Amy Stewart – Amy Stewart PC

Ruling in Stanford Financial D&O Coverage Litigation :: October 13, 2010. Following a four-day hearing in late August, federal district court judge Nancy Atlas ruled that the D&O insurers for R. Allen Stanford and two other…more

This recent article analyzes the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' March 2010 opinion in the insurance coverage litigation initiated by several former directors and officers of the Stanford Financial Group seeking a judicial…more

My mid-career decision to launch my own firm, a boutique insurance coverage practice…more

Presentation analyzes the myriad of ethical issues that arise in the tripartite relationship -- the relationship between and among the insurer, the insured and defense counsel -- when the insurer has undertaken the insured's…more

Southern District of Texas judge orders Stanford insurer to pay criminal defense costs. (Also of interest, court applies eight-corners rule although insurer does not have duty to defend.)…more

In Trinity Universal Ins. Co. v. Employers Mutual, the Fifth Circuit recently confronted the issue of whether the Texas Supreme Court's holding in Mid-Continent v. Liberty Mutual applies to an insurer's duty to defend an…more

This March 2009 presentation provides a brief overview of the Supreme Court's decision in Met Life v. Glenn (128 S. Ct. 2343 (2008)), along with an analysis of issues developing in post-Glenn jurisprudence. In Glenn, the…more

April 2008 overview of the law applicable to an insurer's duty to defend in Texas, with emphasis on recent decisions (PowerPoint presentation)…more

April 2008 overview of the law applicable to an insurer's duty to defend in Texas, with emphasis on recent developments…more