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Video Presentations from the Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage conference

Raffa on Lost Profits from Oil Spill Economist Frederick A. Raffa, Ph.D, of Raffa Consulting Economists spoke during HB Litigation Conference’s "Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage" conference held June 24-25, 2010 in...

Published Sat, Jul 10 2010 11:35 AM by HB Litigation Conferences

Filed under: environmental cleanup, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, Environmental Disaster, BP, Oil Pollution Act, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, shrimp harvest, fishing, beach, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, damages, Clean Water Act, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, Gulf Oil spill, shareholders derivative action, charter fishing, economic loss, pollution insurance, environmental liability, financial loss, environmental contamination, property insurance, Dispersant, pollution coverage, mass disaster, Transocean, world’s worst oil spills, property and casualty insurance, trigger of coverage, Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, litigation video, mass torts, pollution, offshore drilling, deep-water oil wells
LexisNexis® Community Podcast - DicksteinShapiro LLP Partner Selena J. Linde Examines Gulf Oil Spill Insurance Coverage Issues

On this edition, Selena J. Linde outlines various insurance coverage issues as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. She discusses who the various claimants are, the types of policies implicated, potential defenses to coverage, notice provisions and...

Published Tue, Jun 29 2010 12:25 PM by bettytmorris@yahoodotcom

Filed under: clean water, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Deepwater Horizon, BP, Oil Pollution Act, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, shareholders derivative action, pollution insurance, Dispersant, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance, trigger of coverage
Thoughts from the HB Litigation Conference on the BP Oil Spill, Developing Legal and Insurance Issues

By John L. Watkins, Shareholder, Chorey, Taylor & Feil Last week, courtesy of my friends at LEXIS, I attended the HB Litigation Conference in Atlanta on litigation and insurance coverage issues arising from the BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of...

Published Mon, Jun 28 2010 4:12 PM by John L. Watkins

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, BP, Oil Pollution Act, pollution exclusion, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, Gulf Oil spill, shareholders derivative action, economic loss, pollution insurance, environmental liability, catastrophe, Dispersant, pollution coverage, world’s worst oil spills, property and casualty insurance, trigger of coverage, commercial insurance, Directors & Officers Liability Insurance
Deepwater Horizon Explosion and BP Oil Spill Create Insurance Issues for Local Businesses and Municipalities

By Selena Linde, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP An explosion at the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010 left eleven workers dead. Each day since the explosion occurred, approximately 210,000 gallons of oil have...

Published Thu, Jun 24 2010 5:17 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Deepwater Horizon, BP, insurance claims, shrimp harvest, fishermen, fishing, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, Oil Pollution Act of 1990, charter fishing, economic loss, pollution insurance, environmental liability, catastrophe, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance, mass disaster, Transocean, world’s worst oil spills, Gulf Coast fishing, natural disasters
True Impact of Gulf Oil Spill Insurance Claims to be Extensive and Impact Multiple Insurance Lines of Business

By Marc Lanzkowsky, Founder and Principal, Lanzko Consulting, Inc. As the losses in the gulf continue to rise, the true claims impact has yet to unfold I don’t think the insurance industry has felt the true brunt of the horrific events of the April...

Published Fri, Jun 18 2010 8:58 AM by Marc Lanzkowsky

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Deepwater Horizon, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, shareholders derivative action, economic loss, pollution insurance, environmental liability, catastrophe, financial loss, property insurance, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Cozen O’Connor’s Chris Kende Talks to HB’s Vivi Gorman about Deepwater Horizon and OPA, Oil Litigation, Insurance Coverage & Key Maritime Precedent

Chris Kende Talks to HB’s Vivi Gorman about OPA, Oil Litigation, Insurance Coverage & Key Maritime Precedent. Following the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), which provides for strict liability...

Published Tue, Jun 8 2010 6:30 PM by HB Litigation Conferences

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, hazardous waste, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, Environmental Disaster, BP, Oil Pollution Act, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, shrimp harvest, fishermen, fishing, beach, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, personal injury, damages, Clean Water Act, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, charter fishing, economic loss, pollution insurance, environmental liability, catastrophe, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance, mass disaster
Videocasts about Insurance Claims & Coverage from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Featuring Dickstein Shapiro LLP's Selena Linde: Part 1

What types of insurance claims might we see from the oil spill? Will they go beyond the Gulf states? What types of policies might be implicated? Watch a video of Selena Linde, partner and insurance coverage deputy practice leader at Dickstein Shapiro...

Published Mon, Jun 7 2010 10:56 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Part 2 - Insurance Coverage and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - Featuring Selena Linde, Partner at Dickstein Shapiro

Would cleanup of oil and tar balls or preventing contamination be covered? A “special coverages” section of a property insurance policy typically covers cleanup measures and other steps taken to preserve property. Watch a video of Selena Linde...

Published Mon, Jun 7 2010 10:54 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Part 3 - Dickstein Shapiro's Selena Linde on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

What losses would fall under contingent business interruption coverage? Certain scenarios will allow a business or municipality to recover business losses under an insurance policy. Watch a video of Dickstein Shapiro LLP’s Selena Linde talk about...

Published Mon, Jun 7 2010 10:52 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Dickstein Shapiro LLP on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Part 4

How could insurance help if access to property is affected? Civil authority coverage could provide recovery to businesses and municipalities that are unable to access property, according to Selena Linde, insurance coverage attorney at Dickstein Shapiro...

Published Mon, Jun 7 2010 10:50 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Selena Linde on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Part 5

Would insurance pay for substituting supplies or relocating events? If a trade show or convention in the Gulf Coast region is forced to relocate or a business must obtain goods from another supplier due to the Gulf oil spill, a specific section of an...

Published Mon, Jun 7 2010 10:49 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Selena Linde of Dickstein Shapiro on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Part 6

When should a business or municipality notify the insurer? Watch a video of Selena Linde, partner and insurance coverage deputy practice leader at Dickstein Shapiro LLP in Washington, D.C., explain what a valuable asset insurance policies can be for businesses...

Published Mon, Jun 7 2010 10:44 AM by Selena Linde

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, BP, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, physical hazards, oil rig explosion, damages, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, EPA, directors & officers, Gulf Oil spill, economic loss, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability, financial loss, toxic tort, environmental contamination, property insurance, additional insured, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Transocean Excess Insurers Seek Declaratory Judgment that No Coverage for BP's Additional Insured Pollution Claims

HOUSTON – (Mealey’s) Transocean Ltd.’s excess insurers filed a complaint for declaratory judgment Friday in a Texas federal court, seeking a ruling that no additional insured coverage is owed to BP plc. with respect to pollution claims...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 11:37 AM by Gina Cappello

Filed under: environmental cleanup, oil pollution, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, Insurance Claim, Deepwater Horizon, Environmental Disaster, BP, Oil Pollution Act, pollution exclusion, beach, Environmental Claims, Gulf Oil spill, pollution insurance, environmental liability, catastrophe, financial loss, additional insured, declaratory judgment, pollution coverage, excess insurance
Cessna on Insurance Ramifications of the BP - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Environmental Disaster

By Michael Cessna, Of Counsel, Lathrop & Gage LLP The potential financial impact of the April 20, 2010 explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico may well eclipse the financial impact of the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, which...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 9:02 AM by Michael Cessna

Filed under: environmental cleanup, Oil spill, insurance exclusions, insurance coverage, business interruption, environmental insurance, BP Oil, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, class action, Environmental Disaster, insurance claims, pollution exclusion, shrimp harvest, fishermen, fishing, irreparable harm, lawsuit, litigation, oil rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico, damages, Clean Water Act, reinsurance, Environmental Claims, Catastrophic Loss, Gulf Oil spill, charter fishing, economic loss, class actions, pollution insurance, Oil Pollution Liability Act, environmental liability

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Video Presentations from the Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Coverage conference

LexisNexis® Community Podcast - DicksteinShapiro LLP Partner Selena J. Linde Examines Gulf Oil Spill Insurance Coverage Issues

Thoughts from the HB Litigation Conference on the BP Oil Spill, Developing Legal and Insurance Issues

Deepwater Horizon Explosion and BP Oil Spill Create Insurance Issues for Local Businesses and Municipalities

True Impact of Gulf Oil Spill Insurance Claims to be Extensive and Impact Multiple Insurance Lines of Business

Cozen O’Connor’s Chris Kende Talks to HB’s Vivi Gorman about Deepwater Horizon and OPA, Oil Litigation, Insurance Coverage & Key Maritime Precedent

Videocasts about Insurance Claims & Coverage from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Featuring Dickstein Shapiro LLP's Selena Linde: Part 1

Part 2 - Insurance Coverage and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - Featuring Selena Linde, Partner at Dickstein Shapiro

Part 3 - Dickstein Shapiro's Selena Linde on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Dickstein Shapiro LLP on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Part 4

Selena Linde on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Part 5

Selena Linde of Dickstein Shapiro on Insurance Coverage & the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Part 6

Transocean Excess Insurers Seek Declaratory Judgment that No Coverage for BP's Additional Insured Pollution Claims

Cessna on Insurance Ramifications of the BP - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Environmental Disaster