Insurance – May 21, 2012

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 5/15/2012

In its recent decision in Genesis Ins. Co. v. City of Council Bluffs, et al., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9577 (8th Cir. May 11, 2012), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in a matter of first impression under...more

by King & Spalding on 5/9/2012

On May 2, DOJ and HHS announced charges against 107 individuals, including doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, across the country for allegedly participating in Medicare fraud schemes totaling $452...more

by Sedgwick LLP on 5/8/2012

In Bleznak Black, LLC v. Allied World Nat’l Assurance Co., No. A-6107-09T2, 2012 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 879 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Apr. 20, 2012), the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, affirmed the trial...more

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 5/4/2012

In its recent decision in Thompson v. Navigators Ins. Co., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60122 (S.D. Cal. Apr. 30, 2012), the United States District Court for the Southern District of California considered whether an insurer was...more

by Erik Anderson on 5/1/2012

On January 6, 2012, the Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act (“Act”) of 2011 , came into effect. The Act as a whole brought changes to Federal statues affecting venue, removal and jurisdiction. The...more

by Erik Anderson on 5/1/2012

The Appellate Division has held in Andreoli v. State Insulation Corp. et. al. (2011 WL 4577646) that a plaintiff could not replace a “John Doe” defendant with an actual party due to a lack of due diligence in identifying that...more

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/27/2012

On April 24, 2012, New York State Court Judge Barbara Kapnick denied a motion brought by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (“Goldman Sachs”) to dismiss an action brought by ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. (“ACA”) arising out of ACA’s...more

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/26/2012

A hearing titled Anatomy of a Fraud Bust: From Investigation to Conviction held by the Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) on April 24th allowed federal health care agencies to both tout their fraud-fighting successes,...more