By John Berringer and Jill Averett, Reed Smith, LLP On March 15, 2010, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, PENDERGEST-HOLT V. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS’ AT LLOYD’S OF LONDON , 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 5384 (5 th Cir. Tex. Mar...
New Appleman Premium Online Checklists - § 37.03 CHECKLIST: EVALUATING COVERAGE CLAIMS UNDER DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' (D&O) INSURANCE POLICIES , is one of the 200 coverage checklists in New Appleman Premium Online Checklists. This online checklist provides step by step guidance to help...
HOUSTON -- (Mealey's) Insurers have proven that their policies' money laundering exclusion precludes coverage for directors and officers insureds' defense costs in underlying criminal and SEC litigation involving the alleged Stanford Ponzi scheme, a Texas federal judge held Oct. 13, granting...
Dan A. Bailey and Timothy W. Burns This chapter begins by discussing the enormous success of directors and officers ("D&O") insurance in protecting the personal assets of directors and officers and particularly outside corporate directors. As Section 26.01 explains, despite thousands...
The newest release of New Appleman New York Insurance Law is available on lexis.com as of June 23, 2011. The release contains updates to reflect recent case law and interpretations issued by the Department of Insurance and the Office of General Counsel, as well as recent statutory and regulatory amendments...
By Raymond L. Sweigart and Rene L. Siemens, Partners, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Section 7 of the UK Bribery Act that came into force on 1 July establishes a strict liability corporate offense for failure to prevent bribery. The only defence recognized in the Act is where an affected commercial...
In its recent decision in Clark v. Travelers Cas. Ins. Co. of America, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114877 {subscribers can access an enhanced version of this opinion: lexis.com | Lexis Advance ] (C.D. Cal.), the United States District Court for the Central District of California had occasion to consider when...