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		<title>With Debts Of $ 493.2M, Charter Airline For U.S. Military Files For Chapter 11</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BROOKLYN, NY &#8211; 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.). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2nd Circuit: Forum State&#8217;s Limitations Period, Borrowing Statute Apply</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &#8211; In an action for benefits under Section 502 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the forum state&#8217;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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7th Circuit Rules For Abbott On Former Employees&#8217; ERISA Interference Claims</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO &#8211; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Louisiana Supreme Court Grants Appeal Of Medical Malpractice Lawsuit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS &#8211; The Louisiana Supreme Court on Feb. 3 agreed to hear an insurer&#8217;s appeal of an appeals court&#8217;s finding that a lower court abused its discretion in denying claimants&#8217; motion for a new trial in their medical malpractice lawsuit against the insurer and its doctor insured (Alfred Dupree, et al. v. Louisiana Medical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals Panel Upholds Use Of Pro-Rata Approach In Lead Coverage Suit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE &#8211; 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&#8217;s property because the insurer can be liable only for the time that it insured the property owner, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Please Note: this RSS feed is changing at 8:30am EST, on February 8, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mealey&#8217;s is changing the name of this RSS feed on February 8, 2012 to &#8216;Mealey&#8217;s Daily News Service&#8217;. The feed URL to subscribe to will also be changing to &#8216;http://lexisnexis.com/mealeys/rss/mealeysdailynews.xml&#8217;. Please use this URL to re-subscribe to the feed, or you can visit &#8216;http://www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys/RSSFeeds.aspx&#8217; after 8:30am EST, on February 8, 2012 where there will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JPMorgan Agrees To Pay Nearly $ 700M To Settle Claims With Lehman Brothers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &#8211; JPMorgan Chase Bank NA on Feb. 1 agreed to pay nearly $ 700 million to bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LBHI) that JPMorgan had been previously paid for &#8220;purportedly secured claims against LBHI on the basis that, as &#8216;affiliates&#8217; of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., their claims were guaranteed by LBHI&#8221; under a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jury: Insured Incurred $ 4M In Covered Hurricane Wilma Damages Under Excess Policy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. &#8211; A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Jan. 30 found that a Florida property manager insured incurred $ 4 million in covered losses from Hurricane Wilma, rendering a verdict against the excess insurer following a 10-day trial (Banta Properties Inc. v. Arch Specialty Insurance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$ 9.35B Judgment Against Al Qaeda In Favor Of Insurers Certified As Final</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &#8211; A New York federal judge on Jan. 25 entered a final judgment of $ 9,351,247,965.99 against Al Qaeda and in favor of 23 insurers after adopting a magistrate judge&#8217;s finding that the insurers are entitled to treble damages under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) for any claims that they reasonably paid to insureds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9th Circuit Says Insurers Have Standing To Object To Thorpe&#8217;s Confirmed Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &#8211; Because Thorpe Insulation Co.&#8217;s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization could harm insurance companies, the plan is not &#8220;insurance neutral&#8221; and, therefore, the insurers have standing to object to it, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Jan. 24 in reversing approval of the plan and remanding the case so the insurers&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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