Geico's lawyer pushed back against the default judgment in front of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that the insurer had no knowledge of the case. (Photo: Shutterstock) Law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP summarizes a few D&O insurance decisions from 2019. (Photo: Shutterstock)

2019 saw a flurry of decisions under directors and officers (D&O) insurance policies, including a bizarre and self-prompted change of heart by the Seventh Circuit.

The cases

1. Seventh Circuit withdraws decision, affirms coverage for Emmis shareholder lawsuit despite notices to multiple insurers. 

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