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Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals Puts Teeth Into The "In Fact" Exclusions Of A D&O Policy

In Farkas v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, No. 12-1481, 2013 WL 1459248 (4th Cir. Apr 11, 2013), the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision that put teeth into the "in fact" exclusions of a...more

The Allianz FCPA Enforcement Action – What the Compliance Practitioner Needs to Know

Who is your favorite character from the Iliad? Is it Agamemnon the king who brings the Greek Armada to Troy for his brother’s honor; perhaps Ajax the mountain of a man who is the most loyal Greek warrior; how about Achilles...more

D.C. Circuit Affirms HHS Power to Disqualify Corporate Officials Convicted of Misdemeanors Under the "Responsible Corporate...

On July 27, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued the long-anticipated decision in Friedman v. Sebelius. Friedman addressed whether the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its...more

Pennsylvania Court Considers Coverage for Gerry Sandusky Under D&O Policy

In its recent decision in Federal Ins. Co. v. Sandusky, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76880 (M.D. Pa. June 4, 2012), the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania had occasion to consider whether a D&O...more

Rassegna Giurisprudenziale

Si riporta di seguito una breve rassegna dei provvedimenti maggiormente significativi emessi negli ultimi mesi in materia di responsabilità amministrativa degli enti ex D.Lsg. 231/2001. CORTE DI APPELLO DI BRESCIA –...more

Virginia Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment In Favor of D&O Insurer

In its recent decision in Farkas v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38696 (E.D. Va. Mar 21, 2012), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia had occasion to consider the...more

Insurance Industry Developments for Spring 2012

In This Issue: - The Reinsurance Industry Needs to Understand and Comply With the FCPA - Federal Health Care Reform and the Supreme Court...more

Looking For Fraud in all The Wrong Places By Gregory Naclerio

In the 1974 movie, Return of the Pink Panther, Inspector Jacques Clouseau interrogates a beggar playing an accordion in front of a bank. Clouseau informs the beggar that “City Ordinance 147-B prohibits the playing of any...more

Peple v Highgate LTC Management LLC

Criminal Liability for Understaffing

This is truly a "cautionary tale" about a Nursing Home that was held criminally liable for the acts of an employees. The Court held that a Limited Liability Company ("LLC") can be criminally liable and lose its license...more