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Insurance Company Sues Over 180 Health Care Providers for Fraud Under RICO

The case is purportedly one of the largest insurance fraud actions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act filed in New York.
3 minute read

Law.com

US Judge Dismisses Securities Litigation Against Insurance Underwriter

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan granted Argo Group's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim where relief can be granted. Argo was represented by a team of Skadden attorneys.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Court of Appeals Tightens Pleading Standards Against Insurance Policyholder

In a recent split decision by the New York Court of Appeals in an insurance litigation case, the majority declined to extend a statute of limitation because, in its view, the insured’s complaint did not contain enough specific information about why the repairs were not completed within two years.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Nurse Awarded $2.3M in Orlando Crash Case After Declining $50K Settlement Offer

The jury awarded 98% more than the pre-trial offer to a car crash victim the auto insurer refused to cover.
4 minute read

Law.com

Judge Allows Contract Suit to Move Forward Over Historic Bridge's Defective Design Claims

U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper for the District of Massachusetts determined Cianbro Corp.'s breach of contract claim against two engineering companies could move forward as it wasn't time-barred by the statute of limitations.
5 minute read

The Recorder

SAG-AFTRA Union Health Plan Slammed With Data Breach Class Actions in Wake of Phishing Attack

SAG-AFTRA Health Plan, which provides health care benefits to eligible members of the entertainment industry, was hit with three class actions in California following a data breach incident that occurred in September.
5 minute read

Law.com

Antitrust Class Actions Against CVS, Other Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Piling Up

Plaintiffs, independent pharmacies, claimed the defendants "have vertically integrated" with health care giants such as insurance companies, health care providers, drug private labelers and others. As a result, the complaints say, pharmacy benefits managers use anticompetitive methods to suppress reimbursements for discount card payments, which allegedly causes stand-alone pharmacies to suffer and even go out of business.
4 minute read

Law.com

Insurers Dodge Sherwin-Williams' Claim for $102M Lead Paint Abatement Payment, State High Court Rules

This week, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously agreed that the abatement fund payment did not constitute "damages" under Sherwin-Williams' insurance contracts.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Morgan & Morgan Litigators Flip $3.75M Jury Verdict Into $5.6M Settlement With State Farm

After convincing a Clayton County State Court jury to return a $3.75 million verdict in an underlying 2018 automotive tort, litigators with Morgan & Morgan have obtained a $5.6 million post-verdict settlement with State Farm Insurance.
5 minute read

Law.com

Amid Growing Litigation Volume, Don't Expect UnitedHealthcare to Change Its Stripes After CEO's Killing

"[A]t the end of the day, these are for-profit companies. They're very good at making money, and I don't think it's going to change their behavior. And I think any sort of publicity effects will wear out over time," said John Aloysius Cogan Jr., a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law.
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