Since 2009, enforcement of FCPA actions has significantly increased. The Department of Justice has convicted over 50 individuals, and companies have paid approximately $3 billion in fines and penalties. Government contractors are a prime target for FCPA actions given their … Continue reading
...Posted: Feb 16, 2016
The court overseeing the liquidation of Reliance Insurance Company, one of the largest insurance liquidations in history, has approved the liquidator’s request for a final claims bar date of March 31, 2016. Reliance’s current payment percentage is 65%, so any … Continue reading
...Posted: Feb 12, 2016
Insurers increasingly are using law firms rather than traditional in-house personnel as claim handlers, particularly on major claims by business insureds. Insureds are negatively impacted in two significant ways.
First, law firms tend to be very aggressive about denying coverage … Continue reading
...Posted: Feb 08, 2016
Many of us have come to enjoy the convenience of summoning a ride via our Smartphones with a rideshare service company such as Uber, Lyft, or Sidecar. However, significant issues exist over whether rideshare vehicles have adequate insurance coverage to … Continue reading
...Posted: Feb 02, 2016
In May, I posted a blog article regarding the burgeoning use of commercial drones and potential liability associated with state enacted privacy legislation. The popularity of that post, coupled with my interest in both drones and insurance, lead me to … Continue reading
...Posted: Jan 19, 2016
When a policyholder first learns that they are facing litigation (or any third-party claim), they are immediately confronted with many pressing concerns. The primary concern is mounting a robust defense against the new claim. In such circumstances, it is unsurprising … Continue reading
...Posted: Dec 03, 2015
Born out of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, on November 26, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (“TRIA”). Originally set to expire on December 31, 2005, Congress twice previously extended TRIA, first … Continue reading
...Posted: Jan 13, 2015
The New York Court of Appeals recently reversed and remanded a lower court’s ruling that insurers had waived their late notice defense by not raising the defense until years after they first received notice of a pollution remediation claim. Although … Continue reading
...Posted: Jun 19, 2014
Navigating California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986—better known as Proposition 65—is becoming an increasingly difficult endeavor for California-based companies and companies that do business in California. Because Proposition 65 allows for private causes of action and … Continue reading
...Posted: May 14, 2014
Companies facing liability for possible violations of privacy protection statutes are continuing to look to their traditional commercial general liability policies (“CGL”) for coverage. But, as Redbox recently discovered, coverage for privacy issues remains a case-by-case question. In its recent … Continue reading
...Posted: Apr 03, 2014
