Early this year, on January 25, 2023, the Delaware Court of Chancery extended the duty of oversight required of a corporation’s directors to its corporate officers, in In re McDonald’s Corp. Stockholder Derivative Litigation, No. 2021-0324-JT, 2023 Del. Ch. LEXIS
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) implemented rules governing registrants’ disclosure requirements pertaining to cybersecurity risk management, governance, and incident reporting on July 26, 2023. These rules are likely to give rise to novel issues pertaining to public companies’
An indemnification provision is a legally binding agreement between two parties specifying that one party (indemnitor) will compensate the other party (indemnitee) for any losses or damages that may arise from a particular event or circumstance. This type of provision
ESG “Environmental, Social and Governance” first popularized in the mid-2000s – is now firmly on boards’ lists of hot topics. Following the 2015 Paris Agreement and the annual COP climate change conferences that have continued to take place since, the
Supply chain disruptions due to natural and man-made events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and global and regional conflicts, have become more prevalent in recent times. Businesses need to focus on these issues more carefully as part of
In addition to insurance companies’ broad duty to defend all claims arising from complaints seeking damages potentially covered by their policies, Pennsylvania law provides an opportunity for policyholders to have their insurance companies pay for litigation costs associated with claims
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and its progeny have sparked confusion and uncertainty for individuals, medical providers, and employers with respect to the consequences of providing, seeking, or facilitating abortion care. Moreover, for
Cybercrime, including ransomware, is one of the top challenges facing organizations today. Businesses across the globe are suffering staggering cyber-related losses, losing around $60 billion on cyber crime annually.
We are excited to launch our thought leadership campaign, “Cyber
In a world of uncertainty, few things in life are more guaranteed than liability insurers reflexively rejecting claims for pre-notice defense costs, even where there is no legitimate or principled basis to do so. In a perfect world, insureds would immediately
For insurance recovery attorneys, one of the more frustrating ways for a policyholder to lose coverage for a property loss is on the basis of late notice. Property insurance policies generally require the policyholder to give the insurance company “prompt
