Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Insurance

Weekly eDiscovery Top Story Digest - May 15, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 5/15/2013

Compiled by @ComplexD from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week’s update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and...more

NC Governor Signs Law Banning Most Favored Nations Provisions in Health Care Contracts

by Jonathan Lewis, Lee Simowitz | BakerHostetler on 5/14/2013

Despite opposition and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s claim that it “has not used ‘most favored nation’ clauses in [its] new contracts and in fact [they are] not part of our strategy to use those clauses on...more

Insurance Antitrust Legal News - May 2013 • Volume 2, Number 3

by James M. Burns | Dickinson Wright on 5/2/2013

In This Issue: - STATE EFFORTS TO RESTRICT HEALTH INSURER USE OF “MOST FAVORED NATION” CLAUSES IN PROVIDER CONTRACTS CONTINUE TO MULTIPLY: Over the last several years, several states have considered legislation...more

Unfiltered Orange - Weekly eDiscovery News Update - April 24 2013 - Orange Legal Technologies

by Rob Robinson on 4/24/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – April 17, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 4/17/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – April 10, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 4/10/2013

Recognized nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology...more

When Most-Favored Is Disfavored: A Counselor’s Guide to MFNs

by W. Stephen Smith | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/3/2013

Originally published in the American Bar Association on April 1, 2013. The U.S. Antitrust Agencies Have turned the spotlight on most-favored-nation (MFN) clauses. The Department of Justice is currently litigating two...more

Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200: Michigan Statute and Regulatory Order Banning MFN Provisions in Provider Contracts Ends...

by Jonathan Lewis, Lee Simowitz | BakerHostetler on 3/27/2013

In the wake of the passage of a Michigan statute and regulatory order banning the use of most favored nation (“MFN”) clauses by insurers, health maintenance organizations, and nonprofit health care corporations in contracts...more

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter - March 2013: A Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 2012: Antitrust

by Patton Boggs LLP on 3/21/2013

In 2012, New York's highest court dismissed a state law antitrust claim against Equitas. In its decision in Global Reinsurance Corp. - U. S. Branch v. Equitas Ltd., 969 N. E. 2d 187 (N. Y. 2012), the New York Court of Appeals...more

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter- March 2013: Connecticut Federal Court Grants Cedent's Motion to Amend Complaint Adding...

by Patton Boggs LLP on 3/15/2013

A Connecticut federal court granted a cedent's motion to amend its complaint in a dispute with its reinsurer. The underlying dispute involves insurance brokers' errors and omissions policies and the settlement of an...more

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter- March 2013: Connecticut Federal Court Grants Cedent's Motion to Amend Complaint Adding...

by Patton Boggs LLP on 3/14/2013

A Connecticut federal court granted a cedent's motion to amend its complaint in a dispute with its reinsurer. The underlying dispute involves insurance brokers' errors and omissions policies and the settlement of an...more

Insurance Antitrust Legal News - March 2013 • Volume 2, Number 2

by James M. Burns | Dickinson Wright on 3/5/2013

In This Issue: - MULTIPLE BILLS INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS TO REPEAL HEALTH INSURERS’ ANTITRUST EXEMPTION: Over the course of the last two months, four separate bills have been introduced in the House of Representatives...more

FTC Issues Another Favorable Clinical Integration Program Advisory Opinion

by Ashley Fischer | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/20/2013

In a February 13, 2013, advisory opinion, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition stated that it has no present intention to recommend that the FTC challenge a clinical integration program (CIP) proposed by...more

General Liability Policies May Cover Antitrust, Patent and Other Business Litigation - Part 2

by John Green | Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 2/13/2013

In a prior post, we explained how a general liability policy may cover antitrust, patent, trade secret and other business litigation claims, if there are allegations that insured made negative comments about the other party’s...more

Clinically Integrated Networks; The PHOs of the Twenty-First Century?

by Michael Schaff | Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. on 2/11/2013

In This Presentation: - Why Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) Are Needed? - How Are CINs Similar to PHOs/How They Differ? - What’s In It for Physicians/for Hospitals/Others? - How Are CINs Organized and...more

General Liability Policies May Cover Antitrust, Patent, and Other Business Litigation – Part 1

by John Green | Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 2/8/2013

General liability insurance is frequently overlooked in business litigation. These policies, however, include coverage for “disparagement” and “malicious prosecution.” Both terms are construed broadly and may provide coverage...more

When Will They Learn? Doctors Continue to Face Antitrust Charges for Jointly Negotiating Contracts without Clinical or Financial...

by Jonathan Lewis | BakerHostetler on 1/29/2013

Legitimate joint marketing and selling arrangements have the potential to produce efficiencies. This is particularly so, for example, where the arrangement enables the participants to make or market products that they could...more

Insurance Antitrust Legal News - January 2013 • Volume 2, Number 1

by James M. Burns | Dickinson Wright on 1/4/2013

In This Issue: - Michigan Governor Vetoes Legislation Banning Health Insurers From Utilizing Most Favored Nation Clauses In Provider Contracts - DOJ Antitrust Division Approves Wellpoint’s Acquisition Of...more

Insurance Cases to Watch in 2013

by Barger & Wolen on 1/3/2013

Larry Golub was quoted in a Jan. 1, 2013, article published on Law360, Insurance Cases to Watch in 2013 (subscription required) about key insurance cases lawyers, and those in the insurance industry, should keep an eye out...more

La Governance della Spesa Farmaceutica H

by Nicola Carmine Salerno on 11/30/2012

Quadro macrofinanziario Analisi della normativa e dell'impianto regolatorio Proposte di riforma Aggiornato a Dicembre 2012...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – November 28, 2012

by Rob Robinson on 11/28/2012

Highlighted in Forbes’ Law & Technology Blog as one of Eight Great Law & Technology Resources, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange Weekly eDiscovery News Updates provide readers with a trusted compilation of key...more

First Circuit Addresses Scope of Antitrust Exclusion in E&O Policy

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 11/6/2012

In its recent decision in The Saint Consulting Group, Inc. v. Endurance Am. Specialty Ins. Co., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 22631 (1st Cir. Nov. 2, 2012), the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, applying...more

Another Decision Uses the UCL to Circumvent the Moradi-Shalal Restriction as to Private Rights of Action Against Insurers

by Barger & Wolen on 11/5/2012

In a decision issued October 24, 2012, the California Second Appellate District, Division Four became the most recent decision applying California’s unfair competition law, Business & Professional Code, § 17200 et seq....more

Insurance Antitrust Legal News - November 2012 • Volume 1, Number 4

by Dickinson Wright on 11/1/2012

In This Issue: - DOJ and FTC Hold Public Workshop to Consider the Antitrust Issues Raised by “Most Favored Nation Clauses” in Health Insurance Contracts by James M. Burns: On September 10, the Federal Trade...more

Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Insured's Payment of Defense Costs Does Not Trigger Excess Insurer's Payment Obligations

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/1/2012

On September 7, 2012, the Delaware Supreme Court, applying California law, held that the payment obligations of an excess insurer of Intel were not triggered when Intel had settled with the underlying insurer for less than...more

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Weekly eDiscovery Top Story Digest - May 15, 2013

NC Governor Signs Law Banning Most Favored Nations Provisions in Health Care Contracts

Insurance Antitrust Legal News - May 2013 • Volume 2, Number 3

Unfiltered Orange - Weekly eDiscovery News Update - April 24 2013 - Orange Legal Technologies

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – April 17, 2013

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – April 10, 2013

When Most-Favored Is Disfavored: A Counselor’s Guide to MFNs

Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200: Michigan Statute and Regulatory Order Banning MFN Provisions in Provider Contracts Ends...

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter - March 2013: A Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 2012: Antitrust

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter- March 2013: Connecticut Federal Court Grants Cedent's Motion to Amend Complaint Adding...

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter- March 2013: Connecticut Federal Court Grants Cedent's Motion to Amend Complaint Adding...

Insurance Antitrust Legal News - March 2013 • Volume 2, Number 2

FTC Issues Another Favorable Clinical Integration Program Advisory Opinion

General Liability Policies May Cover Antitrust, Patent and Other Business Litigation - Part 2

Clinically Integrated Networks; The PHOs of the Twenty-First Century?

General Liability Policies May Cover Antitrust, Patent, and Other Business Litigation – Part 1

When Will They Learn? Doctors Continue to Face Antitrust Charges for Jointly Negotiating Contracts without Clinical or Financial...

Insurance Antitrust Legal News - January 2013 • Volume 2, Number 1

Insurance Cases to Watch in 2013

La Governance della Spesa Farmaceutica H

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – November 28, 2012

First Circuit Addresses Scope of Antitrust Exclusion in E&O Policy

Another Decision Uses the UCL to Circumvent the Moradi-Shalal Restriction as to Private Rights of Action Against Insurers

Insurance Antitrust Legal News - November 2012 • Volume 1, Number 4

Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Insured's Payment of Defense Costs Does Not Trigger Excess Insurer's Payment Obligations

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