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Rail Co. Asks 7th Circ. To Revive $10M Cleanup Coverage Row - Rail supply company Varlen Corp. asked the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday to revive its bid for more than $10 million in coverage from Liberty Mutual to cover the costs of remediating groundw... https://t.co/aCxVLn5F54

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UnitedHealth Group Gets Pushback On Bid To Exit ERISA Suit - A proposed class of beneficiaries accusing UnitedHealth Group Inc. and two subsidiaries of improperly denying claims for prosthetic devices urged a California federal court on Monday to reje... https://t.co/HzNesgGqSm

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Insurer Must Help Pay Condo Defect Defense, 10th Circ. Says - Maryland Casualty Co. is entitled to reimbursement from Mid-Continent Casualty Co. for a portion of the money it paid to defend a general contractor in a condominium defect lawsuit, a split... https://t.co/tlgux1zNaW

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Roche Bros. Not Covered For Snow Removal, Court Says - Continental Casualty Co. doesn't have to cover Roche Brothers Supermarkets Inc.'s costs to remove snow from the roofs of several Massachusetts stores following record-breaking winter storms in 201... https://t.co/k2ZC9SwMf9

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Insurer Fights Coverage Of Row Over Texas Sports Complex - Insurer Mt. Hawley Insurance Co. lobbed a lawsuit in Texas federal court on Friday at a trio of companies responsible for building a municipal sports complex in a San Antonio suburb, saying it... https://t.co/BxYeS9BSy1

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Acuity Off Hook For Damage Due To 'Earth Move' Clause - An Illinois federal judge on Thursday held that an “earth movement” exclusion in a commercial building's insurance policy barred Acuity Mutual Insurance Co. from covering its client’s repair cost... https://t.co/CpFl23qaWC

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Asbestos Firm Must Face Insurers' Coverage Payback Suit - A Texas federal court on Friday refused to toss a suit from three health insurers that claims a law firm failed to pay the companies money out of its clients’ asbestos settlement funds, asking ... https://t.co/WWJON8L2cd

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Split 5th Circ. Vacates DOL's Obama-Era Fiduciary Rule - A split Fifth Circuit panel on Thursday vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule for retirement account advisers, with the majority finding the agency overstepped its authority and ... https://t.co/c2MWwDy7BW

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9th Circ. Upholds Ruling On Pigeon Poop Deal Coverage - The Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court's ruling that California Capital Insurance Co. must shoulder alone an apartment complex’s $1.9 million settlement with a tenant who developed a disease fr... https://t.co/5LxhBcpphA

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New AHIP Chief Dishes On Health Policy Vision - The incoming CEO of lobbying group America’s Health Insurance Plans on Wednesday vowed a vigorous campaign for Affordable Care Act stabilization measures and described a host of policy priorities involvi... https://t.co/LSppiB3pFi

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NFL Board Must Redo Ex-Cornerback's Benefits Case - A California federal judge on Monday ordered an NFL retirement plan board to re-evaluate former NFL cornerback Charles Dimry’s permanent disability benefits application after finding a plan board imp... https://t.co/zEB09hHL3a

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FTC Seeks More Info On DaVita's $4.9B Sale to Optum - DaVita Inc. has received a letter from the Federal Trade Commission seeking more information on the $4.9 billion sale of its independent medical clinic operator to UnitedHealth Group Inc. health se... https://t.co/4PICNLCxuX

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Insurer Needn't Pay $6M To Defend Client's Bad-Faith Suit - An Indiana federal court ruled Monday that insurer American International Specialty needn’t pay a $6 million claim that a client, another insurer, faced after its allegedly bad-faith handling... https://t.co/7XgmtLXALU

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9th Circ. Panel Wrestles With Email Scam Coverage Battle - A Seattle-based seafood company urged a Ninth Circuit panel Monday to rule that Travelers must cover losses the company suffered when it was manipulated into wiring funds to a fraudster who po... https://t.co/HDKzaGDtdq

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Grassley, Feinstein Debate Judicial Vetting, Obstruction - It is undisputed that in his first year in office President Trump was able to confirm a significant number of judges to the federal bench. How it happened — and whether it's a good thing — are... https://t.co/Pjbj7qHkuE

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Why The ‘Blue Slip’ Battles Are Becoming White Hot - It’s more of a norm than a rule. Its use has shifted over time, often with political winds. But the once-obscure Senate tradition is now front and center in the boiling debate over the future of the... https://t.co/lr3AZRnyCz

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London - The last week has seen a BMW plant lodge a commercial fraud claim against Barclays, another dispute between Barents Re and Petróleos de Venezuela's captive insurer and AXA take on a rival priva... https://t.co/Itzqz0AzcS

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Insurer Excused After Paying $1M To Settle Worker Death Suit - A Texas federal court Thursday let Gray Insurance Co. out of defending a generator supplier from a suit over a fatal electrocution, saying the survivors’ agreement not to seek judgment fro... https://t.co/Lt8ND59ER5