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In a market known for volatility, public company D&O (directors & officers) insurance has certainly lived up to its reputation in recent years—pricing has been on a roller coaster, fluctuating between skyrocketing increases...more
Ending a putative class action, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit examined policy language and two statutes to hold that an insurer does not owe sales tax on top of an actual cash value payment. The...more
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The coverage dispute in Home Depot, Inc., et al v. Steadfast Insurance Company, et al. arises out of a 2014 data breach of millions of Home Depot’s customers’ payment information. As a result of the breach, the financial...more
The close of 2023 solidified trends in established class action theories and provided a glimpse of new theories to come. In the auto total loss valuation sphere, one that has seen a lot of action for many years,...more
Insurance and reinsurance companies engaged in complex disputes need counsel who understand the impact of litigation on their bottom line. Shook, Hardy & Bacon insurance attorneys have earned a reputation as one of the...more
In Vizio Inc. v. Arch Insurance Co., a case stemming from a class action settlement, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals clarified several areas of California law involving the interaction of primary and excess insurance...more
The insured, a jewelry business, filed a coverage action against Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, which denied coverage to the insured under a policy purchased for the insured’s jewelry. The insured’s complaint...more
This presentation will offer insight and strategies against emerging insurance class action claims in California involving a variety of topics, including total loss auto claims, wildfire smoke and Covid-19 claims, and...more
This robust report summarizes two quarters of activity in property and casualty claims class actions. Much has occurred in class actions asserting traditional theories, like labor depreciation and total loss claims, but also...more
Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry •An appellate court in New York has ruled that an exclusion in a title insurance policy precluded coverage of a...more
Cases in our April Insurance Update address several questions: •Are costs incurred to comply with a subpoena covered? •What must an insured show to rebut the presumption of prejudice in a late notice situation? •What...more
Ransomware attacks continue to challenge U.S. companies, with cybercriminals now routinely extorting companies for multimillion-dollar payouts. A company that experiences an attack will likely seek coverage under its cyber...more
Property and casualty class action activity has continued at a fast clip so far this year. More of the same claims – total loss, tag, tax and title, labor depreciation, diminished value, and medical payments – all garnered...more
Courts universally favor insureds in coverage disputes with insurance companies. After all, insurance companies are big, they hire lawyers and they write the policies that control coverage....more
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! Our spring edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2021. In this edition, the courts are beginning to split on COVID-19 cases, privacy litigants can’t...more
Two phrases combined in a single exclusion—“alleging, arising out of, based upon or attributable to any violation of any law…” and “as respects… unfair trade practices” could inspire carriers to make trouble for policyholders...more
The United States District Court for the District of Kansas, applying Kansas law, has held that an excess E&O insurer was required to advance defense costs where coverage under a potentially responsive D&O policy had not yet...more
On August 13, 2020, in the putative class action challenging AXA’s COI rate increase on Athena Universal Life II (“AUL II”) policies, Judge Jesse M. Furman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New...more
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Using timely research, Blank Rome’s COVID-19 litigation team provides a weekly report highlighting the latest cases and updates in key litigation areas, such as workplace claims, class actions, breach of contract claims, and...more
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