RSSMix.com Mix ID 2523604 http://www.rssmix.com/ This feed was created by mixing existing feeds from various sources. RSSMix Insurer Must Prove It Was Prejudiced By Insured's Late Notice Of Saltwater Spill http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WICHITA, Kan. - A Kansas federal judge on April 9 granted an insured's motion for summary judgment in a pollution liability suit arising out of a saltwater spill after determining that the insurer is required to prove that it was prejudiced by the insured's late notice of the spill (PetroSantander (USA) Inc. v. HDI Global Insurance Co. et al., No. 16-1320, D. Kan., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59696). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Policies' Anti-Assignment Clauses Do Not Bar Coverage For Environmental Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' TRENTON, N.J. - Insurers of an insured whose company was sold to another company in 1986 cannot rely on the policies' anti-assignment clauses to deny coverage for environmental claims arising out of their insured's business because the insured's liability for the contamination attached prior to the sale of the company and during the applicable policies' periods, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division said April 13 (Cooper Industries LLC v. Columbia Casualty Co., et al., No. A-0593-15T1, N.J. Super., App. Div., 2018 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 868). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' 5th Circuit Certifies Questions About Voluntary Payment To Mississippi High Court http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW ORLEANS - The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 16 certified two questions to the Mississippi Supreme Court regarding whether Mississippi's voluntary payment doctrine bars an insurer from recovering a settlement payment made on behalf of an additional insured when the insurer disputes that the additional insured was actually covered for the settlement under the applicable policy (Colony Insurance Co. v. First Specialty Insurance Corp., No. 17-60094, 5th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 9444). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' New York Justice: Reinsurance Contracts Capped For Cedent's Asbestos Losses http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' ROME, N.Y. - A New York justice on March 7 ruled that a cedent is not entitled to asbestos loss and expenses beyond the stated coverage amount set forth in reinsurance certificates issued by members of a reinsurance pool (Utica Mutual Insurance Co. v. Abeille General Insurance Co., et al., No. CA2013-002320, N.Y. Sup., Oneida Co.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insurer, Reinsurer Propose Revised Schedule For Asbestos Coverage Dispute http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SYRACUSE, N.Y. - An insurer on April 13 wrote to a New York federal court proposing a new schedule in an asbestos coverage case with its reinsurer in response to a ruling ordering document production (Utica Mutual Insurance Co. v. R&Q Reinsurance Co., No. 15-270, N.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge: Insureds' Property Damage Occurred Prior To Policy Period http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' MIAMI - An all-risk commercial property insurance policy does not provide coverage for property damage to a building that occurred gradually over an extended period, a Florida federal judge ruled April 10, noting that insureds knew of the gradual deterioration before the date they allege the collapse occurred (The S.O. Beach Corp., et al. v. Great American Insurance Company of New York, No. 17-22254, S.D. Fla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60235). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Stays Coverage Dispute Pending Resolution Of Canadian Lawsuits http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW YORK - After finding that disputes over insurers' alleged duty to defend and indemnify were not ripe for consideration, a New York federal judge on March 31 declined to rule on summary judgment motions and stayed the case pending the outcome of underlying property damage litigation pending in Canada (Lafarge Canada Inc. v. American Home Assurance Co., No. 15-CV-8957, S.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56123). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge: Insurer Can't Rely On Fraudulent Misjoinder In Removal Of Bad Faith Suit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' GREENVILLE, Miss. - An insurer may not rely on the doctrine of fraudulent misjoinder as a basis for removal jurisdiction, a federal judge in Mississippi ruled April 5 in remanding an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit to state court (Kenneth Strachan, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., et al., No. 17-0138, N.D. Miss., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58226). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-23%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' No Coverage For Asbestos Settlement; Self-Insured Retention Not Met, Panel Says http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 4 affirmed a district court's ruling that an insured is not entitled to reimbursement for defense expenses and settlement costs arising out of an underlying asbestos exposure claim because the settlement did not exceed the policies' self-insured retention (City of Phoenix v. First Place Insurance Company, et al., No. 16-16767, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 8554). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' All-Sums Method Of Allocation Applies In Asbestos Coverage Suit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia federal judge on April 2 agreed with an insured seeking coverage for underlying asbestos liabilities that an all-sums method of allocation applies to its policies and that the policies are subject to vertical exhaustion (Hopeman Brothers Inc., v. Continental Casualty Co., et al., No. 16-187, E.D. Va.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Asbestos Coverage Dispute Transferred From New Jersey To New York Federal Court http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey federal judge on April 3 granted an insurer's motion to transfer an insured's suit seeking coverage for asbestos bodily injury claims to New York federal court after determining that New York has a greater connection to the coverage dispute (Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. Inc. v. Continental Insurance Co., No. 17-4933, D. N.J., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57566). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Excess Insurers' Motion For Reconsideration In Asbestos Dispute Denied http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin federal judge on April 4 denied a motion to reconsider by four excess insurers involved in an asbestos coverage dispute and reiterated that abstention is not warranted (Eaton Corp. v. Westport Insurance Co., et al., No. 15-1157, E.D. Wis., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57406). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Magistrate Judge Orders Insurer To Produce Nonprivileged Documents http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SYRACUSE, N.Y. - In an asbestos coverage dispute, a New York federal magistrate judge on March 28 granted in part a reinsurer's motion for reconsideration of a discovery ruling and ordered an insurer to disclose nonprivileged documents on coverage issues relating to primary and umbrella policies (Utica Mutual Insurance Co. v. R&Q Reinsurance Co., No. 15-cv-270, N.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Reinsurer Says Insurer Is Owed No Coverage For Asbestos Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - An insurer is barred from coverage for underlying asbestos claims under reinsurance contracts because it breached conditions in the contracts, including the access to records clause, a reinsurer argues in its March 23 response to a complaint filed in Connecticut federal court (Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. v. Lamorak Insurance Co., No. 18-00087, D. Conn.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Panel Majority Says Insurers Breached Contract, Acted In Bad Faith By Failing To Settle http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CHICAGO - The majority of the Fifth District Illinois Appellate Court on April 5 affirmed a trial court's ruling that insurers breached their contract and acted in bad faith by refusing to settle underlying environmental contamination claims filed against an insured after determining that the insurers used the threat of denying coverage in an attempt to dissuade the insured from settling the claims (Rogers Cartage Co. et al., v. The Travelers Indemnity Co., No. 5-16-0098, Ill. App., 5th Dist., 2018 Ill. App. LEXIS 206). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insured Breached Voluntary Payment Provisions By Choosing Environmental Consultant http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Insurers involved in an environmental contamination coverage dispute did not waive their right to select an environmental consultant to address remediation of the contamination on the insured's site because the insured voluntarily chose its own environmental consultant in breach of the policies' voluntary payment provisions, an Indiana federal judge said March 28 (Ranburn Corp. v. Argonaut Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-88, N.D. Ind., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51658). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Allows Intervention In Third-Party Claims On Reinsurance For Settlement http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on April 2 granted an insured's request to intervene in third-party equitable contribution claims on reinsurance obligations to its insurer regarding coverage for a settlement of claims pertaining to environmentally contaminated sites (Olin Corp. v. Lamorak Insurance Co., et al., No. 84-1968, S.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55959). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Syndicates Seek To Stop Duplicative Arbitration In Reinsurance Dispute http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' BOSTON - In a reinsurance treaty dispute over environmental claims, a group of insurance syndicates in a March 23 motion seek an order from a Massachusetts federal court enjoining an insurer from filing a duplicative arbitration demand (Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. Transport Insurance Co., No. 17-10618, D. Mass.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Coverage Owed For Water Damage Caused By Cracked Water Pipe http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' FARGO, N.D. - An insured is owed coverage for water damage caused by an underground cracked pipe because the policy at issue includes an exception to the wear-and-tear exclusion that specifically defines water as a specified cause of loss, a North Dakota federal judge said April 2 (Spring Glen Apartments LLP v. Arch Specialty Insurance Co., No. 17-28, D. N.D.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-22%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Panel Affirms Asbestos Claims Fall Within Policies' Completed-Operations Hazard http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' RICHMOND, Va. - The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 26 affirmed a number of rulings entered by a district court in favor of insurers in an asbestos coverage dispute after determining that the district court correctly found that any asbestos bodily injury claim based on an injury that occurred during one of the insured's operations and completed prior to the start of a policy falls within the completed-operations hazard of the applicable policies (General Insurance Company of America, et al. v. United States Fire Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-1585, 4th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 7528). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Denies Summary Judgment Motions In $3.2M Reinsurance Case http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A New York federal judge on March 20 denied cross-motions for summary judgment in a dispute over whether a reinsurer is obligated to an insurer for more than $3.2 million in reinsurance proceeds for an underlying asbestos settlement (Utica Mutual Insurance Co. v. Munich Reinsurance America Inc., Nos. 12-00196 & 13-00743, N.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insured's Asbestos Coverage Suit Stayed Pending Completion Of Arbitration http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW YORK - An insured's suit seeking coverage for underlying asbestos claims must be stayed until an arbitration proceeding between the insured and its insurers is completed, a New York federal judge said March 29 (Syngenta Crop Protection LLC v. Insurance Company of North America Inc., et al., No. 18-715, S.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53224). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Reinsurer Appeals Decision On Obligations For Asbestos Settlements To 2nd Circuit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' UTICA, N.Y. - After a reinsurer's request for a new trial in a coverage dispute over its obligations under seven reinsurance agreements for asbestos claims settlements was denied, the reinsurer filed a notice on March 26 of its appeal to the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Utica Mutual Insurance Co. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., No. 09-00853, N.D. N.Y.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Excess Insurers' Asbestos Coverage Suit Transferred To Virginia Federal Court http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on March 27 transferred an asbestos coverage dispute filed by excess insurers against their insured to the Eastern District of Virginia where the insured's suit, filed prior to the excess insurers' suit, is pending (Continental Casualty Co., et al. v. Hopeman Brothers Inc., No. 17-688, S.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50802). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' New York High Court Says No Coverage Due For Time When Insurance Was Unavailable http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' ALBANY, N.Y. - The New York Court of Appeals on March 27 said that an excess insurer does not owe coverage to its insured for the time periods when the insured was unable to purchase environmental liability insurance coverage in the insurance marketplace because the excess insurer's policies specifically stated that coverage is afforded only for damages occurring during the policy period (KeySpan Gas East Corp. v. Munich Reinsurance America Inc., et al., No. 20, N.Y. App., 2018 N.Y. LEXIS 494). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Question Of Fact Exists On Where, When Contamination First Occurred, Judge Says http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LINCOLN, Neb. - A Nebraska federal judge on March 27 denied an insurer's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a city seeking coverage under an environmental liability policy after determining that a question of fact exists as to where and when the contamination first occurred (South Sioux City, Nebraska v. The Charter Oak Fire Insurance Co., et. al., No. 17-3108, D. Neb., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50029). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insurer Says No Coverage Owed For Remediation Costs Incurred By Insured http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CHARLOTTE, N.C. - An insurer maintains in a March 26 complaint filed in North Carolina federal court that no coverage is owed to an insured for more than $3 million in remediation costs because the insured did not timely report the claim to the insurer and the location of the environmental contamination was not an insured location under the policy (Great American E&S Insurance Co. v. Butterball LLC, No. 18-113, E.D. N.C.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Summary Judgment Denied On Insured's Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A Connecticut federal judge on March 27 adopted a magistrate judge's recommendation to deny an insurer's motion for summary judgment on claims for breach of contract and bad faith arising out of insureds' claim for collapsing foundation walls after determining that the insureds sufficiently alleged a claim for breach of contract and that material issues of fact preclude summary judgment on the bad faith claim (James M. Jang and Anna S. Park v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., No. 15-1243, D. Conn., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51880). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-21%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' No Coverage Owed For Environmental Cleanup Costs, Federal Judge Says http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' FRESNO, Calif. - An umbrella liability insurer has no duty to defend its insured against an underlying suit seeking environmental contamination cleanup costs because the policy's pollution exclusion clearly bars coverage for cleanup costs, a California federal judge said March 19 (RLI Insurance Co. v. Visalia, No. 17-1205, E.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44742). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insured Seeks Reversal Of Pollution Exclusion Ruling, Says Exception Does Not Apply http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CHICAGO - In a March 21 brief, an insured urges the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a federal judge's ruling in favor of an insurer on the applicability of the sudden and accidental exception to the pollution exclusion because the facts support the insured's interpretation of the pollution exclusion (Varlen Corp. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-3212, 7th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Dismisses Reinsurer's Breach Of Contract Suit Over Asbestos Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania federal judge on March 13 dismissed a breach of contract dispute between an insurer and reinsurer with regard to underlying asbestos bodily injury claims (R&Q Reinsurance Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co., No. 16-1473, E.D. Pa.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insurer Granted Relief From Kaiser Gypsum's Stay To Seek Settlement Reimbursement http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' CHARLOTTE, N.C. - An insurer of Chapter 11 debtor Hanson Permanente Cement Inc. won relief from the automatic bankruptcy stay March 7 in North Carolina federal bankruptcy court so it can pursue $2.8 million in reimbursements from other insurers for settlement payments made to asbestos personal injury claimants under a 2009 agreement (In re Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc., et al., No. 16-31602, W.D. N.C. Bkcy.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insured Failed To Prove Insurer Destroyed Photos Of Insured's Water Damages http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' DETROIT - A Michigan federal judge on March 21 refused to sanction a homeowners insurer for spoliation of evidence because the insured failed to carry her burden of proving that the insurer intentionally destroyed photos of water damage within her home (Timika Keathley v. Grange Insurance Company of Michigan, No. 15-11888, E.D. Mich., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46205). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Claims Related To Cracking Concrete Dismissed Against One Homeowners Insurer http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' HARTFORD, Conn. - An insured's claims for breach of contract and bad faith against one homeowners insurer cannot stand because the insured's claim for cracking and deteriorating basement walls caused by a chemical reaction is not covered under the policy's collapse provision; however, the insured's claims for breach of contract and bad faith against another homeowners insurer can stand because the insurer's exclusion for cracking is ambiguous and must be construed in favor of the policyholder, a Connecticut federal judge said March 20 (Susan Rudeen v. Allstate Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-1827, D. Conn., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45252). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Claims Arising From 2 Bridge Collapses Are Related Claims, Federal Judge Says http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' RALEIGH, N.C. - Coverage for underlying claims filed against an insured as a result of two bridge collapses is subject to the policy's $3 million liability limit, rather than the policy's $5 million aggregate limit, because the claims are related claims that arose from the same design failure by the insured, a North Carolina federal judge said March 20 (Stewart Engineering Inc. v. Continental Casualty Co., et al., No. 15-377, E.D. N.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45313). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Scallops Damage Was Caused By 'Occurrence' Under CGL Policy, Justice Finds On Remand http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' BOSTON - Following remand from Massachusetts Appeals Court, a Massachusetts justice on Jan. 22 granted a seafood-processing facility insured's renewed motion for partial summary judgment in a coverage dispute, finding that unexplained damage to scallops was caused by an occurrence pursuant to a commercial general liability insurance policy (The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. v. Raw Seafoods, Inc., No. 139260, Mass. Super., 2018 Mass. Super. LEXIS 18). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=32-20%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Please Note: this RSS feed is changing at 8:30am EST, on February 8, 2012 http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/RSSFeeds.aspx Mealey's is changing the name of this RSS feed on February 8, 2012 to 'Mealey's Daily News Service'. The feed URL to subscribe to will also be changing to 'http://lexisnexis.com/mealeys/rss/mealeysdailynews.xml'. Please use this URL to re-subscribe to the feed, or you can visit 'http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/RSSFeeds.aspx' after 8:30am EST, on February 8, 2012 where there will be a link to the new RSS feed. Thank you. Please Note: this RSS feed is changing at 8:30am EST, on February 8, 2012 Appeals Panel Upholds Use Of Pro-Rata Approach In Lead Coverage Suit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%201&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank BALTIMORE - An insurer is liable for less than 45 percent of a jury verdict entered in favor of a tenant who sustained injuries as a result of lead paint in the insured's property because the insurer can be liable only for the time that it insured the property owner, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Feb. 3 (Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. v. Lakia Roberts et al., No. 10-1987, 4th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2084). Appeals Panel Upholds Use Of Pro-Rata Approach In Lead Coverage Suit Louisiana Supreme Court Grants Appeal Of Medical Malpractice Lawsuit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%202&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana Supreme Court on Feb. 3 agreed to hear an insurer's appeal of an appeals court's finding that a lower court abused its discretion in denying claimants' motion for a new trial in their medical malpractice lawsuit against the insurer and its doctor insured (Alfred Dupree, et al. v. Louisiana Medical Mutual Ins. Co., et al., No. 2011-C-2453, La. Sup.). Louisiana Supreme Court Grants Appeal Of Medical Malpractice Lawsuit 7th Circuit Rules For Abbott On Former Employees' ERISA Interference Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%203&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank CHICAGO - A certified class of former employees of Abbott Laboratories failed to prove that Abbott created a spin-off unit to avoid paying retirement benefits in violation of Section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Feb. 3 (Myla Nauman, et al. v. Abbott Laboratories, et al., No. 10-2272, 7th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2086). 7th Circuit Rules For Abbott On Former Employees' ERISA Interference Claims 2nd Circuit: Forum State's Limitations Period, Borrowing Statute Apply http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%204&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - In an action for benefits under Section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the forum state's statute of limitations, including its borrowing statute, applies, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Feb. 1 (Joseph G. Muto, et al. v. CBS Corporation f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation, et al., No. 10-3038-cv, 2nd Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 1869). 2nd Circuit: Forum State's Limitations Period, Borrowing Statute Apply With Debts Of $ 493.2M, Charter Airline For U.S. Military Files For Chapter 11 http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%205&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank BROOKLYN, NY - Global Aviation Holdings Inc. (GAH), the largest charter airline provider to the U.S. military, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Feb. 5 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, citing $ 493.2 million in debts (In Re: Global Aviation Holdings Inc., No. 12-40783, Chapter 11, E.D. N.Y. Bkcy.). With Debts Of $ 493.2M, Charter Airline For U.S. Military Files For Chapter 11 Parties Agree To Settle Generic Wellbutrin XL Consumer Fraud Litigation http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%206&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank PHILADELPHIA - The manufacturer and distributor of a version of the antidepressant Wellbutrin XL have agreed to settle via injunctive relief consumer fraud litigation claiming that the generic pill was deceptively labeled, a Pennsylvania federal judge said in a Feb. 1 order granting preliminary approval to the pact (In re: Budeprion XL Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL 2107, No. 2:09-md-2107, E.D. Pa.). Parties Agree To Settle Generic Wellbutrin XL Consumer Fraud Litigation 5th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Fatal Helicopter Crash Case http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%207&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW ORLEANS - The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 2 upheld the dismissal of a wrongful death action filed by the mother of a man killed in a helicopter crash, concluding that she could not recover damages under Louisiana law (Karen Nelson, et al. v. PHI Inc., et al., No. 11-30153, 5th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 1955). 5th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Fatal Helicopter Crash Case Split 5th Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity To Doctors Who Treated Inmate http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%208&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW ORLEANS - Physicians who performed a radical hysterectomy on an incarcerated woman are entitled to qualified immunity after the inmate sued claiming that her constitutional rights were violated when her ovary and lymph nodes were removed allegedly without her consent, a split Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 3 (Carrie Rahat Sama v. Doctor Edward Hannigan, et al., No. 10-40835, 5th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2107). Split 5th Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity To Doctors Who Treated Inmate Louisiana Appeals Court Affirms Class Certification In Reimbursement Dispute http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%209&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LAKE CHARLES, La. - A Louisiana appeals court panel on Feb. 1 affirmed the grant of class certification in a case alleging that a health care provider impermissibly demanded and/or collected sums in excess of the discounted rates negotiated with the plaintiffs' health insurers (Keisha Desselle, et al. v. Acadian Ambulance Service Inc., No. 11-742, La. App., 3rd. Cir.; 1012 La. App. LEXIS 101). Louisiana Appeals Court Affirms Class Certification In Reimbursement Dispute Illinois High Court Affirms Trial Court's Dismissal Of Claims Over Site Conditions http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2010&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Supreme Court on Feb. 2 unanimously affirmed a trial court's dismissal of an environmental group's claims that ExxonMobil Coal USA was in violation of the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act (SCMLCRA) and Water Use Act of 1983 for site conditions at one of its mines because the activities the company was conducting were covered under permits issued by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) (Citizens Opposing Pollution v. ExxonMobil Coal USA, et al., Nos. 111286, 111304, Ill. Sup.; 2012 Ill. LEXIS 304; 2012 IL 111286). Illinois High Court Affirms Trial Court's Dismissal Of Claims Over Site Conditions New York Federal Judge Denies Class Certification In FMLA Suit Against Verizon http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2011&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank NEW YORK - A proposed class of Verizon Communications Inc. employees in a complaint alleging violations of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not meet the commonality and typicality requirements for class certification, a New York federal judge held Feb. 1, citing the recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (Thomas Oakley, et al., v. Verizon Communications Inc., et al., No. 09-9175, S.D. N.Y.; 2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 12975). New York Federal Judge Denies Class Certification In FMLA Suit Against Verizon Judge: Fraudulent Concealment Claim In Suit Over Faulty Leak Detector Untimely http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2012&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank BALTIMORE - A federal judge in Maryland on Feb. 1 awarded summary judgment to ExxonMobil Oil Corp. after finding that a plaintiff company's fraudulent concealment claim over problems with an electronic line leak detector was barred by Maryland's three-year statute of limitations (Storto Enterprises Inc. v. ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, et al., No. 10-1630, D. Md.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12824). Judge: Fraudulent Concealment Claim In Suit Over Faulty Leak Detector Untimely Federal Judge Dismisses Class Action Alleging Bank Allowed Unauthorized Payments http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2013&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank LOS ANGELES - A federal judge in California on Feb. 1 dismissed a putative class action accusing Bank of America Co. and an affiliate insurer of pulling money from customers' bank accounts to pay for insurance policies that customers did not request or approve (Jerome White, et al. v. Bank of America Corp., et al., No. 11-06797, C.D. Calif.). Federal Judge Dismisses Class Action Alleging Bank Allowed Unauthorized Payments Decertified Class Of IPhone Users' Motion To Certify For Appeal Partly Denied http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2014&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Feb. 1 denied in part a motion to permit interlocutory appeal by a class of iPhone purchasers in their antitrust claims against Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility Inc. (ATTM), holding that the controlling contract required resolution of the claims by individual arbitration rather than a class action lawsuit (In re Apple & AT&TM Antitrust Litigation, No. 5:07-cv-05152, N.D. Calif.). Decertified Class Of IPhone Users' Motion To Certify For Appeal Partly Denied Federal Circuit Reverses Claim Construction In Video Game Patent Case http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2015&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WASHINGTON, D.C. - A stipulation to a judgment of noninfringement will be revisited, following a Feb. 1 ruling by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Craig Thorner and Virtual Realty Feedback Corporation v. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC et al., No. 11-1114, Fed. Cir.). Federal Circuit Reverses Claim Construction In Video Game Patent Case Federal Judge Dismisses Case Against FDIC Arising From Loan Made By Failed Bank http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2016&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank RENO, Nev. - A federal judge in Nevada on Feb. 2 granted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and individual defendants' motion to dismiss a suit arising from a loan plaintiffs took out with failed bank First National Bank of Nevada (FNB) (Parker's Model T, et al. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., et al., No. 10-00791, D. Nev.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12487). Federal Judge Dismisses Case Against FDIC Arising From Loan Made By Failed Bank 7th Circuit: Debt Discharged Properly; Fee Award Not Valid Based On Evidence http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2017&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank CHICAGO - A panel of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 2 affirmed the dischargeability of a particular debt but reversed that part of a lower court ruling that awarded fees to the debtor related to the costs of defending a creditor's adversary action (Anthony Stelmokas v. Vytautas Kodzius, No. 11-3193, Chapter 7, 7th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2068). 7th Circuit: Debt Discharged Properly; Fee Award Not Valid Based On Evidence Colorado Appeals Panel: General Contractor's Third-Party Claims Filed Too Late http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2018&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank DENVER - A Colorado Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 2 upheld summary judgment for a pair of subcontractors named as third-party defendants in a construction defects action, agreeing that the claims were time-barred (Shaw Construction LLC v. United Builder Services Inc., et al., No. 11CA2351, Colo. App.; 2012 Colo. App. LEXIS 172). Colorado Appeals Panel: General Contractor's Third-Party Claims Filed Too Late United States Denied Motion To Dismiss Crop Loss Suit For Herbicide Crop Damage http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2019&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank POCATELLO, Idaho - A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho by a group of six Idaho farmers who allege reduced sugar beet, wheat and potato yields because of sulfonylureas herbicide drift from Bureau of Land Management land survived a defense motion to dismiss; the presiding judge denied the statute of limitations motion Feb. 1 (Grant Neibaur & Sons Farms, et al. v. United States, No. 11-159, D. Idaho; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12982). United States Denied Motion To Dismiss Crop Loss Suit For Herbicide Crop Damage $ 30.5 Million Bid For Beacon Power Assets Announced http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2020&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WILMINGTON, Del. - Bankrupt power company Beacon Power Corp. on Feb. 3 filed a notice in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware indicating that it had a $ 35.5 million stalking horse bid arranged (In Re: Beacon Power Corporation, No. 11-13450, Chapter 11, D. Del. Bkcy.). $ 30.5 Million Bid For Beacon Power Assets Announced Syms Equity Committee Seeks To Propose Competing Chapter 11 Plan http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2021&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WILMINGTON, Del. - The Official Committee of Syms Corp. Equity Security Holders on Feb. 3 moved in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for an order terminating the period of time within which Syms has the exclusive right to file a Chapter 11 plan and solicit acceptance of such a plan (In Re: Filene's Basement LLC, No. 11-13511, Chapter 11, D. Del. Bkcy.). Syms Equity Committee Seeks To Propose Competing Chapter 11 Plan Los Angeles Dodgers: Injury Claim Should Be Disallowed In Chapter 11 Case http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=2012-649%20Mealey%27s%20Daily%20News%20Update%2022&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target=_blank WILMINGTON, Del. - The Los Angeles Dodgers, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, on Feb. 3 moved in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for an order disallowing a personal injury claim against the club brought by a man who suffered injuries from an attack after attending a baseball game at Dodger Stadium (In Re: Los Angeles Dodgers LLC, No. 11-12010, Chapter 11, D. Del. Bkcy.). Los Angeles Dodgers: Injury Claim Should Be Disallowed In Chapter 11 Case High Court Rejects Appeal Of California Commissioner's Denial Of Rate Increase http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 20 denied an insurer's petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the California Insurance commissioner's decision to deny its application to increase its homeowners insurance rates (Mercury Casualty Co., et al. v. Dave Jones, California Insurance Commissioner, et al., No 17-537, U.S. Sup., 2018 U.S. LEXIS 1242). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' U.S. High Court Refuses To Review Arbitration Dispute Over Sexual Abuse Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 20 denied an excess insurer's petition for writ of certiorari challenging a California appeals court's denial of its motion to compel arbitration of a coverage dispute with a school district over sexual abuse claims (Safety National Casualty Corp. v. Los Angeles Unified School District, No. 17-921, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Declines To Apply 'Fraudulent Misjoinder' Standard In Bad Faith Suit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - Remand of an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit to state court is necessary because the Ninth Circuit U.S. Courts of Appeals has yet to adopt the "fraudulent misjoinder" standard established by the 11th Circuit, which an insurer argues is the basis for the action's removal to federal court in the first place, a federal judge in California ruled Feb. 13 in remanding the action to state court (Maria I. Delgado v. Primerica Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-3744, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23615). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Question Of Fact Exists On Whether Insurer Properly Handled Insured's Claim http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' OAKLAND, Calif. - A California federal judge on Feb. 26 denied an insurer's motion for summary judgment on an insured's bad faith and punitive damages allegations after determining that a question of fact exists as to whether the insurer's handling of the insured's coverage claim was reasonable (Virginia Colwell v. State Farm General Insurance Co., No. 16-5485, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30690). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Panel Says Question Of Fact Remains On Insurer's Handling Of Workers' Compensation Claim http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A district court erred in granting a workers' compensation insurer's motion for summary judgment on a bad faith claim as it pertained to the insurer's denial of a claim after learning that the claim was possibly related to the claimant's original workers' compensation claim because a rational jury could find that the continued denial was evidence of bad faith claims handling, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said March 5 (David Clark v. Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, et al., No. 16-16880, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5581). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Long-Term Disability Claim Was Properly Denied As Time-Barred, Judge Rules http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - Dismissal of an insured's insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit is necessary because her claims were not brought within the applicable statute of limitations and she has failed to show that the limitations period was tolled by the discovery rule, a federal judge in California ruled Feb. 20 in granting an insurer's motion to dismiss (Laurel Davis v. Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, No. 17-0738, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27045). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' 9th Circuit Affirms Ruling In Insurer's Favor In Suit Over Federal Investigation http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PASADENA, Calif. - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 7 affirmed a lower federal court's ruling in favor of a directors and officers liability insurer in a coverage dispute arising from an underlying investigation brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against its health care organization insured (Millennium Laboratories, Inc. v. Allied World Assurance Company [U.S.] Inc., No. 16-55432, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5782). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Magistrate Judge Orders Medical Providers To Turn Over Documents From Database http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - Medical service providers accused by UnitedHealth Group Inc. of submitting fraudulent bills were ordered by a federal magistrate judge in California on March 2 to provide responsive documents that are contained in a database, finding that the company that has the software license for the database is an alter ego of the providers (Almont Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC, et al. v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., et al., No. CV 14-03053-MWF, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35616). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Panel Upholds Denial Of Bid To Rescind Quota-Share Reinsurance Agreement http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - In a ruling affirming and reversing in part several lower court orders, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 7 denied a judgment creditor's challenge to the denial of its request to rescind its intercompany quota-share reinsurance agreement (QSA) with an insurance company (PSM Holding Corp. v. National Farm Financial Corp., et al., Nos. 15-55026 & 15-55941, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5771). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge Certifies $3.2M Default Judgment As Final Against Reinsurer http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - A California federal judge on March 5 granted an insurer's request to certify as final a $3.2 million default judgment against a reinsurer over its alleged breach of reinsurance agreements as a result of a series of fraudulent transfers (Odyssey Reinsurance Co. v. Richard Keith Nagby, et al., No. 16-3038, S.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insurer Wants 9th Circuit To Reverse Coverage Ruling For Underlying Injury Case http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - An insurer is asking the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court's decision, arguing that it erred in determining that an additional insured endorsement applied solely to vicarious liability and did not apply to all the claims alleged against the defendants in an underlying injury lawsuit (First Mercury Insurance Company v. Great Divide Insurance Company, No. 17-15711, 9th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Work Incentive Benefit Was Properly Applied To Offset Disability Benefits http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2012%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A work incentive benefit included in a disability policy's summary plan description does not violate the disclosure requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and was properly applied to offset a disability claimant's monthly benefits, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal said March 7 (Howard Lyle Abrams v. Life Insurance Company of North America, et al., No. 16-55858, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5780). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2012%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' 9th Circuit Reverses, Remands Denial Of Benefits For Woman With MS, Fatigue http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2013%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PASADENA, Calif. - A woman proved that her multiple sclerosis (MS) caused debilitating fatigue, rendering her totally disabled under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Feb. 13, reversing and remanding a federal court's conclusion that Aetna Life Insurance Co. properly denied benefits (Margueritte Kibel v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, No. 16-56169, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3367). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2013%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Claims Sounding In Professional Negligence Are Untimely, Panel Says In Wildfire Suit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2014%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SACRAMENTO, Calif.- A California appeals panel on Feb. 20 affirmed a lower court's finding that the gravamen of an insured's breach of fiduciary duty and financial elder abuse claims against its insurance broker is professional negligence and, therefore, the claims are time-barred by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 339, Subdivision 1 (Hank R. Pritchard V. Andy Houghton Insurance Agency, et al., No. C082975, Calif. App., 3rd Dist., 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1160). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2014%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Prejudicial Errors Require Reversal Of Verdict In Product Liability Coverage Suit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2015%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A California appeals panel on Feb. 26 found that a lower court's prejudicial errors during a jury trial on the issue of insurance bad faith in a product liability coverage dispute requires the reversal of a jury award in favor of the pipe manufacturer insured for $1,073,868.80 for breach of contract damages, $8,259,712.31 in attorney fee damages for bad faith and $46 million in punitive damages (Victaulic Co. v. American Home Assurance Co., et al., No. A146617, Calif. App., 1st Dist., Div. 2). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2015%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Panel Finds Potential For Coverage Exists For $2.6M In Damages Caused By Battery http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2016%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A California appeals panel on Feb. 14 reversed and remanded a lower court's ruling in favor of a commercial general liability insurer on an insured's claims for breach of contract, bad faith and declaratory relief, finding that there is at least a potential for coverage under the policy's definition of "coverage territory" for $2.6 million in fire damages caused by a lithium battery in a handheld electronic gaming device that was designed by the insured (Planet Bingo, LLC v. The Burlington Insurance Company, No. E066690, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 2, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1056). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2016%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Panel: Exclusion For Claims Arising Out Of 'Unfair Business Practices' Does Not Apply http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2017%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 2 affirmed a lower federal court's finding that a professional liability policy exclusion does not bar coverage for an underlying class action lawsuit alleging that a real estate broker insured and individual agents received secret profits while acting as real estate agents (Hanover Insurance Co. v. Paul M. Zagaris, Inc., No. 17-15477, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5429). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2017%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insurer Must Pay Full Amount Of Underlying Asbestos Suit Settlement http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2018%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - An insurer is obligated to pay its insured more than $2.5 million for the settlement of an underlying wrongful death suit arising out of the use of asbestos in the insured's product because the policy at issue clearly requires that an all sums method of allocation be applied, a California federal judge said March 15 (Polar-Mohr Maschinenvertriebsgesellschaft Gmbh v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., No. 17-1804, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42955). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2018%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insurer, Out-Of-Network Hospital Wage Battle Over Payments To Insureds http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2019%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - An insurer paid its insureds when they visited out-of-network providers without regard for whether a valid assignment of benefits was in place, allowing insureds to seek legally mandate care from the provider, and then keeping the reimbursement check, a hospital tells a federal judge in California in a March 5 opposition to summary judgment. But in its own opposition filed the same day, the insurer tells the judge that a "rash of meritless arguments" doesn't change the fact that the plan precluded the assignment of benefits (Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital v. Community Insurance Co., d/b/a Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, et al., No. 16-3722, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2019%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge: Providers Don't Need Detailed Policy Allegations At Pleading Stage http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2020%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - Requiring health care providers to detail policies' specific conditions, exclusions and limitations at the pleading stage would likely make it impossible for them to ever sue insurers, a federal judge said Feb. 26 in holding that California unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims survive motions to dismiss (Casa Bella Recovery International Inc. v. Humana Inc., et al., Nos. 17-1801, 17-1804, 17-1807, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-9%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2020%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insurer Asks High Court To Allow Arbitration Of Coverage Suit With School District http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - An excess insurer argues in a Dec.21 petition that absent intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court, it will be compelled to litigate in court a coverage dispute that contracting parties agreed to arbitrate and, that, the insurer says, violates the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) (Safety National Casualty Corp. v. Los Angeles Unified School District, No. 17-921, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge: Insurer Does Not Show Earth Movement Exclusion Bars Coverage http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - An insurer failed to establish that an earth movement exclusion or a general contractors warranty endorsement precludes coverage for an underlying construction defect case, a California federal judge ruled Jan. 2 (Everest National Insurance Co. v. Jeffrey Novak General Contractor Inc., No. 16-04814, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 441). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Panel Finds No Conflict To Support Insured's Right To Independent Counsel http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Any possible or potential conflict is not legally sufficient to require an insurer to provide independent counsel, a California appeals panel ruled Jan. 22, affirming summary judgment against an additional insured regarding a coverage dispute over defense provided in a construction defect lawsuit (Centex Homes, et al. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., No. C081266, Calif. App., 3rd Dist., 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 45). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insureds' Bad Faith, Breach Of Contract Claims Barred By Statute Of Limitations http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on Jan. 16 granted an insurer's motion to dismiss claims for breach of contract and bad faith alleged by insureds seeking coverage for property damages to their home after determining that the claims are barred by the applicable one-year statute of limitations (Rosalie Rains v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al., No. 17-301, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7594). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge Enters Amended Judgment After Parties Drop Appeal Of Coverage Suit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - Five days after a boat business insured and its insurer stipulated to a voluntary dismissal of the insured's appeal in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals challenging a no-coverage ruling, a California federal judge on Jan. 29 entered an amended judgment ordering the insured to pay $24,870.71 in costs to its insurer (Pacific Marine Center, Inc. v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co., No. 13-00992, E.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Employment Practices Liability Insurer Has Duty To Defend, 9th Circuit Affirms http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 17 affirmed a lower federal court's finding that an employment practices liability insurer has a duty to defend its insured against an underlying class action lawsuit (PHP Insurance Service Inc., et al. v. Greenwich Insurance Co., No. 16-15083, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 1128). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Disability Benefits Claim Was Properly Denied, California Federal Judge Determines http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A claim for pension disability benefits was properly denied because the disability claimant failed to submit medical records detailing his disability as requested on multiple occasions by the plan at issue, a California federal judge said Feb. 6 (Vanmark Strickland v. AT&T Pension Benefit Plan, No. 17-01393, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19566). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' 9th Circuit Panel Denies Petition For Rehearing In Disability Offset Suit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 9 refused to reconsider its ruling that a disability plan administrator did not abuse its discretion in offsetting a claimant's long-term disability (LTD) benefits to account for Social Security disability income (SSDI) benefits that she receives for her dependents (Susan Rene Jones v. Life Insurance Company of North America, et al., No. 16-16172, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 565). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Motion To Transfer Disability Suit Denied; Suit Remains In California http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on Feb. 6 denied a motion to transfer a disability claimant's suit to Pennsylvania federal court because the defendants failed to prove that transferring the suit would serve the convenience of the parties and would promote the interests of justice (Stephanie Stefan v. Life Insurance Company of North America, et al., No. 17-6165, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20356). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' No-Voluntary-Payment Provision Barred Coverage For Defective Oil, Panel Affirms http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PASADENA, Calif. - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 8 affirmed a lower federal court's summary judgment ruling in favor of an insurer in an insured's breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit seeking coverage for an underlying settlement arising from its defective product (Piveg, Inc. v. General Star Indemnity Co., No. 16-56003, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3057). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Theft Over Multiple Days Constitutes 1 Occurrence, 9th Circuit Affirms http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 5 affirmed a lower court's ruling in favor of a business insurer on insureds' claims for breach of contract and bad faith, finding that theft of business merchandise over the course of multiple days is still considered to be one "occurrence" under the insurance policy (Patrick E. Patterson, et al. v. American Economy Insurance Co., No. 16-16445, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 2846). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Extends Deadlines In Cases Over Reinsurance Participation Agreement http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2012%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In two putative class actions over a reinsurance participation agreement (RPA), a California federal judge on Feb. 6 issued extensions on deadlines for expert disclosures, completion of discovery and discovery motions (Shasta Linen Supply Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Inc., et al., Nos. 16-00158 & 16-01211, E.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6079). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2012%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Refuses To Dismiss UCL, Contract Claims Against Geico http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2013%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN JOSE, Calif. - A California federal judge on Jan. 19 granted the majority of an insurer's motion for summary judgment as to claims for fraud and declaratory relief asserted against it by an insured who sought coverage for vehicle theft, but allowed part of his claim for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and breach of contract to proceed, finding that issues of triable fact exist as to whether the coverage claim was denied based solely on his inability to produce cell phone records that were not available (Christopher T. Monroe v. Geico General Insurance Company, No. 5:14-cv-05174, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9106). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2013%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Remands UCL, Other Claims Against Insurer To California Court http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2014%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - After finding that an insurance broker was not improperly joined in an action in which a moving company asserts claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other causes of action in relation to an insurer's refusal to defend it in an underlying lawsuit, a California federal judge on Feb. 8 remanded the case to state court and declined to consider dismissal of the action (Earl Wayne Pullen, dba Carole & Jan's Moving & Storage, v. TransGuard Insurance Company of America Inc., et al., No. 17-08631, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21177). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2014%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insurer Says No Coverage Due In Yahoo Email Scanning Suits http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2015%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN JOSE, Calif. - A commercial general liability (CGL) insurer on Jan. 4 moved for summary judgment in California federal court in a coverage dispute with Yahoo! Inc., arguing that its duty to indemnify was never triggered in underlying privacy lawsuits over the internet firm's former email-scanning practices because no damages award was levied against Yahoo (Yahoo! Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., No. 5:17-cv-00489, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2015%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' United States Says California Abortion Law Governing Licensed Speakers Fails http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2016%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - Neither pregnancy counseling centers challenging a law requiring that they disclose the availability of abortion services nor the state of California advances the correct standard for analyzing the case, and the law at the heart the case partially fails when properly evaluated, the United States tells the U.S. Supreme Court in a Jan. 16 brief (NIFLA, et al. v. Xavier Becerra, et al., No. 16-1140, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2016%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge: California Law Bars Discretionary Clause In ERISA Health Insurance Case http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2017%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - De novo review applies to an insurer's denial of coverage for mental health treatments under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act because the California Insurance Code treats health insurance as a form of disability insurance and bars discretionary clauses, a federal judge in the state held Jan. 31 (Mahlon D., et al. v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co., No. 16-7230, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16332). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2017%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Drug Treatment Providers Say Allegations Support Contract, Health, UCL Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2018%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - Substance abuse "coverage gaps" require an insurer to pay 100 percent of billed charges under California law, a trio of providers told a federal court in California on Feb. 5 (Casa Bella Recovery International Inc. v. Humana Inc., et al., Nos. 17-1801, 17-1804, 17-1807, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2018%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Class, Health Insurer Reach $7M Settlement Over Mental Health Coverage http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2019%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN JOSE, Calif. - Health insurer Blue Shield of California and a class of people who claim that the company improperly denied coverage for mental health services reached a $7 million agreement resolving the case on Jan. 15 (Charles Des Roches, et al. v. California Physicians' Service, et al., No. 16-2848, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2019%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Motion To Strike Health Care Provider's Pleading Remains After Briefing Vacated http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2020%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A federal judge in California on Jan. 23 vacated briefing on a motion to dismiss an emergency health services provider's case against an insurer, but let stand a motion to strike the new filing, which the defendant claims ignores the court's order not to add defendants (Long Beach Memorial Medical Center v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina Inc., et al., No. 17-8181, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2020%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Aetna Says California Investigation Based On 'Out Of Context' Comments http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2021%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lawyers took deposition comments from a medical claims reviewer out of context to create trial and media leverage, Aetna Inc. says in a Feb. 14 response to an announcement that California would investigate the insurer's claims processing. http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2021%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge Again Allows Intervention Into ACA Contraceptive Mandate Suit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2022%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - An anti-abortion group has sufficient interests in the outcome of a suit challenging rules broadening the exemptions to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) contraceptive mandate to allow permissive intervention, a federal judge in California held Jan. 26 (California, et al. v. Don J. Wright, et al., No. 17-5783, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13290). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-8%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2022%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Majority: Material Misrepresentation On Insurance Application Warrants Rescission http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PASADENA, Calif. - A majority of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 2 affirmed a lower federal court's finding that an insured's material misrepresentation on an application for directors and officers liability insurance warranted rescission of the policy (Western World Insurance Company v. Professional Collection Consultants, No. 16-55470 and 15-2342, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 73). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Exclusion's 'Derivative Claim Exception' Does Not Apply, 9th Circuit Affirms http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 27 affirmed a lower federal court's finding that the "derivative claim exception" to an insurance policy's "insured vs. insured" exclusion does not apply, finding that there is no coverage for an underlying lawsuit that an insured's CEO breached his fiduciary obligations (Sunrise Specialty Co. Inc., et al. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co., No. 16-16856, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 26860). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' California Appeals Panel: Change To Arbitration Terms Means State Farm May Sue http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - While water damage occurred at an insured's home during a time when the arbitration agreement signed by the insurer and the supply line manufacturer being accused of providing a defective product covered product liability claims, a change to the agreement after the damage and before the insurer filed suit means that the claim is not subject to arbitration, a California appeals panel ruled Nov. 30 (State Farm General Insurance Co. v. Watts Regulator Co., No. B271236, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 8, 2017 Cal. App. LEXIS 1059). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' No Jurisdiction Under CAFA's 'Mass Action' Provision, Panel Says, Affirms Remand http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PASADENA, Calif. - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 14 affirmed a lower federal court's remand of a lawsuit arising from claims over defective water supply lines, finding that 26 insurers, acting as subrogees of 145 insureds, are the only plaintiffs and therefore fail to satisfy the numerosity requirement under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) to retain federal jurisdiction (Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, et al. v. EZ-Flo International, Inc., No. 17-56523, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 25306). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Magistrate Judge Confirms Arbitration Award To Workers' Comp Insurer http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - In a dispute regarding a reinsurance participation agreement (RPA), a California federal magistrate judge on Dec. 28 confirmed an arbitration award, ordering an insured to pay $539,246.88 to an insurer in remaining premium payments for the workers' compensation coverage (American ETC, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company Inc., No. 17-03660, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212811). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Government Owed Interest For Reinsurance Payments On Promissory Notes, Judge Says http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - The federal government is entitled to recover prejudgment interest and attorney fees in its lawsuit seeking to enforce three promissory notes for which the government made reinsurance payments, a California federal judge ruled Dec. 18 (United States of America v. Lorin S. Rosemond, No. 17-00854, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207751). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insurer Seeks To Certify $3.2M Default Judgment Final Against Reinsurer http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - An insurer asks a California federal court in a Jan. 12 motion to certify as final a $3.2 million default judgment against a reinsurer over its alleged breach of reinsurance agreements as a result of a series of fraudulent transfers (Odyssey Reinsurance Co. v. Richard Keith Nagby, et al., No. 16-3038, S.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Magistrate Judge Denies Protection On Reinsurance Participation Agreement http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In two putative class actions, a California federal magistrate judge ruled Jan. 12 that insurers are not entitled to a protective order regarding submission of a reinsurance participation agreement (RPA) (Shasta Linen Supply Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Inc., et al., Nos. 16-00158 & 16-01211, E.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6079). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Panel Remands Dispute For Decision On Whether Clause Is Unconscionable http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - A California appeals panel ruled Dec. 22 that a trial judge erred in denying a motion to compel arbitration in a workers' compensation coverage dispute arising from a reinsurance participation agreement (RPA) without deciding whether the RPA's delegation clause is unconscionable (Ramar Production Services Inc., et al. v. Applied Underwriters Inc., et al., No. D071443, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 1, 2017 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8741). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Claims In Bad Faith Suit Found To Be Preempted By Federal Law http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - Insureds' claims in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit over coverage under a homeowners insurance and a standard flood insurance policy (SFIP) are preempted by federal law, a federal judge in California ruled Jan. 10 in granting the insurer's motion to dismiss (Alicia Martin, et al. v. CSAA Insurance Exchange, No. 17-4066, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4675). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Panel Affirms Restitution Amount For False Workers' Compensation Claim http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A California appeals panel on Dec. 14 affirmed the amount of restitution a woman must pay after pleading guilty to submitting a fraudulent workers' compensation claim, finding that the judge did not abuse his discretion when requiring her to pay back all wages and medical expenses paid as part of her claim (People v. Michelle Janet Lias, No. E067278, Calif. App., 4th Dist., 2nd Div., 217 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8588). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Appeals Court: Perjury, Workers' Compensation Fraud Sentences Were Authorized http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2012%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California appeals court panel on Jan. 11 found that a man found guilty of workers' compensation fraud should serve three years because the sentence is allowed by the California Insurance Code and because the defendant did not object to the sentence to the trial court judge (People v. Luis Hernandez, No. B279922, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., 5th Div., 2018 Calif. App. Unpub. LEXIS 265). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2012%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' California Appeals Court Reinstates Man's Suit Over Workers' Compensation Fraud http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2013%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A California appeals court panel on Dec. 19 overturned a trial court judge's ruling dismissing a man's lawsuit accusing his former supervisor and employer of violating the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (IFPA) by making false statements that resulted in the denial of his claim, finding that the suit was not barred by the litigation privilege or the workers' compensation exclusivity rule (California, ex. rel. Mahmoud Alzayat v. Gerald Hebb, et al., No. E066471, Calif. App., 4th Dist., 2nd Div., 2017 Cal. App. LEXIS 1133). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2013%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Exclusion Bars Coverage For Slander Counterclaim, Federal Judge Rules http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2014%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - Granting an insurer's motion for summary judgment on Dec. 28, a California federal judge found that coverage for an underlying slander counterclaim against an insured is barred by a policy exclusion for personal and advertising injury arising out of a breach of contract (Penn-Star Insurance Company v. The Caden Companies, Inc., et al., No. 17-02369, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213387). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2014%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' 9th Circuit Affirms Injuries Arose Out Of 'Assault And Battery'; Coverage Limited http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2015%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 12 rejected appellants' argument that whether the injuries they suffered were the result of an "assault and battery" under a commercial general liability insurance policy is a question of fact for a jury, affirming a lower court's ruling in favor of the insurer (The Burlington Insurance Company v. Rosa De La Puente, et al., Nos. 16-16899 and 16-16986, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 891). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2015%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Professional Services Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage, Federal Judge Rules http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2016%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN JOSE, Calif. - Ruling on dueling summary judgment motions in an insurer's lawsuit seeking equitable contribution from a second insurer, a California federal judge on Jan. 9 found that two underlying lawsuits against Narconon International and its affiliates triggered commercial general liability and improper sexual conduct coverage and, therefore, the second insurer also has a duty to defend (Western World Insurance Company v. Nonprofits Insurance Alliance of California, No. 14-04466, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4720). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2016%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Amici Praise Pregnancy Centers' Efforts, Bemoan Abortion Disclosure Law http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2017%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - Women helped by crisis pregnancy centers and 23 such centers based in Illinois sang the praises of the volunteer organizations in amicus curiae briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 11 in an effort to bolster a Jan. 8 opening brief challenging a California law requiring the centers to disclose the availability of abortions (NIFLA, et al. v. Xavier Becerra, et al., No. 16-1140, U.S. Sup.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2017%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' UnitedHealth, Insureds Battle Over Lactation Coverage Requirements In ACA http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2018%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - Insureds create standards for lactation support services the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) does not impose in an attempt to save their suit, an insurance group told a California federal judge on Jan. 5 in support of its motion for summary judgment (Rachel Condry, et al. v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., et al., No. 17-183, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2018%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' California Federal Judge Halts New Contraceptive Mandate Exemptions http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2019%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge in California enjoined new rules expanding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) contraceptive mandate, finding on Dec. 21 that the administration's sudden abandonment of previous policy and its failure to follow procedures provides strong grounds for the plaintiffs' case (State of California, et al. v. Don J. Wright, et al., No. 17-5783, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2019%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' California Federal Judge Allows Intervention Into Contraceptive Mandate Suit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2020%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A religious order has sufficient interests in the outcome of a suit challenging rules broadening the exemptions to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) contraceptive mandate to permit intervention into the case, a federal judge in California held Dec. 29 (California, et al. v. Don J. Wright, et al., No. 17-5783, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213352). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2020%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Finds Insurer Did Not Improperly Deny Coverage In Violation Of UCL http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2021%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After finding that an insurer did not violate California's unfair competition law (UCL) when it denied coverage for injuries suffered by an insured in a vehicle accident that had already been paid under a medical plan, a California federal judge on Jan. 8 granted the insurer's motion to dismiss the claim against it without leave to amend (Deborah Quattrocchi v. Allstate Indemnity Company, No. 2:17-cv-01578, E.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3922). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2021%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Disability Insurer Erred In Finding Claimant Could Work In Own Occupation, Judge Says http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2022%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on Dec. 21 determined that a disability insurer erred in denying a claim for long-term disability benefits under the plan's own-occupation standard because the description of the claimant's position as an assistant news editor in the Department of Labor's Dictionary of Occupational Titles is outdated and does not accurately describe the duties of the claimant's position (Kenneth Popovich v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 15-9791, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210427). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2022%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge Certifies Class In Dispute Over Monthly Deduction Rate Increase http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2023%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on Dec. 11 granted policy holders' motion for class certification, appointment of class representatives and appointment of class counsel in their lawsuit challenging a life insurer's increase of its monthly deduction rate (MDR) (Gordon Feller, et al. v. Transamerica Life Insurance Company, No. 16-1378, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 206822). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2023%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge: Fusion Surgery Preauthorization Waived Insurer's Later Denial http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2024%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A health insurer waived the right to deny coverage for vertebrate fusion surgery as experimental when it preauthorized the procedure, albeit with a different device, a federal judge in California held Dec. 12, entering judgment for the plaintiff on her Employee Retirement Income Security Act claims (Aubrey Cohorst v. Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky Inc., No. 16-7925, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 204362). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2024%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge Finds Provider's Claims Against Health Insurer Time-Barred http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2025%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - Years of delayed and partial payments put a health care provider on notice that an insurer was unlikely to make full payment and allowed the statute of limitations periods to close on all three claims, a federal judge in California held Dec. 15 (IV Solutions Inc. v. Empire Healthchoice Assurance Inc., et al., No. 17-5615, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207601). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2025%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Drug Rehab Centers' Claims Against Insurer Too Broad, Judge Says http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2026%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - Three drug rehabilitation centers' cases alleging that an insurer failed to adequately reimburse them for services are too broad, a federal judge in California held Nov. 27 in dismissing the claims without prejudice (Casa Bella Recovery International Inc. v. Humana Inc., et al., Nos. 17-1801, 17-1804, 17-1807, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207148). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2026%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge Transfers Coverage Suit Over Damage Caused By California Forest Fire http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2027%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - A California federal judge on Jan. 3 granted an insured's motion to transfer venue of an insurer's lawsuit challenging coverage for the insured's structural and smoke-related damage caused by a July 31, 2015, forest fire (Travelers Property Casualty Company of America v. Hume Lake Christian Camps, Inc., No.: 17-1600, S.D, Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1186). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2027%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge: City Is Not Entitled To Independent Counsel In Sewer Backup Coverage Suit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2028%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SANTA ANA, Calif. - A California federal judge on Dec. 18 denied the city of Laguna Beach's motion for partial summary judgment but granted its motion for partial stay in a coverage dispute over damages arising from an April 26, 2016, sewer backup (Tokio Marine Specialty Insurance Company v. Laguna Beach, No. 17-00277, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212828). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2028%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Consumer Class Action Alleges Covered Disparagement Claim, Insured Argues http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2029%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A shampoo manufacturer insured has asked a California appeals court to find that an underlying consumer class action alleging that it falsely advertised its hair products as "organic" triggers a coverage claim for disparagement under its insurance policy (Hartford Casualty Insurance Company v. Vogue International, LLC, et al., No. A150921, Calif. App., 1st Dist.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2029%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Office Depot: AIG Owes Duty To Defend, Indemnify In Underlying Qui Tam Case http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2030%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - Office Depot Inc. is asking the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a ruling in which a district court held that AIG Specialty Insurance Co. does not have a duty to defend or indemnify the company in an underlying qui tam lawsuit (Office Depot Inc. v. v. AIG Specialty Insurance Company, No. 17-55125, 9th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=17-7%20Mealey%27s%20Litig.%20Rep.%20Cal.%20Ins.%2030%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Panel Finds Blue Cross Waived Right To Arbitrate UCL, Contract Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - After finding that an insurer waived its right to arbitrate claims for breaches of an insurance contract and violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL), a California appeals panel on March 26 affirmed a trial court's ruling denying its motion to compel arbitration of the dispute (Maia Pawooskar, ex rel. v. Blue Cross of California, No. B277690, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 7, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 2046). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' 9th Circuit Finds Purchaser Sufficiently Pleaded Defect Claims Against BMW http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PASADENA, Calif. - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 22 reversed a district court's ruling dismissing claims for breach of warranty and violation of California's unfair competition law asserted against a vehicle maker, finding that a purchaser sufficiently alleged that brake defects pose a substantial safety hazard and that the maker had a safety-based duty to disclose potential hazards (Norik Barakezyan v. BMW of North America LLC, et al., No. 16-56094, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 7230). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' 9th Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Talent Agency's UCL, Sherman Act Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PASADENA, Calif. - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 30 affirmed a district court's dismissal of a talent agency's claims for violations of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and the Sherman Act and a claim for intentional interference, finding that it failed to plausibly allege that two other larger agencies worked together to gain market dominance (Lenhoff Enterprises Inc., ex rel. v. United Talent Agency Inc., et al., No. 16-55739, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 8124). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Refuses To Dismiss Consumer's Claims Related To Natural Candy Labeling http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on March 19 refused to dismiss a consumer's class action claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL), breach of express warranty and other causes of action in relation to a candy maker's natural flavoring label, finding that challenges to the consumer's ability to bring a nationwide class were premature and that she adequately pleaded economic harm and other claims (Liza Arabian v. The Organic Candy Factory, et al., No. 2:17-cv-05410, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45833). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge Finds Pepsi Labels Were Not Deceiving, Dismisses Class Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN JOSE, Calif. - After finding that a reasonable consumer would not likely believe that various Pepsi products do not contain artificial ingredients and flavors, a California federal judge on March 29 granted the soda maker's motion to dismiss claims against it for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other California laws (Amy Maxwell v. Unilever United States Inc., et al., No. 5:12-cv-01736, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54222). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' 9th Circuit Upholds Denial Of Attorney Fees In Trademark, UCL Case http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge did not abuse his discretion in refusing to declare a trademark dispute between operators of Thai restaurants in California "exceptional" under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1117(a), the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 30 (Tritaporn Sirisup and Sirisup Inc. v. It's Thai LLC, et al., No. 16-55875, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 8119). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Delta Did Not Violate UCL By Downgrading Passenger, Judge Rules http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on April 10 granted an airline's motion to dismiss claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims, finding that a customer failed to allege how the airline's decision to downgrade his ticket from first class caused him to suffer any substantial injury (Bryan Miller v. Delta Air Lines, et al., No. 2:18-cv-0218, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60817). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Allows Amendment Of HBOR Claim Against Trustee, Grants Dismissal http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' OAKLAND, Calif. - A California federal judge on April 2 dismissed claims for violation of California housing law and unfair competition law (UCL) asserted against a bank and trustee but allowed the borrower to amend her claim for violation against the trustee of a notice provision that provides that written notice must be given to a borrower of a transfer of rights or servicing when the borrower becomes obligated to pay a new entity (So Young Kang v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al., No. 16-cv-04309, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56078). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Refuses To Remand, UCL, HBOR Claims To State Court, Grants Dismissal http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on March 27 granted a motion filed by a loan servicer and lender to dismiss a borrower's claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other causes of action with leave to amend and refused to remand her complaint to state court based on the amount-in-controversy requirement (Maria Ortega v. Select Portfolio Servicing Inc., et al., No. 17-7707, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50836). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Borrowers Lacked Standing To Challenge Transfer; 9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PASADENA, Calif. - After finding that borrowers lacked standing to challenge the assignment of the interest in their mortgage to a trust, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 10 affirmed dismissal of their claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL), wrongful foreclosure and other causes of action against lenders and a loan servicer (Kanchana Karunaratne, et al. v. U.S. Bank, et al., No. 16-56803, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 9307). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Home Depot To Pay $27.8M Settlement Over Illegal Storage Of Hazardous Waste http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Home Depot U.S.A. has agreed to pay $27.8 million to resolve allegation brought by the state of California that it violated the Hazardous Waste Control Law (HWCL) and California's unfair competition law (UCL) by illegally storing and disposing of hazardous wastes at its stores and facilities, according to a March 7 filing in California state court (California v. Home Depot U.S.A., No. RG18893251, Calif. Super., Alameda Co.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Remands Former Manager's UCL, FEHA Claims To California Court http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2012%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SANTA ANA, Calif. - After finding that a former store manager could establish a cause of action for harassment against her former boss, a California federal judge on April 4 granted her motion to remand her claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to a state court (Jannelle Dorame v. Sprint United Management Company, et al., No. 8:17-cv-01720, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57747). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2012%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Drug-Coding Company Asks 9th Circuit To Stay Case Pending Appeal http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2013%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PASADENA, Calif. - A drug-coding database on March 26 filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, requesting that the appeals court stay an underlying case filed by a pharmaceutical company that asserts claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other state law claims against it, pending its appeal of a decision denying its motion to strike (Exeltis USA Inc. v. First Databank Inc., 18-70859, 9th Cir.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2013%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Panel Finds UCL, Other Claims Over Failed Condo Project Were Time-Barred http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2014%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - A California appeals panel on March 16 affirmed a trial court's grant of demurrer to a title company on claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL), negligent misrepresentation and other causes of action in relation to its disbursement of escrow funds for a condominium project, finding that the claims were all time-barred and that the purchasers failed to show that the title company violated any specific escrow instruction (James Holliday, et al. v. Stewart Title of California, Inc., No. D072109, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 1, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1721). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2014%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Inventor Seeks Dismissal Of Counterclaims Related To Glassware Feature Patents http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2015%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SEATTLE - An inventor on April 10 moved in a Washington federal court to dismiss counterclaims asserted against him in which a company and its owners seek declarations that they did not violate California's unfair competition law (UCL), the Lanham Act and other laws in relation to allegedly copied patented designs (Elliot Kremerman v. Open Source Steel, LLC, et al., No. 2:17-cv-953, W.D. Wash., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 171735). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2015%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Dismisses UCL, Implied Covenant Claims In Software Platform Lawsuit http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2016%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on April 5 dismissed a claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing asserted against a gift company and allowed the majority of the company's counterclaims asserted against a software solutions company to proceed, with the exception of a claim for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) (Pierry Inc. v. Thirty-One Gifts, LLC, No. 17-cv-03074, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59365). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2016%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Texas Man Opposes California Centralization Of Facebook Data-Sharing Suits http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2017%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' WASHINGTON, D.C. - Opposing a motion seeking consolidation in California of the growing tally of class actions over the recently revealed incident in which millions of Facebook Inc.'s users' profile information was shared with a third-party analytics firm, a Texas man on April 5 filed a brief in the Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) suggesting that his home state would make a better venue (In re Facebook User Profile Litigation, No. 2843, JPMDL). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2017%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Demurrer, Motion To Strike Denied In Women's Gender Bias Complaint Against Google http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2018%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A California state judge on March 27 overruled a demurrer and denied an alternative motion to strike filed by Google LLC in a class complaint accusing the company of gender-based wage discrimination and violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) (Kelly Ellis, et al v. Google, LLC, No. CGC-17-561299, Calif. Super., San Francisco Co.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2018%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Claimant Seeks To Enjoin Unlawful Detainer Case In California Court http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2019%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SANTA ANA, Calif. - A claimant who alleges that she entered a written agreement with a friend to make monthly mortgage payments for the friend in exchange for sale proceeds on the property on March 23 filed a lawsuit in a California court, asserting claims for breach of contract and violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) (Ramona Novak v. Nancy G. Ashbach, ex rel., No. 30-2018-00981598, Calif. Super., Orange Co.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2019%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Former Employee Asserts Wage, UCL Claims In California Court http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2020%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN MATEO, Calif. - A former sales representative for an information-technology services company on April 2 filed a class action complaint in a California superior court, asserting causes of action for violation of California's labor code and unfair competition law (UCL) in relation to allegedly unpaid commissions (Brandon Williams v. Oracle America Inc., No. 18-01599, Calif. Super., San Mateo Co.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-8%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2020%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Will Reconsider Order Compelling UCL Claim Against AT&T To Arbitration http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - Given a recent court decision in which a court found that an arbitration agreement that waives the right to seek public injunctive relief violates California public policy, a California federal judge on March 14 granted a motion to reconsider a ruling compelling class action claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other California law claims against a mobile telephone provider to arbitration (Marcus A. Roberts, et al. v. AT&T Mobility LLC, No. 15-cv-03418, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42235). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge Stays Class Claims Related To Sale Of Aloe Vera Products http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on March 7 granted a joint request to stay a consumer's lawsuit, alleging that a pharmacy falsely advertises products as containing aloe vera in violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other California laws, finding that the outcome of a similar case could provide resolution of the present action (Tina Kalajian v. Rite Aid Corporation, et al., No. 2:17-cv-06777, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38449). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Refuses To Stay Case Pending Drug-Coding Company's 9th Circuit Appeal http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' OAKLAND, Calif. - A California federal judge on March 5 denied a drug-coding database's motion to stay a case pending its appeal of a decision denying its motion to strike a pharmaceutical company's claims for violation of California unfair competition law (UCL) and other state law claims, finding that no substantive overlap on the merits of the state and federal law claims existed, requiring a divestiture of jurisdiction (Exeltis USA Inc. v. First Databank Inc., No. 17-cv-04810, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35737). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Finds Carwash Charges Were Deceptive, Refuses To Dismiss UCL Class Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SANTA ANA, Calif. - A California federal judge on Feb. 20 refused to dismiss a carwash customer's class action claims for violations of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other California laws, finding that a carwash owner's failure to disclose that its customers who declined to be signed up for a monthly service would automatically be signed up anyway was misleading and deceptive (Dan DeForest, et al. v. Pepper Tree Inc., et al., No. 17-02092, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26937). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Refuses To Dismiss Support Wear Maker's UCL, Infringement Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Feb. 15 denied a maternity wear company's motion for judgment on the pleadings, finding that it would be premature to dismiss another company's claims for trademark infringement and that its claim for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) was not preempted (Blanqi LLC v. Bao Bei Maternity, et al., No. 3:17-cv-05759, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26069). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Permanently Enjoins Hot Sauce Makers From Infringing On Trademarks http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on Feb. 27 granted a hot sauce maker's request for default ruling and permanent injunction against two individuals in relation to its claims for trademark infringement and violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL), finding that without an injunction, the individuals will likely continue to infringe on the marks (Tapatio Foods LLC v. Ingrid Veronica Ponce, et al., No. 17-7530, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31864). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Refuses To Remand Claims Over Allegedly Defective Coffee Filters http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - A California federal judge on Feb. 26 refused to remand a proposed class action filed by a purchaser who alleges that the maker and sellers of allegedly defective single-serve coffee filters violated California's unfair competition law (UCL), finding removal timely (Gina Beckman v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., et al., No. 17-cv-02249, S.D. Calif. 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30721). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Home Depot To Pay $27.8M Settlement Over Illegal Storage Of Hazardous Waste http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Home Depot U.S.A. has agreed to pay $27.8 million to resolve allegation brought by the state of California that it violated the Hazardous Waste Control Law (HWCL) and California's unfair competition law (UCL) by illegally storing and disposing of hazardous wastes at its stores and facilities, according to a March 7 filing in California state court (California v. Home Depot U.S.A., No. RG18893251, Calif. Super., Alameda Co.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' 9th Circuit Finds TILA, UCL Claims Were Time-Barred http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PASADENA, Calif. - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of appeals on March 2 dismissed a borrower's appeal of a district court's dismissal of his claims for violation of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other California law claims against a bank, finding that all of the claims were barred by a statute of limitations (Bernard Mitchell v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, No. 16-15099, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5433). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' 9th Circuit Finds State Escrow Law Not Preempted By Banking Law http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' PASADENA, Calif. - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 2 reversed a district court's ruling that dismissed a borrower's class action claims for violations of federal and state law in relation to a bank's failure to pay interest on funds in his mortgage escrow account, finding that California escrow interest law was not preempted by the National Bank Act (NBA) (Donald M. Lusnak v. Bank of America N.A., No. 14-56755, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5400). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Grants Dismissal For Banks, Allows Amendment Of HBOR, UCL Claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN JOSE, Calif. - A California federal judge on Feb. 20 granted a motion filed by banks to dismiss causes of action asserted against them in relation to a mortgage for failure to state a claim, but granted a borrower leave to amend certain claims for violation of California housing law and California's unfair competition law (UCL) (Kevin Crumley v. U.S. Bank National Association, et al., No. 5:17-cv-07144, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27124). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Grants Dismissal, Allows Borrower To Amend UCL Cause Of Action http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2012%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California federal judge on March 12 found that a borrower's claims related to a pending property foreclosure and a loan modification application should be dismissed but granted her leave to amend her claim for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) to meet a heightened pleading standard (Rita Schroeder v. Caliber Home Loan Inc., et al., No. 2:17-cv-977-, E.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40303). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2012%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Allows Investor To Amend UCL, Fraud Complaint To Add Defendant http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2013%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - After finding that there was no undue delay by an investor who alleges that the manager of a nightclub development company violated California's unfair competition law (UCL) and committed securities fraud by inducing him into investing money for the development of a club, a California federal judge on Feb. 21 granted him leave to amend his complaint to name another manager as a defendant (Matthias Mueller v. San Diego Entertainment Partners LLC, et al., No. 16cv2997, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28013). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2013%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Unfair Competition Claim Over Google AdWords Program Again Dismissed http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2014%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN JOSE, Calif. - A small business owner who sued Google LLC over alleged misrepresentations about click fraud in its AdWords program, saw his claims of false advertising and unfair competition dismissed a second time Feb. 20, with a California federal judge finding that the plaintiff failed to plead the necessary economic injury to support his claims (Gurminder Singh v. Google LLC, No. 5:16-cv-03734, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27111). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2014%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Consumer Asserts UCL, Negligence Class Claims Against Bitcoin Exchange http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2015%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A consumer on March 1 filed a class action complaint in a California federal court against a Bitcoin exchange, asserting causes of action for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and negligence in relation to the way it handled the sale of a new cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin cash (Jeffrey Berk v. Coinbase Inc., et al., No. 4:18-cv-01364, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2015%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' California Internist Sues Kidney Care Entity For Violation Of UCL http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2016%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' KERN, Calif. - A California doctor on Feb. 2 filed a complaint in a California court against a kidney care corporation that formerly employed him, alleging that his medical privileges were wrongfully terminated in violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) (Liam N. Bichai M.D. v. DaVita Inc., et al., No. 18-100245, Calif. Super., Kern Co.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2016%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Vehicle Sales Company Asserts UCL, Contract Claims Related To Unpaid Debt http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2017%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A California automobile sales company on Feb. 26 sued a vehicle dealership and its owner in a California court, asserting that it violated California's unfair competition law (UCL) and breached a contract with it by fraudulently inducing it to paying their debt for the purchase of a vehicle in exchange for a share of profits (Carrera Enterprise Group Inc., et al. v. Walter Dawydiak, et al., No. 18-564592, Calif. Super., San Francisco Co.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2017%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Jewelry Brand Asserts Infringement, UCL Claims In California Federal Court http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2018%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California jewelry brand on March 9 sued numerous companies, asserting claims for trademark infringement and violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL), alleging that they are making and selling imitations of its jewelry pieces (Zenga Inc. v. K3 Jewelry, et al., No. 2:18cv1983, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2018%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Class Suit Over Frito-Lay Natural Potato Chip Labels Survives Dismissal Motion http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2019%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - A California federal on March 7 denied a motion by Frito-Lay North American Inc. and Frito-Lay Inc. to dismiss a class complaint accusing the snack food maker of falsely labeling its "Salt and Vinegar Flavored Potato Chips" as containing only natural ingredients (Barry Allred, et al. v. Frito-Lay North America, Inc., et al., No. 17-1345, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37617). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2019%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Elder Abuse, Unfair Practices Claims Out Against Airline After Man Died On Flight http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2020%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on March 9 granted a motion to dismiss, in part, two of six counts against an airline, finding that the plaintiffs can't prove that the airline had a "caretaking or custodial relationship" under California's Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act with a man who died on a red-eye flight but that the plaintiffs may be able to prove an unfair business practice against the airline (Nicette Balukjian v. Virgin America Inc., et al., No. 18-cv-00185, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40387). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2020%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge: Providers Don't Need Detailed Policy Allegations At Pleading Stage http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2021%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - Requiring health care providers to detail policies' specific conditions, exclusions and limitations at the pleading stage would likely make it impossible for them to ever sue insurers, a federal judge said Feb. 26 in holding that California unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims survive motions to dismiss (Casa Bella Recovery International Inc. v. Humana Inc., et al., Nos. 17-1801, 17-1804, 17-1807, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2021%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Insurer Accused Of Nonpayment Defends Claims That Bills Were Fraudulent http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2022%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A Beverly Hills bariatric surgery center claiming that an insurer improperly withheld payment actually conspired with its medical director in an "unsavory" scheme to falsely obtain authorization for the medical services it provided, the insurer told a federal judge on March 12 in defending California unfair competition law (UCL) claims from a motion for summary judgment (Soma Surgery Center Inc. v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-5802, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2022%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' California Federal Judge: CAFA Removal Of Truck Drivers' Wage Suit Was Proper http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2023%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - A trucking company accused of wage-and-hour and unfair competition violations under California law by a class of drivers properly removed the lawsuit to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), a California federal judge ruled March 8 (Eugene Sanders, et al. v. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., No. 17-2340, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38404). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-7%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2023%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' High Court Finds UCL Claim Is Not Preempted By Federal Health And Safety Law http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court on Feb. 8 reversed an appeals court finding that a district attorney's claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and false advertising law asserted against a plastics maker in relation to an explosion that killed two employees were not preempted by federal occupational safety and health law, finding that those claims remain within a state's responsibility under federal law to regulate worker safety (Solus Industrial Innovations LLC, et al. v. The Superior Court of Orange County, et al., No. S222314, Calif. Sup., 2018 Cal. LEXIS 934). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%201%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Refuses To Dismiss UCL Claim, Finds Poultry Ads Could Mislead Consumers http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Feb. 9 refused to dismiss claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and false advertising law asserted by nonprofit organizations against a poultry company, finding that the company's claims that its products are natural and contain no antibiotics could mislead consumers (Organic Consumers Association, et al. v. Sanderson Farms Inc., No. 17-cv-03592, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23713). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%202%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Refuses To Dismiss Class Claims Related To Clorox's Natural Labeling http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' OAKLAND, Calif. - A California federal judge on Feb. 6 refused to dismiss claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other causes of action asserted by consumers against The Clorox Co., finding that the company's "naturally derived" labeling could have deceived them into purchasing the products (Joseph Gregorio, et al. v. The Clorox Company, No. 17-cv-03824, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19542). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%203%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' California Court Finds Solar Energy Firm Did Not Need Contractor's License http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California court on Feb. 1 affirmed a trial court's dismissal of a purchaser's class action claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and another California law against a solar energy products company, finding that the company was not required to be a licensed contractor to complete its installations (Shawn Reed v. Sunrun Inc., No. B276862, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 2, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 743). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%204%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Allows UCL, CUTSA Claims Related To Audiology Technology To Proceed http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on Jan. 29 refused to dismiss claims for violations of the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA), California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims asserted by the inventor of a tele-audiology technology, who alleged that a California company and its German parent company copied her invention (Deborah M. Manchester, PH.D. v. Sivantos GMBH, et al., No. 2:17-CV-05309, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14108). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%205%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge Enjoins Hot Sauce Maker From Infringing On Trademarks http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California federal judge on Feb. 12 entered a default judgment on claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and trademark infringement asserted by a maker of hot sauce and granted a permanent injunction in its favor, enjoining another hot sauce maker from making or selling certain products containing similar marks (Tapatio Foods LLC v. Isaac Granados, No. 17-7532, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23618). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%206%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge Dismisses UCL, Fraud Cross-Claims Against Online Marketplace http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Feb. 6 granted an online marketplace host's motion to dismiss counterclaims asserted against it for violation of California's unfair competition law, breach of contract, fraud and other claims asserted by a user of the marketplace who allegedly failed to pay for or return inventory from the website, but granted the user leave to amend the claims to assert more specific factual allegations (Ouiby Inc. v. Idil Doguoglu Posey, et al., No. 17-cv-03847, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19502). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%207%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Finds UCL, Other Claims Related To Nine West's Price Tags Can Proceed http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - After finding that the question of whether a retailer's price tags on shoes are misleading is a question of fact not appropriate for a motion to dismiss, a California federal judge on Jan. 25 refused to dismiss a purchaser's claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other causes of action against it (Brittany Covell v. Nine West Holdings Inc., No. 3:17-cv-01371, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12437). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%208%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Court Compels UCL, Discrimination Claims Against Casino To Arbitration http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California appeals court on Jan. 22 affirmed a trial court's ruling granting a motion to compel and to dismiss in favor of a casino, finding that claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and discrimination asserted by a former employee, whose employment was rescinded before she began work, were subject to arbitration (Brittney Lee v. California Commerce Club Inc., No. B276171, Cal. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 7, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 444). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%209%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Refuses To Dismiss UCL, FAL Class Claims Related To Restaurant Surcharge http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - A California federal judge on Jan. 23 denied motions to remand and dismiss a class action filed by a consumer, who alleges that a surcharge added to a restaurant bill violates California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws, finding that the claims were based on factual allegations that were not before the court and that the amount in controversy exceeds the federal jurisdictional requirement (Kathleen Holt v. Noble House Hotels & Resorts Ltd., et al., No. 17cv2246, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10955). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2010%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' 9th Circuit Reverses Dismissal Of CCRA Claims Against Bank Of America http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 1 affirmed a district court's decision in favor of a bank on a borrower's claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims, but reversed the ruling on her claim for violation of the Consumer Credit Reporting Act (CCRA), finding that a triable issue of fact exists as to whether the bank's alleged misreporting of her credit information caused her to suffer damages and whether the bank had reasonable measures in place to ensure that incorrect information was not transmitted (Nahid Noori v. Bank of America N.A., No. 16-56082, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 2575). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2011%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Partially Grants Dismissal For Nationstar, Rejects UCL, HBOR claims http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2012%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Feb. 9 refused to dismiss a borrower's claims for breach of contract and negligence asserted by a borrower against a bank but found that the bank did not commit unlawful acts in violation California's unfair competition law (UCL) and that part of his claim for violation of the California Homeowners Bill of Rights (HBOR) also failed (Steve Johnson v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, No. 3:17-cv-03676, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22829). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2012%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Federal Judge Refuses To Exercise Jurisdiction Over UCL Contract Claims, Remands http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2013%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After finding that no federal claims remained against various lenders and property companies, a California federal judge on Jan. 22 remanded claims asserted by borrowers for breach of contract, fraud and violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) to a California state court (John Brooks, et al. v. FCI Lender Services Inc., No. 2:16-cv-02598, E.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9974). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2013%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Dismisses UCL Claim, Finds Lender Did Not Interfere With Sale http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2014%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN FRANCISCO - After finding that a former property owner's claim that a lender interfered with his private sale of a property by recording a notice of trustee's sale failed, a California federal judge on Jan. 30 dismissed his claim for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) for failure to state a claim (Moshen Khaziri v. Caliber Home Loans Inc., No. 17-cv-01639, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16308). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2014%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Finds Lender's Duty To Respond Was Not Triggered Under RESPA http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2015%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California federal judge on Jan. 11 granted a lender's motion to dismiss causes of action for violation of the unfair competition law (UCL), the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act (RESPA) and other claims, finding that a borrower's communications about the origination of her loan did not trigger the lender's duty to respond under RESPA (Susan Ann Feighery, et al. v. Ditech Financial LLC, No. 2:17-cv-01473, E.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5472). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2015%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Calif. Appeals Panel Reinstates Unruh, UCL Claims Over Tinder Age-Based Pricing http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2016%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A California appellate panel on Jan. 29 "swipe[d] left" and reversed a trial court's ruling for Tinder Inc., finding that the lower court erred when it ruled that the dating application company did not violate the Unruh Act or California's unfair competition law (UCL) by charging older users more for its premium service than younger users (Allan Candelore v. Tinder, Inc., No. B270172, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 3, 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 71). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2016%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Class Suit Accusing Hobby Lobby Of Fake Discounts Survives Dismissal http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2017%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN DIEGO - A California federal judge on Feb. 8 denied Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.'s motion to dismiss a class complaint accusing the retailer of creating false sale prices by using fictitious "marked" prices on its products (Christina Chase, et al. v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., et al., No. 17-881, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21165). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2017%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Refuses To Dismiss UCL, Contract Claims Against Geico http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2018%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN JOSE, Calif. - A California federal judge on Jan. 19 granted the majority of an insurer's motion for summary judgment as to claims for fraud and declaratory relief asserted against it by an insured who sought coverage for vehicle theft, but allowed part of his claim for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and breach of contract to proceed, finding that issues of triable fact exist as to whether the coverage claim was denied based solely on his inability to produce cell phone records that were not available (Christopher T. Monroe v. Geico General Insurance Company, No. 5:14-cv-05174, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9106). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2018%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Remands UCL, Other Claims Against Insurer To California Court http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2019%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - After finding that an insurance broker was not improperly joined in an action in which a moving company asserts claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other causes of action in relation to an insurer's refusal to defend it in an underlying lawsuit, a California federal judge on Feb. 8 remanded the case to state court and declined to consider dismissal of the action (Earl Wayne Pullen, dba Carole & Jan's Moving & Storage, v. TransGuard Insurance Company of America Inc., et al., No. 17-08631, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21177). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2019%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Judge Transfers Noninfringement, UCL Action Against Harley To Wisconsin http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2020%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' MILWAUKEE - A California federal judge on Jan. 11 transferred an aftermarket motorcycle part company's action in which it seeks a declaration of noninfringement and asserts a claim for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) against a motorcycle maker to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, noting that an underlying cease-and-desist letter originated in Wisconsin (Cobra Engineering Inc. v. H-D USA Llc, et al., No. 2:18cv71, E.D. Wis.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2020%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' NCAA Alleges Dealerships Violated UCL, Infringed On March Madness Mark http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2021%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on Jan. 26 sued the operators of vehicle dealerships in relation to the alleged use of its trademark, asserting causes of action for infringement and violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) (National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Ken Grody Management Inc., et al., No. 8:18-cv-00153, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2021%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Customer Alleges Airline Violated UCL By Misrepresenting Pricing http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2022%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' LOS ANGELES - A customer on Feb. 2 sued Spirit Airlines Inc. in a California federal court, alleging that it violated California's unfair competition law (UCL) and engaged in false advertising by misrepresenting that its products are the least expensive available (Nikki Giavasis v. Spirit Airlines, Inc., No. 2:18-cv-864, C.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2022%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Purchaser Asserts UCL, Other Claims Against Dealership In California Court http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2023%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SANTA ANA, Calif. - The purchaser of a vehicle that she alleges she was fraudulently induced into purchasing on Feb. 8 sued a dealership and its salesperson in a California state court, asserting claims for fraud and violations of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other California laws (Graciela Gutierrez-Gonzalez v. Tustin Import Auto Sales LLC, et al., No. 2018-00972305, Calif. Super., Orange Co.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2023%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' Google Sued For Fraudulent Mobile Data Service Billing Practices http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2024%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank' SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a Feb. 5 putative class complaint in California court, a Colorado man claims that Google North America Inc. violates California's unfair competition law (UCL), false advertising law (FAL) and Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) by billing its mobile service customers for data service obtained from other sources and providers (Gordon Beecher v. Google North America Inc., No. 5:18-cv-00753, N.D. Calif.). http://www.lexis.com/research/xlink?canceldest=form&keyenum=25271&keytnum=0&searchtype=get&search=16-6%20Mealey%27s%20Cal.%20Sec.%2017200%20Rep.%2024%20(2018)&view=full&ORIGINATION_CODE=00144 target='_blank'