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SEC Tolling Request Not a Securities Claim Against Insured Company Under D&O Policy

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A Delaware Superior Court, applying Delaware law, has held that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) request to toll the statute of limitations did not constitute a “Securities Claim” under a D&O...more

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Delaware Department of Insurance Launches Exams of Third Party Administrators

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Key Takeaways - The Delaware Department of Insurance (Department) is conducting targeted market conduct exams of Third Party Administrators (TPAs) for compliance with state insurance laws and regulations....more

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March 2025 Insurance Update

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In this month’s update, we discuss cases involving related wrongful acts, wildfires, concealment of a weapon, concealment of climate risks, and road rage. We begin in Delaware, where the state’s high court determines...more

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Supreme Court of Delaware Reverses Lower Court’s Ruling, Clarifies “Relatedness” Standard

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The Supreme Court of Delaware, applying Delaware’s “meaningful linkage” standard, has held that wrongful acts alleged in a securities class action were meaningfully linked to wrongful acts alleged by the SEC, such that the...more

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Delaware Court Holds Settlement of Underlying Securities Litigation Is Covered Under D&O Policy, Rejecting Insurers’ Assertion of...

A Delaware court recently found for the policyholders in determining that a directors and officers (D&O) liability policy covered the settlement of an underlying action alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of...more

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Delaware Superior Court Holds That Bump-Up Exclusion In D&O Insurance Does Not Apply To Securities Claims Arising Out Of An M&A...

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On January 3, 2025, Judge Paul R. Wallace of the Superior Court for the State of Delaware granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in a directors and officers (“D&O”) insurance denial case against. Harman Int’l Indus....more

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Insurers’ Counterclaims Based on Interrelated Wrongful Acts and Pending and Prior Litigation Exclusions Survive Motion to Dismiss

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The Delaware Superior Court, applying Delaware law, has held that a group of D&O insurers’ counterclaims and affirmative defenses based on their policies’ interrelated wrongful acts provisions and pending and prior litigation...more

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[Webinar] Understanding Automobile and Property Subrogation in Delaware - January 12th, 1:00 pm ET

Join Weber Gallagher Partners Travis McElhaney, Kristen Swift, and Krista Shevlin for a webinar discussing automobile and property subrogation in the State of Delaware. The webinar will compare common law and contractual...more

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Delaware Federal Court Clarifies No Coverage Available for Director and Officer Sued in Capacity as Controlling Stockholder

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The United States District Court for the District of Delaware, applying Delaware law, has held that, because coverage was not available under a directors and officers liability policy for a claim against a director and...more

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