The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, applying New York law, affirmed a trial court’s denial of a preliminary injunction seeking to require a D&O insurer to defend a professional manager hired to oversee...more
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, applying New York law, has held that one Insured cannot use consent and cooperation provisions in a D&O insurance policy to block coverage for another...more
In a win for Wiley’s client, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division affirmed a trial court’s determination that New York Insurance Law Section 3426’s prohibition on coverage reductions in renewal policies where notice...more
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, applying Ohio law, has held that a D&O insurer had a duty to defend a wrongful death lawsuit against its insured because of a “discrepancy” between the...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, applying Kentucky law, upheld a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of a coal company’s D&O insurer because a pollution exclusion applied to a claim...more
In a much-watched case, the Delaware Supreme Court has held that Delaware law governs a dispute regarding insurance coverage for a federal securities class action under D&O policies issued in California to a California...more