Insurance Litigation, Appeals, D&O Insurance

Prior Demand for Books and Records Unrelated to Subsequent Arbitration Brought by Same Claimants

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/12/2025

Applying Illinois state law, the Appellate Court of Illinois has held that two lawsuits against insureds did not allege Related Wrongful Acts sufficient to render the two lawsuits a single, related claim under the D&O...more

2nd Circuit Refuses to Enforce Insurance Policy’s Arbitration Provision

Rivkin Radler LLP on 4/30/2025

A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision refused an attempt to expand the scope of an insurance policy’s arbitration provision, creating the need for extra caution when interpreting policies. In Ehrenberg v. Allied...more

Look No Further Than the Insuring Clause: Ill-Gotten Gains Do Not Constitute Covered “Loss”

Carlton Fields on 11/19/2019

On August 26, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, applying Florida Law, held that ill-gotten gains do not constitute covered “loss” within the meaning of a D&O policy. In Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. v. Sabal...more

Federal Appeals Court Punishes Policyholder for Giving Too Much Notice

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog on 8/21/2019

When a company receives a claim or lawsuit, it is critical to provide timely notice to its insurers. But when the claim is first made, sufficient facts may not yet be known to indicate which policy will respond. Many policies...more

Beware Of The Warranty – Second Circuit Relies On Terms Of Warranty, Not Policy, To Make Coverage Determination

Carlton Fields on 1/21/2019

Can the terms of a warranty impact the scope of coverage provided by an insurance policy even if the policy does not explicitly incorporate the terms of the warranty? The answer to this question appears to be yes, at least...more

Professional Services Exclusion Precludes Coverage for False Claims Act Suit

Carlton Fields on 8/6/2018

It is not unusual for a directors and officers liability policy to have an exclusion for professional services. A such, a question often arises regarding whether the claimed wrongful conduct involved the rendering or failure...more

Criminal Conviction Of De Facto Officer Does Not Preclude D&O Coverage

Allen Matkins on 4/10/2017

After a two week trial in 2013, a jury convicted Mitchell J. Stein, a lawyer, of mail, wire, and securities fraud based on evidence that he fabricated press releases and purchase orders to inflate the stock price of his...more

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