent Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the Administrative Procedure Act in ways that undermine Congress and the executive branch, shift power to the judiciary, curtail public and business input, and create great uncertainty, say Alene Taber and Beth Hummer at Hanson Bridgett.

  • Opinion

    DOL's Impending Mental Health Act Regs Should Be Simplified

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    The U.S. Department of Labor should consider revising these six issues in its forthcoming Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act regulations to ease the significant compliance hurdles for group health plan sponsors, says Alden Bianchi at McDermott.

  • Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?

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    A Pennsylvania federal court’s recent dismissal of the defendants’ counterclaims in Morgan v. Noss should remind attorneys to avoid the temptation to repackage a claim’s facts and law into a mirror-image counterclaim, as this approach will often result in a waste of time and resources, says Matthew Selmasska at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Insurance Lessons From 11th Circ. Ruling On Policy Grammar

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    The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in ECB v. Chubb Insurance, holding that missing punctuation didn't change the clear meaning of a professional services policy, offers policyholder takeaways about the uncertainty that can arise when courts interpret insurance policy language based on obscure grammatical canons, say Hugh Lumpkin and Garrett Nemeroff at Reed Smith.

  • 6 Factors That Can Make For A 'Nuclear' Juror

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    Drawing from recent research that examines the rise in nuclear verdicts, Ken Broda-Bahm at Persuasion Strategies identifies a few juror characteristics most likely to matter in assessing case risk and preparing for jury selection — some of which are long-known, and others that are emerging post-pandemic.

  • Series

    Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing Dungeons & Dragons – a tabletop role-playing game – helped pave the way for my legal career by providing me with foundational skills such as persuasion and team building, says Derrick Carman at Robins Kaplan.

  • 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture

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    Traditional leadership styles frequently amplify the inherent pressures of legal work, but a few simple, time-neutral strategies can strengthen the skills and confidence of employees and foster a more collaborative culture, while supporting individual growth and contribution to organizational goals, says Benjamin Grimes at BKG Leadership.

  • Ore. Insurance Litigation Is Testing The Bounds After Moody

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    Despite the Oregon Supreme Court’s attempt to limit application of its 2023 decision in Moody v. Oregon Community Credit Union, which for the first time awarded extracontractual damages stemming from alleged negligent claims handling, recent litigation shows Oregon insurance companies face greater exposure, says Sarah Pozzi at Cozen O’Connor.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents

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    Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to dismantle Chevron deference also effectively overrules its 2005 decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X, greatly diminishing agencies' ability to change regulatory course from one administration to the next, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.

  • Series

    Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    As a master scuba instructor, I’ve learned how to prepare for the unexpected, overcome fears and practice patience, and each of these skills – among the many others I’ve developed – has profoundly enhanced my work as a lawyer, says Ron Raether at Troutman Pepper.

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