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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Monday, March 31, 2014

 
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

Trial Strategy
When the "Duty to Defend" Analysis Should be Performed Again, and Again, and Again
After an insured is sued, both its insurance carrier and the insured itself may agree that the insurer has a duty to defend. An amended complaint, however, may change that conclusion—at least if someone thinks about it. A recent decision highlights the importance of recognizing the possibility that an initial coverage conclusion has been affected by something occurring in the underlying litigation, and the value of re-performing the "duty to defend" analysis. In this case, the noteworthy developments included the filing of an amended complaint and a decision on liability by the court in the underlying case. Read More

Commercial General Liability

Court Unseals Attorney's Whistleblower Complaint Against More Than 50 Insurers
Chief Judge William Skretny of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York has unsealed a qui tam complaint filed under the federal False Claims Act by Buffalo attorney J. Michael Hayes against more than 50 insurance companies and self-insured trucking companies after the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, William J. Hochul, Jr., declined to intervene in the case. Read More

Flood
California Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Force-Placed Flood Insurance Class Action Complaint
A U.S. magistrate judge in California has denied a motion to dismiss a force-placed flood insurance class action complaint against U.S. Bank, N.A., and American Security Insurance Company. Read More

Eye on the Experts
Court Protects Health Insurers' Proprietary and Secret Pricing Information
This Eye on the Experts column discusses a recent decision holding that the rates paid by government contractors and subcontractors for a Medicaid managed care program are not subject to public disclosure under the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law. Read More

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 LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY

Insurance Fraud

Texas Man Guilty in $5 Million Staged Accident Insurance Fraud Scheme
Leroy Nelson, of DeSoto, Texas, has pleaded guilty to his role in a $5 million staged accident fraud scheme. Read More

Alternative Risk and Captives

North Carolina Has Its First Captive Owned by a Public Company
The Pantry, Inc., based in Cary, North Carolina, has formed Cellarium Insurance Company, Inc., a pure captive insurance company licensed by the North Carolina Department of Insurance. Read More

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 INDUSTRY NEWS
Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell & Jimenez Establishes Office in Nashville and Appoints Samara Naime Fatone as Managing Partner  Read More

Insurance Litigator David L. Elkind Joins Orrick in Washington, D.C.  
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RSA Announces £773 Million Rights Issue 
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Catalina Holdings to Acquire SPARTA Insurance Holdings 
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Pacific Life Announces Officer Promotions 
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