The past year once again saw a breadth of court decisions addressing a wide variety of directors and officers and professional liability insurance coverage issues. At various levels, state and federal courts across the country issued notable decisions in this arena. In this report, we focused on topics we believe will continue to be important in the directors and officers and professional liability insurance field. We hope you find the following selection of cases to be informative and helpful.

Link to TOPICS COVERED IN THIS REPORT INCLUDE: TOPICS COVERED IN THIS REPORT INCLUDE:

  • Notice
  • Prior Knowledge, Known Loss, and Rescission
  • Prior Acts, Prior Notice, and Pending and Prior Litigation
  • Dishonesty and Personal Profit
  • Restitution, Disgorgement, and Damages
  • Insured Capacity
  • Insured v. Insured Exclusion
  • Coverage for Contractual Liability
  • Professional Services
  • Independent Counsel
  • Advancement of Defense Costs
  • Allocation
  • Recoupment of Defense Costs and Settlement Payments

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Tony handles critical insurance coverage litigation matters with a keen understanding of his clients’ business goals. Particularly experienced in the health care industry, Tony helps clients pinpoint problems and resolve them creatively, avoiding costly litigation and risk whenever possible.

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Jennifer has distinguished herself as a go-to adviser for her clients on complex professional liability insurance coverage disputes in California and nationwide. She has achieved numerous victories at the trial and appellate level in state and federal courts in high stakes coverage and…

Jennifer has distinguished herself as a go-to adviser for her clients on complex professional liability insurance coverage disputes in California and nationwide. She has achieved numerous victories at the trial and appellate level in state and federal courts in high stakes coverage and bad faith litigation. She also assists her insurance clients with resolving and managing complex professional liability claims arising under public and private directors and officers and corporate liability policies, employment practices liability policies, health care and human services liability policies, lawyers liability policies, and a wide spectrum of other miscellaneous professional liability policies, media, technology, and cyber liability, including advising clients on the unique issues faced when insureds are in bankruptcy. She also strategizes on policy drafting issues and assessing ongoing risks. In addition to her insurance coverage practice, Jennifer maintains a general civil and commercial litigation practice. Her clients have included large corporations, not-for-profit entities, wholesale and retail insurance brokers, small business owners, and individuals.

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