In a pro-policyholder ruling, the North Carolina Supreme Court recently held that a homeowner’s claims against an insurance agent for negligence and gross negligence, seeking punitive damages, survived a motion to dismiss...more
Last night, in a move with wide-ranging implications for American companies doing business abroad, President Trump issued an executive order (Order) temporarily halting enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)....more
Notable litigation filed during November 2023 includes: (1) BB & MB WDF, LLC v. Seare, et al.; (2) Day v. Heppner, et al.; (3) Scura v. Heppner, et al.; and (4) Commodity Futures Trading Comm’n v. Young, et al....more
When seeking insurance coverage for “long-tail” mass tort and environmental claims that involve alleged exposures and injuries spanning multiple years, businesses often look to their occurrence-based commercial general...more