China’s latest industrial plans place electric vehicles, advanced technology, and global competitiveness firmly in focus. Here, we highlight two recent developments and offer our take on what they could mean for the automotive industry.
California Supreme Court Allows Bad Faith Claim Against Excess Insurers Absent Underlying ExhaustionFox Paine & Co., LLC v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co., 593 P.3d 832 (Cal. 2026).
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Earlier this summer, Dykema’s Danielle Behrends shared her perspective with Law360 on elevated financial distress across several industries and the importance of addressing liquidity, restructuring and operational challenges early.
There’s no shortage of news coming out of China’s automotive market. Here, we highlight two articles worth a read and offer our take on why the developments matter for the industry, beginning with how foreign automakers are adapting to a
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The Dykema Drives Podcast is underway, bringing together perspectives from across the industry on the issues and developments affecting automotive, mobility, and transportation today.
Episode 1 | A View from the GC’s Seat
What will drive dealmaking in 2027, and what could stand in its way? Dykema is gathering input for its annual M&A Outlook, and early responses point to growing optimism, but some persistent challenges.
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A D&O policy’s insured v. insured exclusion applies to a derivative action where the shareholder plaintiff was briefly a director of the insured company, according to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California’s ruling in Gross
A D&O policy’s bump-up clause bars coverage for a shareholder class settlement that effectively increased merger consideration, according to the Delaware Superior Court’s ruling in MSG Networks Inc. v. Federal Insurance Company, et al., C.A. No. N23C-01-103 PRW CCLD, 2026
