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News & Analysis as of May 20, 2013

There is No Coverage for Fighting in Alaska, Seriously

by Smita Mokshagundam | Sedgwick LLP on 5/20/2013

Late last month, the Supreme Court of Alaska affirmed the lower court’s decision in favor of an insurance company that denied coverage to insured, Kent Bearden, for liability in a civil suit filed by the victim of his...more

Service of Subpoenas on Syracuse University Seeking Evidence of Sexual Molestation is a “Claim” Giving Rise to Covered Defense...

by Richard Mason | Cozen O'Connor on 3/21/2013

In Syracuse University v. National Union Fire Insurance of Pittsburgh, PA, No. 2012EF 63 (Sup. Ct., Onondaga County, January 29, 2013), the New York Supreme Court, County of Onondaga, held that an insured’s costs incurred in...more

Looking Back on Appeals That Made a Difference

by Thomas Newman | Duane Morris LLP on 3/8/2013

Originally published in the New York Law Journal on March 6, 2013. Almost 50 years have elapsed between my first and most recent appearance before the New York Court of Appeals and a recent LEXIS search shows I...more

Orrick's Policy Observer - October 2012

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/5/2012

The Observer highlights significant developments in insurance recovery and risk management. In This Issue: - State of California v. Continental Insurance: Opinion Holds Insurers to Their Words - Sixth Circuit...more

Qui Tam Relator Not Original Source; U.S. ex rel. Repko v. Guthrie Clinic

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 8/17/2012

In U.S. ex rel. Repko v. Guthrie Clinic et al., the Third Circuit recently ended an attempt by Rodney Repko, former general counsel and executive vice president for Guthrie Healthcare System and its related entities, to bring...more

D.C. Circuit Affirms HHS Power to Disqualify Corporate Officials Convicted of Misdemeanors Under the "Responsible Corporate...

by Duane Morris LLP on 8/8/2012

On July 27, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued the long-anticipated decision in Friedman v. Sebelius. Friedman addressed whether the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its...more