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December 08, 2023
Kaiser Offers $3M To End Hearing Loss Coverage Claims
Kaiser and plaintiffs in a putative class action have filed a $3 million settlement offer in Washington federal court, in which customers alleged that the company violated the Affordable Care Act's nondiscrimination rule by excluding coverage for items related to hearing loss.
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December 08, 2023
Coverage Fight Over $14M Hardware Theft Dropped After Deal
A California federal court tossed a dispute between IT distribution company Synnex Corp. and Axis Insurance Co. over coverage for a nearly $14 million theft of computer hardware from Synnex's warehouse in Mexico City, after the parties told the court in October they reached a settlement.
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December 08, 2023
Ex-Worker Says Western & Southern Robbed Her Of $1M
Western & Southern Financial Group Inc. allegedly fired a 73-year-old insurance sales representative based on trumped-up misconduct allegations in order to get out of paying her the more than $1 million she had earned from a company retention incentive program upon her retirement, a new suit says.
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December 08, 2023
Ex-Norfolk Southern, Allstate Atty Named AAA Entity's GC
The former deputy general counsel for Allstate has traded one auto insurer for another while moving up in the ranks, becoming the new general counsel and chief legal officer for AAA Auto Club Enterprises.
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December 08, 2023
COVERAGE RECAP: Day 42 Of Trump's NY Civil Fraud Trial
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage from the courthouse as former President Donald Trump goes on trial in the New York attorney general's civil fraud case. Here's a recap from day 42.
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December 07, 2023
NY AG Says Insurers' Mental Health Providers Were 'Ghosts'
A new report released Thursday by New York's attorney general shows that 86% of mental health providers listed by insurance networks were "ghosts," with patients unable to reach providers or finding they were out of network or weren't accepting new patients.
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December 07, 2023
Trump Expert Tells NY Trial Court There's No Sign Of Fraud
Donald Trump returned to his civil fraud trial in person Thursday as his final expert witness testified there was no evidence of accounting fraud by the former president, who stands accused of falsifying his financial statements to secure lucrative terms on loans and insurance for his real estate empire.
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December 07, 2023
Australian Insurer Axes GC, Alleges Conduct Breach
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. said this week its group general counsel and company secretary is out after IAG discovered he had violated its employee code of ethics and conduct, but the insurer did not disclose specifically what warranted his ouster.
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December 07, 2023
COVERAGE RECAP: Day 41 Of Trump's NY Civil Fraud Trial
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage from the courthouse as former President Donald Trump goes on trial in the New York attorney general's civil fraud case. Here's a recap from day 41.
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December 06, 2023
Blue Cross Can't Decertify Trans Care Class
The class of transgender individuals suing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois over coverage denials for gender dysphoria-related treatments should be amended to further spell out how prospective members may qualify to be in the class, a Washington federal judge has said, rejecting the insurer's attempt to unravel certification.
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December 06, 2023
6th Circ. Asks How Doctors Can Fight HHS Trans Statute
The Sixth Circuit on Wednesday wondered what a group of physicians must do to prove they can challenge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' potential enforcement of a statute that, under the government's interpretation, would prohibit federally funded health programs from discriminating against transgender individuals based on their sex.
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December 06, 2023
Trump's NY Gag Appeal Claims Laughable, Judge's Atty Says
The New York state trial court that hit Donald Trump with gag orders in his civil fraud case defended those decisions Wednesday in an appellate filing, calling Trump's alleged free speech injuries "risible" compared to the potential harm to court staff.
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December 06, 2023
W.Va. High Court Asked To Clarify Law In Auto Coverage Row
Unable to identify any precedent for an automobile insurance dispute in West Virginia, a Fourth Circuit panel sent a question via unpublished order to the state's Supreme Court of Appeals, asking it for clarification on an insurer's obligations for offering underinsured motorist coverage in policies.
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December 05, 2023
Trump's Broker & Club Member Touts Mar-A-Lago's $1B Value
A Florida real estate broker and member of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club took the stand Tuesday in New York state court to defend the former president's valuation of the property, saying it was worth more than $1 billion based on his billions in sales experience and "gut" feelings.
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December 05, 2023
NC Court Thaws Spending Freeze For Beset Insurance Mogul
The North Carolina Court of Appeals shredded orders Tuesday that kept an embattled insurance mogul from receiving and spending companies' money, reasoning an insurer didn't take the required step to collect on a more than $524 million judgment before asking a court to stop his cash flow.
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December 05, 2023
Car Service Co. Accused Of Selling Noncompliant Contracts
A Spokane, Washington, woman has lodged a putative class action accusing a vehicle service contract provider and its insurer of violating state law by illegally selling and issuing noncompliant service contracts and protection product guarantees to Washington state customers.
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December 05, 2023
Private Equity Firm Can't Opt Out Of $110M Settlement Late
A Pennsylvania federal judge denied a private equity firm’s late bid to opt out of a nearly $110 million class action settlement over a life insurance company’s rate hikes, finding that accepting the firm’s bid, submitted six weeks after the opt-out deadline, would “render class action settlement opt-out deadlines meaningless.”
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December 05, 2023
COVERAGE RECAP: Day 40 Of Trump's NY Civil Fraud Trial
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage from the courthouse as former President Donald Trump goes on trial in the New York attorney general's civil fraud case. Here's a recap from day 40.
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December 04, 2023
Trump Seeks NY High Court Review Of Fraud Trial Gag Orders
Former President Donald Trump on Monday sought to have New York's highest court review his appeal of the reinstatement of gag orders in the civil fraud trial over the state's claims that he defrauded banks and insurers by falsely inflating his net worth.
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December 04, 2023
Insurers Say RICO Suit Against Mogul Gives 'Great Detail'
A group of insurers urged a North Carolina federal court not to toss its Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lawsuit against insurance mogul Greg Lindberg, saying the suit provides "great detail" to support its allegations that Lindberg and his co-conspirators engaged in a fraudulent scheme to enrich themselves.
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December 04, 2023
Frost Brown Adds Sheehy Ware Insurance Pro In Houston
Frost Brown Todd LLP has strengthened its product, tort and insurance practice group with a partner in Houston who came aboard from Texas regional firm Sheehy Ware Pappas & Grubbs PC.
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December 04, 2023
Liberty Mutual Trots Away From Horse Stampede Suit
A Washington federal judge tossed a couple's property damage coverage suit against Liberty Mutual Group Inc. and one of its units, finding that losses caused by their neighbors' stampeding horses were plainly excluded under the couple's policy.
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December 04, 2023
COVERAGE RECAP: Day 39 Of Trump's NY Civil Fraud Trial
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage from the courthouse as former President Donald Trump goes on trial in the New York attorney general's civil fraud case. Here's a recap from day 39.
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December 01, 2023
Injured Cyclist Says USAA Can't Ax Bad Faith Claim
An injured cyclist has urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to keep his revised bad faith claim alive in a coverage dispute with his insurer, USAA Casualty Insurance Co., after he was hit in 2019 by an uninsured driver who ran a red light, saying discovery is needed to determine why it refused to pay the policy limits.
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December 01, 2023
Trump Gets More Experts In NY Fraud Trial, Can't Call Monitor
A New York judge on Friday allowed Donald Trump to call more experts in his civil fraud trial defense case, including a real estate broker friendly with the former president, but rejected Trump's attempt to put the court's independent monitor on the stand.
Expert Analysis
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Breaking Down High Court's New Code Of Conduct
The U.S. Supreme Court recently adopted its first-ever code of conduct, and counsel will need to work closely with clients in navigating its provisions, from gift-giving to recusal bids, say Phillip Gordon and Mateo Forero at Holtzman Vogel.
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Legal Profession Gender Parity Requires Equal Parental Leave
To truly foster equity in the legal profession and to promote attorney retention, workplaces need to better support all parents, regardless of gender — starting by offering equal and robust parental leave to both birthing and non-birthing parents, says Ali Spindler at Irwin Fritchie.
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Understanding Discovery Obligations In Era Of Generative AI
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Attorneys and businesses must adapt to the unique discovery challenges presented by generative artificial intelligence, such as chatbot content and prompts, while upholding the principles of fairness, transparency and compliance with legal obligations in federal civil litigation, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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ESG Around The World: Mexico
ESG has yet to become part of the DNA of the Mexican business model, but huge strides are being made in that direction, as more stakeholders demand that companies adopt, at the least, a modicum of sustainability commitments and demonstrate how they will meet them, says Carlos Escoto at Galicia Abogados.
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The Case For Post-Bar Clerk Training Programs At Law Firms
In today's competitive legal hiring market, an intentionally designed training program for law school graduates awaiting bar admission can be an effective way of creating a pipeline of qualified candidates, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.
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A Deep Dive Into FSOC's Expansion Of Nonbank Oversight
The Financial Stability Oversight Council's new nonbank guidance, designed to provide the council with added flexibility in risk response, not only modifies the process for designating nonbanks as systemically important institutions, but also sends a clear signal that the FSOC may assume a more active role in addressing financial stability risks across the economy, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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AI Can Help Lawyers Overcome The Programming Barrier
Legal professionals without programming expertise can use generative artificial intelligence to harness the power of automation and other technology solutions to streamline their work, without the steep learning curve traditionally associated with coding, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Preparing Law Students For A New, AI-Assisted Legal World
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the legal landscape, law schools must integrate technology and curricula that address AI’s innate challenges — from ethics to data security — to help students stay ahead of the curve, say Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics, Ryan Abbott at JAMS and Karen Silverman at Cantellus Group.
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General Counsel Need Data Literacy To Keep Up With AI
With the rise of accessible and powerful generative artificial intelligence solutions, it is imperative for general counsel to understand the use and application of data for myriad important activities, from evaluating the e-discovery process to monitoring compliance analytics and more, says Colin Levy at Malbek.
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Navigating Discovery Of Generative AI Information
As generative artificial intelligence tools become increasingly ubiquitous, companies must make sure to preserve generative AI data when there is reasonable expectation of litigation, and to include transcripts in litigation hold notices, as they may be relevant to discovery requests, say Nick Peterson and Corey Hauser at Wiley.
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Finding Focus: Strategies For Attorneys With ADHD
Given the prevalence of ADHD among attorneys, it is imperative that the legal community gain a better understanding of how ADHD affects well-being, and that resources and strategies exist for attorneys with this disability to manage their symptoms and achieve success, say Casey Dixon at Dixon Life Coaching and Krista Larson at Stinson.
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Attorneys, Law Schools Must Adapt To New Era Of Evidence
Technological advancements mean more direct evidence is being created than ever before, and attorneys as well as law schools must modify their methods to account for new challenges in how this evidence is collected and used to try cases, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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ESG Around The World: The UK
Following Brexit, the U.K. has adopted a different approach to regulating environmental, social and governance factors from the European Union — an approach that focuses on climate disclosures by U.K.-regulated entities, while steering clear of the more ambitious objectives pursued by the EU, say attorneys at Dechert.