News & Analysis as of

Investigations Insurance Industry

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Better Late Than Never? Not So for Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Coverage

Directors and officers facing liability claims, including investigations and enforcement proceedings, must pay careful attention to the notice provisions of their directors’ and officers’ (D&O) liability coverage policies and...more

ArentFox Schiff

Supreme Court Rules in NRA v. Vullo: Landmark Decision Upholds First Amendment Rights

ArentFox Schiff on

On May 30, the US Supreme Court, in National Rifle Ass’n of Am. v. Vullo, 602 US __ (2024), unanimously held that the National Rifle Association (NRA) plausibly alleged in a complaint that it filed in federal court that...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Title Insurance or Not, Don’t Dismiss the Value of Title Search

DarrowEverett LLP on

For those of you who question whether an owner’s policy of title insurance is a waste of money, please remember that examining title is still an essential component of due diligence investigations. Real estate investments are...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Financial Services Insurance in an Era of Regulatory Risk

Woodruff Sawyer on

These folks often go through some version of the Kubler-Ross stages of grief, including denial (“The SEC must be confused!”), anger (“This is an abuse of power!”), bargaining (“With this one weird trick, we can convince the...more

A&O Shearman

FAQs: UK FCA consults on plans to publicise investigations and amend its Enforcement Guide

A&O Shearman on

By now, you may have heard that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on changes to its approach to publicising enforcement investigations, as well as other changes to its Enforcement Guide. If they come into...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

What to Expect in a Florida Boating Accident Case

When you go out for a day on the water, the last thing you expect is to end the day dealing with the aftermath of a boating accident. But, these accidents happen far more often than they should, and many boat captains and...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Proving Liability After a Florida Boating Accident

Proving liability after a boating accident is critical when seeking just compensation for your losses. To file a claim, you need to know who (or what company) is responsible—and you need to be able to prove it to the...more

J.S. Held

Valuing Out of Sight Inventory Losses

J.S. Held on

Introduction: The Importance of Accurate Inventory Valuation - Inventory valuation is often necessary for the purposes of evaluating and determining damages. Such damages could arise from a multitude of factors such as...more

Woodruff Sawyer

SEC Investigations and D&O Insurance Coverage

Woodruff Sawyer on

In my last post, I explained why a full-blown Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation often results in legal fees and expenses that run well into seven or eight figures. (Again, this is just for legal costs at...more

Segal McCambridge

The Importance of Post-Accident Investigations

Segal McCambridge on

From accident to trial, few moments matter more than the decisions and investigations made immediately following a motor vehicle accident. Indeed, a post-accident investigation and rapid response will strongly dictate a...more

Goldberg Segalla

Florida Practice Tip: Using the 120-Day Pay and Investigate Rule to Your Advantage

Goldberg Segalla on

Key Takeaways - Florida law requires an insurance company to accept or deny a workers’ compensation claim after they are reported within 14 days after an accident, or a Petition for Benefits is filed. The 120-day pay and...more

Cozen O'Connor

Whirlpool Fined $11.5M for Failing to Notify of Faulty Cooktops

Cozen O'Connor on

In a unanimous vote, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a settlement with Whirlpool Corp., which requires Whirlpool to pay $11.5 million in civil penalties for allegedly ignoring reports from...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

"An Ounce of Prevention"...How to Reduce the Risk of Litigation and Enforcement Proceedings

Seward & Kissel LLP on

To paraphrase what Ben Franklin may have been alluding to nearly 300 years ago in his famous quote, often the best approach when it comes to reducing the risk of litigation and government enforcement proceedings is to take...more

J.S. Held

What Is a Car Black Box? 5 Things You Should Know

J.S. Held on

Forensic engineering and accident investigation is a diverse and comprehensive field that involves the examination and analysis of both physical and electronic evidence. An integral part of the accident investigation process...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Closing Up the SPAC Shop: Insurance Consequences and Opportunities for Liquidating SPACs

In 2020 and 2021, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) were all the rage. A SPAC is a “blank check company,” publicly traded, and organized for the purpose of merging with a private company. It’s a mechanism for a...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Kentucky Supreme Court Holds Prior Notice Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage for Claims Related to Investigation Noticed and Accepted...

Wiley Rein LLP on

Applying Kentucky law, the Kentucky Supreme Court has held that a prior notice exclusion did not bar coverage for a claim related to a government investigation noticed and accepted by a prior insurer because the insurers were...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Delaware Federal Court: No Coverage Under D&O Policy For Claims Based On Acts Alleged To Have Occurred Prior To Insured Entity’s...

Wiley Rein LLP on

Applying Delaware Law, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware has held that there is no coverage for acts undertaken by an insured’s directors and officers that occurred prior to the formation of the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Court Declines to Dismiss Coverage Litigation Based on Potential Applicability of Prior Notice Exclusion

Wiley Rein LLP on

The United States District Court for the District of Delaware has held that, where the matters at issue in securities litigation and attendant claims plausibly did not “arise out of” the matters underlying a notice of...more

Cozen O'Connor

Tennessee Wildfires of March 30 and 31, 2022

Cozen O'Connor on

Wildfires swept across eastern Tennessee on March 30 and 31, 2022, causing destruction of thousands of acres of land and damaging hundreds of structures, with the heaviest damage occurring in Sevier County. As of April 5, the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

In the Know: The Lowenstein Insurance Recovery Group’s Tip of the Month - October 2021

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on

A recent coverage case from Illinois is a helpful reminder to policyholders that they should not take no for an answer when insurers deny a claim based on uninsurability, restitution, disgorgement, or fraud. In fact, those...more

Carlton Fields

New York Federal Court Rejects Argument That SEC Investigation Constitutes a “Securities Claim” Under D&O Policies

Carlton Fields on

Recent Delaware decisions reveal a trend of insureds seeking to expand the definition of “Securities Claims” in their D&O policies, and Delaware courts refusing to do so. You can read our discussion on those rulings here and...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New York Insurance Coverage Law Update - April 2021

Rivkin Radler LLP on

Kenneth Jacobson was injured on a construction site, and he sued the owner of the premises and the general contractor (“GC”). The owner and GC filed a third-party action for contribution against a subcontractor insured by...more

Wiley Rein LLP

SEC Investigation of Company Not a “Claim” or “Securities Claim”

Wiley Rein LLP on

Applying New York law, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has held that an SEC investigation of the insured company did not constitute a “Securities Claim,” where the term expressly...more

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,...

Hiding in Plain Sight: Obtaining Insurance Coverage in White Collar Criminal Investigations and Complex Civil Litigation

An attorney is outside counsel to a midsized, closely held corporation. The attorney reports to a group of officers and directors. The client was just served at corporate headquarters with a grand jury subpoena in connection...more

McGlinchey Stafford

The Bullet Point: An Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin: Do I Have An Enforceable Contract?

McGlinchey Stafford on

Contract Interpretation McCruter v. Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co., 11th Dist. Lake No. 2019-L-167, 2021-Ohio-472- In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part the lower court’s...more

36 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide