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Tenth Circuit Deems D&O Policy Ambiguous Based on Interplay of Coverage Grant with Managed Care Exclusion

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, applying Kansas law, has held that a D&O insurer was obligated to reimburse defense costs where a policy expressly covered antitrust claims but excluded coverage for...more

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NY Federal Court Finds “Insured v. Insured” Exclusion in D&O Policy Trumps General Allocation Clause

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On December 9, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York considered whether an “insured v. insured” (IvI) exclusion applied to bar coverage for an underlying lawsuit brought against insureds under a...more

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Seventh Circuit Decision Sends Warning to "Claims Made" D&O Insurance Policyholders

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Hanover Ins. Co. v. R.W. Dunteman Co., 2022 WL 13769371, --- F.4th --- (7th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022), recently interpreted Illinois law on the aggregation provisions in a claims...more

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Ninth Circuit Rejects Insurer's Attempt to Apply D&O Policy's "Insured vs. Insured" Exclusion to Defeat Coverage

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The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a lower court's ruling that a Directors and Officers Liability ("D&O") insurer had a duty to defend against a lawsuit brought by investors in an insured's commercial development project. In...more

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Federal Court Rejects Application of D&O Policy's "Bump-Up" Exclusion to Merger Litigation

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Directors and Officers Liability ("D&O") insurers often attempt to rely on so-called "bump-up" exclusions in their policies as a categorical bar to the indemnification of claims arising from mergers and acquisitions entered...more

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Court Declines to Recognize Scrivener’s Errors in D&O Policy’s Capacity Exclusion

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, applying Georgia law, has declined to recognize certain punctuation and spacing errors in the capacity exclusion of a directors and officers liability...more

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In Verizon Decision Careful Review of Insurance Policies Expands Coverage

In Verizon Communications Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. the Delaware Superior Court ruled that Verizon was entitled to a defense under its D&O policy for fraudulent transfer claims. Although the...more

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Extending Liability Coverage By Providing Notice of Circumstances

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Litigation concerning COVID-19 has already begun. A number of lawsuits have been filed against cruise lines alleging that they were negligent by operating with infected passengers and crew members and failing to screen...more

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Is Your “Securities Claim” Actually Covered Under Your D&O Policy? A Review of In Re Verizon Insurance Coverage Appeals

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The question of what constitutes a “securities claim” in the context of public company D&O policies is often debated in insurance coverage disputes, and the answer to this question can have significant effects on the scope of...more

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

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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

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Delaware Court Adopts Pillsbury’s Theories on Novel D&O Insurance Issues (Part 2)

Previously, we reported an important ruling of first impression by the Delaware Superior Court that a shareholder appraisal action against Pillsbury’s client Solera Holdings Inc. was a “Securities Claim” under Solera’s...more

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XL’s injunction not “sneaky” in support of arbitration clause in UK D&O Policy

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In XL v Little (May 2019), the Commercial Court granted a final anti-suit injunction to prevent Mr Little, a US individual, from bringing his D&O claim in New York in breach of the insurance policy’s London arbitration...more

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

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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

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Beware of Prior Act Exclusions and Retroactive Dates When Procuring or Renewing Coverage

An 11th Circuit decision issued earlier this year serves as a reminder of the importance of carefully evaluating time-based exclusions and retroactive dates when procuring or renewing coverage. Liability policies such as...more

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Who is an Insured and What is a Claim? Circuit Courts Offer Guidance in Applying the “Insured vs. Insured” Exclusion in D&O...

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Typical directors and officers (“D&O”) liability policies exclude from coverage claims brought by one of the company’s directors or officers against another, or between the company and any of its directors or officers. The...more

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Ninth Circuit to Decide Key TCPA Insurance Issue

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard oral argument in Los Angeles Lakers, Inc. v. Federal Insurance Company, a case raising the issue of whether an exclusion for invasion of privacy claims in a directors and...more

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