SAN FRANCISCO — Intuitive Surgical has tapped Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom partner Allen Ruby to fight an effort by Illinois Union Insurance Co. to void a liability policy it issued the medical device maker earlier this year.
Illinois Union accuses Intuitive of concealing the existence of so-called tolling agreements with plaintiffs lawyers that held injury claims at bay while freezing the statute of limitations. Learning of the agreements dramatically changed the insurer’s risk analysis, because it showed claims accelerating more rapidly than other records indicated, the suit asserts.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
