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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Thursday, July 11, 2013   Industry news, expert analysis, and daily updates on the most significant insurance coverage legal developments—from the insurance and legal experts of The National Underwriter Company.  CASE LAW Health Care Medicaid Act Bars California’s Elimination of Coverage for Certain Health Care Services Provided by Publicly-Funded Health Clinics, 9th Circuit Holds The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that the Medicaid Act prohibits California from eliminating coverage for adult dental, podiatry, optometry, and chiropractic health care services provided by publicly-funded health clinics and therefore California legislation to that effect was invalid. Read More Automobile Insurance Plaintiff’s Bad Faith Claim against Insurer Made Breach of Fiduciary Claim Redundant, Court Rules A federal district court in Florida has ruled that a bad faith claim asserted by a plaintiff against an insurer made her breach of fiduciary claim against the insurer redundant. Read More Homeowner’s Insurance Reversing $122,036.86 Judgment against Insurer, Appeals Court Rules that Insurer’s Motion to Amend Its Answer to Assert New Affirmative Defenses Should Have Been Granted An intermediate appeals court in New York has reversed a $122,036.86 judgment against an insurer and ruled that its motion to amend its answer to add new affirmative defenses should have been granted. Read More Exclusions 4th Circuit Affirms Finding of No Coverage for Claims Alleging Car Dealers Had Collected Illegal “Administrative Fees” from Buyers The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision that an insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify an insured car dealer in a case asserting that it had engaged in the practice of collecting illegal “administrative fees” from buyers. Read More View All Case Law Developments    LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY In the States David Thomas Named CEO of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance David Thomas has been named the new chief executive officer of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the state’s market of last resort for property insurance. Read More Insurance-Related Crime Ex-Lincoln Memorial Life Insurance Company Director Brent Cassity Guilty of Fraud and Money Laundering Brent Douglas Cassity, who had served as a director of Lincoln Memorial Life Insurance Company, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jean C. Hamilton to participating in a fraudulent scheme involving the sale of prearranged funeral contracts and monetary transactions involving the proceeds of that scheme. Read More View All Legislative/Regulatory Developments      INDUSTRY NEWS Arch Insurance Group Announces New Liability Insurance for Bloggers Read More Tower Group International Enters Marine and Energy Market Read More Driverless Cars: More on Their Likely Impact Read More New York’s ‘K2’ Ruling on Insurer Refusal to Defend Fits within Established Law, Lawyers Assert Read More Lloyds’ Landmark London Building Sold to Chinese Insurer Read More View All Industry News Q&A Professional Services Discussion Browse our entire library of over 2,500 insurance resources and forms.    INSURANCE COVERAGE  LAW REPORT View Entire July Insurance Coverage Law Report   View Insurance Coverage Law Report Archives Steven A. Meyerowitz, ESQ. Director, FC&S Legal Victoria Prussen Spears, ESQ. Associate Director, FC&S Legal FC&S Legal Editorial Advisory Board Mitchell J. Auslander, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Carrie Cope, Schuyler, Roche & Crisham, P.C. Anjali C. Das, Wilson Elser John F. Finnegan, Chadbourne & Parke LLP Michele L. Jacobson, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Timothy P. Law, Reed Smith LLP Donald S. Malecki, Malecki, Deimling, Nielander & Associates, LLC Cort T. Malone, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. D. Milone, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Joseph P. Monteleone, Tressler LLP Anne M. Murray, Rivkin Radler LLP Jerold Oshinsky, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP Seth B. Schafler, Proskauer Rose LLP David D. Thamann, The National Underwriter Company FC&S Daily Legal Report ($795 annual subscription) is included as part of your subscription to FC&S Legal: The Insurance Information Center. FC&S Daily Legal Report and The Insurance Coverage Law Report are publications of The National Underwriter Company. For more information on how to subscribe to FCS& Legal, please contact customer service at 1-800-543-0874 or customerservice@sbmedia.com. FC&S Legal: The Insurance Coverage Law Information Center To ensure future delivery of email, please add [email protected] to your address book, contacts or safe sender list. You have received this email at %%merge members_.emailaddr_%%. Click here to unsubscribe from %%merge list.descshort%%. ©2013 Summit Business Media, All rights reserved. Privacy Policy   5081 Olympic Blvd Erlanger, KY 41018 1-800-543-0874