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Wiley Rein LLP

Indiana Appellate Court Rejects Known Loss and Deemer Clause Defenses for the Second of Two Connected Class Actions Over Toxic...

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The Indiana Court of Appeals, applying Indiana law, affirmed a trial court decision finding coverage for attorneys’ fees related to defending the second of two Taiwanese class actions relating to the same underlying toxic...more

Bennett Jones LLP

What Class Action Settlement Costs Will A Defendant’s Insurer Cover? The Ontario Superior Court of Justice Provides Some Answers

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In Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance v Honda Canada, 2025 ONSC 2856, the Ontario Superior Court upheld an arbitral panel's conclusion that an umbrella insurance policy covered settled class counsel fees, but not...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Coverage Barred for Portion of Settlements for Long Term Care Insurer’s Alleged Misrepresentations to Policyholders that...

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In a case in which Wiley represented one of the insurers, the Delaware Superior Court, applying Virginia law, has held that an exclusion in professional liability policies issued to an insurance company barring coverage for...more

McCarter & English, LLP

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

Woodruff Sawyer

Looking Ahead to 2025: Navigating a Shifting D&O Insurance Landscape

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In a market known for volatility, public company D&O (directors & officers) insurance has certainly lived up to its reputation in recent years—pricing has been on a roller coaster, fluctuating between skyrocketing increases...more

Cozen O'Connor

Is there CGL Coverage for Cyber Breach Claims?

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The coverage dispute in Home Depot, Inc., et al v. Steadfast Insurance Company, et al. arises out of a 2014 data breach of millions of Home Depot’s customers’ payment information. As a result of the breach, the financial...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The Title Reporter — Summer 2022

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Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry •An appellate court in New York has ruled that an exclusion in a title insurance policy precluded coverage of a...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

“Unfair Trade Practices” Exclusion Does Not Extend to Consumer Protection Claims

Two phrases combined in a single exclusion—“alleging, arising out of, based upon or attributable to any violation of any law…” and “as respects… unfair trade practices” could inspire carriers to make trouble for policyholders...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Legal and Regulatory Developments - Business Interruption Insurance for COVID-19 Related Losses (Update)

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have significant economic consequences in the US, a key issue for insurers and businesses throughout the country will be whether all or a portion of losses may be covered by insurance....more

Carlton Fields

Are COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims Appropriate for a Coverage Class Action?

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Over the last few weeks, a tsunami of lawsuits has been filed in many states alleging a variety of issues related to the global COVID-19 pandemic....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

The Effect Of Coronavirus (COVID-19) On Directors And Officers (D&O) Insurance (UPDATED)

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Coronaviruses represent a large family of viruses that can cause respiratory illnesses. The 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China represented the first severe virus that resulted from a coronavirus,...more

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