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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to ACA Task Force

The justices will review the constitutionality of an Affordable Care Act task force in charge of listing the types of preventative services that insurance companies must cover.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Rejects Third Circuit Interpretation of NJ Law, Says No Arbitration for Insurance Fraud

“That decision is not binding on us, and we disagree with the Third Circuit's conclusion regarding New Jersey law,” Judge Robert J. Gilson said.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Capital One Deputy GC Takes Legal Reins of AIG Spinoff

Polly Klane has a star-studded resume, having held senior posts at Fannie Mae and Capital One and, most recently, serving as GC of Citizens Financial, the nation's 20th-largest bank.
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Manufacturing Company Sues Insurer to Recoup PFAS Remediation Losses

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Daily Business Review

Attorneys, Health Care Officials Face Nearly $80M RICO Suit Over Allegedly Fabricated Spreadsheet

Elevance Health, along with attorneys from Robins Kaplan, allegedly used a falsified health care billing spreadsheet to obtain a nearly $26 million judgment against a provider in 2021.
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Law.com

Improper Removal to Fed. Court Leads to $100K Bill for Blue Cross Blue Shield

"The fact that attorneys' fees can quickly exceed the value of disputes is both a sad fact of litigation and also precisely the reason that attorneys' fees for unreasonable and bad faith litigation are awarded," said U.S. District Judge April M. Perry, noting the Seventh Circuit recognized in Wisconsin v. Hotline Industries that "'improper removal prolongs litigation (and jacks up fees).'"
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Law.com

Texas Insurer Slaps Hinshaw & Culbertson With Legal Mal Claim Over $11 Million Personal Injury Jury Award

“At no point during the course of the representation in the underlying matter did defendant provide written or oral guidance to plaintiff specifically addressing Proposition 51 or the significant joint and several liability risk posed by the economic damages in the underlying matter,” the complaint said.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Total Incapacity Benefits Are Available Postretirement, Connecticut Supreme Court Says

"The statute as written entitles all medically qualified claimants to receive total incapacity benefits, with no exception for those claimants who may also be voluntarily retired," the high court said in a case of first impression.
4 minute read

Law.com

Insurer Not Required to Cover $29M Wrongful Death Judgment, Appeals Court Rules

The judge had awarded $9.6 million as compensatory damages, and then trebled the total to more than $29 million against Penn National.
4 minute read

Law.com

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

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