Insurers’ Counterclaims Based on Interrelated Wrongful Acts and Pending and Prior Litigation Exclusions Survive Motion to Dismiss
Insurers’ Counterclaims Based on Interrelated Wrongful Acts and Pending and Prior Litigation Exclusions Survive Motion to Dismiss
Insurer With Excess “Other Insurance” Clause Owes No Defense Obligations
Insurer With Excess “Other Insurance” Clause Owes No Defense Obligations
Antitrust and Consumer Protection Laws Exclusions Bar Coverage for Underlying Litigation
Antitrust and Consumer Protection Laws Exclusions Bar Coverage for Underlying Litigation
Massachusetts High Court Rejects Insured’s Claim to Recovery Expenses Incurred to Prevent Business Interruption
Massachusetts High Court Rejects Insured’s Claim to Recovery Expenses Incurred to Prevent Business Interruption
“Theft of Funds” Exclusion Precludes Coverage Where All Underlying Claims “Arose Out of” Theft
“Theft of Funds” Exclusion Precludes Coverage Where All Underlying Claims “Arose Out of” Theft
Insurer’s Declaratory Judgment Complaint Plausibly Alleges Violation of Cooperation Clause at Motion to Dismiss Phase
Insurer’s Declaratory Judgment Complaint Plausibly Alleges Violation of Cooperation Clause at Motion to Dismiss Phase
Insured v. Insured Exclusion Bars Coverage For Entirety of Suit Brought By Insureds and Non-Insureds
Insured v. Insured Exclusion Bars Coverage For Entirety of Suit Brought By Insureds and Non-Insureds
Intentional Acts Exclusion Bars Coverage for Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Intentional Acts Exclusion Bars Coverage for Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Insurer Owes Duty to Defend and Indemnify Nuisance Litigation
Insurer Owes Duty to Defend and Indemnify Nuisance Litigation
Insured-Versus-Insured Exclusion Bars Coverage for Underlying Lawsuit Brought by Both Insured and Non-Insured Plaintiffs
Insured-Versus-Insured Exclusion Bars Coverage for Underlying Lawsuit Brought by Both Insured and Non-Insured Plaintiffs
No Coverage for Second Lawsuit Alleging Acts that Correlate to Acts Alleged in Earlier Lawsuit Predating Claims-Made Policy Period
No Coverage for Second Lawsuit Alleging Acts that Correlate to Acts Alleged in Earlier Lawsuit Predating Claims-Made Policy Period
Fifth Circuit Holds Payment Card Breach Lawsuit Triggers Coverage for “Personal and Advertising Injury”
Fifth Circuit Holds Payment Card Breach Lawsuit Triggers Coverage for “Personal and Advertising Injury”
No Coverage for Lawsuit Based Only on Insured Law Firm’s Business Decisions
No Coverage for Lawsuit Based Only on Insured Law Firm’s Business Decisions
Lawsuit Filed After Expiration of Policy Period for Lawyer’s Negligent Drafting of His Own Trust Agreement Not Covered Under Claims-Made Professional Liability Policy
Lawsuit Filed After Expiration of Policy Period for Lawyer’s Negligent Drafting of His Own Trust Agreement Not Covered Under Claims-Made Professional Liability Policy
No Coverage for Claim Deemed First Made Prior to Inception of Policy Period
No Coverage for Claim Deemed First Made Prior to Inception of Policy Period
SEC Enforcement Action Deemed a Single Claim With Prior SEC Investigation and Shareholder Suits
SEC Enforcement Action Deemed a Single Claim With Prior SEC Investigation and Shareholder Suits
No Coverage for Underlying Settlement with Government Because Government Was Not Insured’s “Client”
No Coverage for Underlying Settlement with Government Because Government Was Not Insured’s “Client”
Retroactive Date Bars Coverage for Underlying Discrimination Action
Retroactive Date Bars Coverage for Underlying Discrimination Action
Delaware Supreme Court Holds Trustee Action Alleging Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Unlawful Dividend, and Fraudulent Transfer Is Not a “Securities Claim”
Insurer Could Not Assert Late Notice Defense Because Letter from Department of Labor Did Not Allege a “Fiduciary Claim” for a “Wrongful Act”
California Court Holds that “Wage and Hour Law” Limitations on Coverage Unambiguously Applied to Labor Code Violations
Fifth Circuit: Late Notice of First Claim Bars Coverage for Related Claims
Insurer Must Defend Insured in Claim Alleging Use of Counterfeit Materials Because “Professional Services” Definition Was Ambiguous and No Exclusion Barred Coverage
Claim Supplement in Renewal Application Did Not Constitute Proper Notice under Claims-Made-and-Reported Policy
Dole Insurers Did Not Act in Bad Faith
Excess Carrier Not Entitled to Compel Production of Insured’s Settlement Agreement with Underlying Carriers
Coverage Barred Because Causally Related Claims Deemed a Single Claim Under Earlier Policy
No Duty to Defend or Indemnify Due to Securities Exclusion, Consumer Protection Law Exclusion, and Investment Performance Exclusion, but Insurer Cannot Recoup Defense Costs
No Duty to Defend or Indemnify Due to Securities Exclusion
Two Class Action Lawsuits Are “Related,” Despite Different Plaintiffs and Different Time Periods
Law Firm Entitled to Coverage for Claim Alleging Failure to Transfer Client Materials and to Notify Clients of Departing Attorneys
Insured’s Payment to Stockholders to Settle Bankruptcy Dispute Relates to Prior Notice of Circumstances
Wells Notices and Subsequent Enforcement Action Deemed First Made at the Time when SEC Original Investigation Began
Professional Services Exclusion Precludes Coverage for False Claims Act Lawsuit
Insured Fails to State a Claim for Bad Faith and Cannot Pursue Extra-Contractual Damages Without Independent Tort
D&O Coverage Available for Executive Sued in Insured Capacity, But Not for Insured Entity
DOJ Investigation Constitutes Seven “Claims,” But Specific Litigation and Pending-Or-Prior Litigation Exclusions Bar Coverage
Lack of Civil Lawsuit Precludes Duty to Defend, While Prior Knowledge Exclusion Bars Indemnity Coverage
Insurer Entitled to Rescind Policy But Not to Reimbursement of Defense Costs
Insured’s Late Notice of Original Discrimination Charges Bars Coverage for Related Lawsuits
Carve Out for Fines and Amounts Imposed by Statute Bars Coverage
Insurer Was Not Prejudiced by Insured’s Failure to Cooperate
Pre-Trial Settlement and Assignment of Rights Unenforceable Against Insurer with No Duty to Defend
Single Lawsuit Alleging Multiple Wrongful Acts Constitutes Single Claim
Insured vs. Insured Exclusion Bars Coverage for Claim Brought by Insured and Officers Against Another Officer
Prior Acts Exclusion Bars Coverage for Claims Arising Out of Actions Predating Policy
Insured’s Lack of Notice of Claims and Settlement Demand Bars Coverage
Insurer Must Pay Defense Expenses in Appeal of Fraud Conviction
“Capacity Exclusion” Bars Coverage for Counterclaim Against Law Firm
Florida Statute Does Not Estop Insurer from Denying Reimbursement of Pre-Tender Defense Costs
Excess Insurer’s Unambiguous Consent-to-Settlement Provision Bars Coverage
“Reasonable Expectations” Doctrine Inapplicable Due to Unambiguous Effective and Retroactive Dates
One Lawsuit Equals One Claim, Regardless of the Number of Causes of Action
Minnesota Federal Court Rejects First to File Rule and Transfers Coverage Litigation to Washington Despite Issuance of Policy in Minnesota
Professional Services Exclusion Precludes Duty to Indemnify but Not Duty to Advance Defense Costs
Insured Failed to Show Claim Fell Within Exception to Insured v. Insured Exclusion
Insured v. Insured Exclusion Bars Coverage for Former Director’s Action Against CEO
Claims-Made-and-Reported Policies Do Not Violate Louisiana Statute
Seven Civil Lawsuits Constitute a Single Claim Subject to a Single Per-Claim Limit
No Coverage, No Estoppel, No Duty to Settle; Prior Knowledge Exclusion Bars Coverage for Insured’s Malpractice Claim
Insured Cannot “Fill the Gap” Between Primary Insurer’s Settlement Payment and Underlying Limit
Contractual Liability Exclusion Bars Coverage for Negligence Claim
Wiley Executive Summary

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