Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy introduced legislation to eliminate the federal antitrust exemption for health insurance and medical malpractice insurance companies.
Antitrust
Half- day Insurance and Reinsurance Seminars
EAPD is delighted to announce that it will again this year host a half-day insurance seminar which will be repeated in Bermuda, New York and Boston. …
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Half-day CLE Insurance & Reinsurance Seminars – June 2009
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge is delighted to announce that it will again this year host a half-day seminar which will be repeated in Bermuda, New York and Boston. …
Federal Court Grants Receiver’s Motion to Remand Under the McCarran-Ferguson Act’s Reverse Preemption Doctrine
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Court Dismisses Third Party Action in Favor of Arbitration
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Court Approves Marsh’s $69 Million Settlement in Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Class Actions
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Intel Commences Action Against Its Insurer for Coverage of Antitrust Litigation Under “Advertising Liability” Provision of Policy
On January 23, 2009, Intel Corp. filed suit against American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company (“AGLI”), in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that AGLI owes a duty to defend Intel in its antitrust litigation with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (“AMD”). …
Illinois Federal Court Dismisses Antitrust Suit Brought by Institutional Pharmacy Against Insurer
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U.S. Bond Insurer Clears an Antitrust Hurdle in Acquisition of U.S. Bond Insurance Unit of Belgian Lender
Reuters reports that bond insurer Assured Guaranty Ltd.’s proposed acquisition of Belgian lender Dexia’s U.S. bond insurance unit cleared an antitrust hurdle with the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. …
UK: Meaning of Accident Slips into the Court of Appeal – Barclay v. British Airways
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