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Sixth Circuit Affirms Decision Holding Specific Entity Exclusion Bars Coverage and Does Not Render Policy Illusory

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In a win for Wiley’s client, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision on summary judgment holding that a “specific entity exclusion” precluded coverage for an SEC...more

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Investment Advisory Firm’s Unlawful Copying and Distribution of Industry Publication to Firm Employees Not Covered by Professional...

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A California court recently held that an investment advisory firm’s losses stemming from its alleged copying and distribution of Oil Daily, an energy industry publication, to the firm’s advisers were not covered by investment...more

White and Williams LLP

ICO-Related Claims and Insurance Coverage: Questions You Should Be Asking

In this post, we provide a brief overview of initial coin offerings (ICOs), discuss certain recent enforcement actions involving ICOs and highlight potential coverage issues under management and professional liability...more

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Another Court Applies New York’s “Sufficient Factual Nexus” Test to Related Claims

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Claims-made insurance policies typically contain provisions providing that all “related claims” be treated as a single “claim,” deemed first made at the time the earliest of such claims was made. The related claims issue is...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insurance Recovery Law - June 2015 #3

No Policy? No Problem, The First Circuit Rules In A Coverage Dispute - Why it matters: This case addresses the standard for pleading a missing insurance policy where the alleged insured, a private educational...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insurance Recovery Law - May 2015

California Appellate Court: All Claims “Arising From” Ponzi Scheme Are Precluded - Why it matters: Concluding that any claims related to a Ponzi scheme—even if they involved different investors, investments, or...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Policyholder Observer

Encryption Flaw "Heartbleed" Creates Data Risk: How Insurance Can Stanch the Bleeding - In early April, news broke of an encryption flaw named “Heartbleed” that exposed companies to data breaches for over two and one...more

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