Lit Watch


August 31, 2023

The three judges were divided over whether the waiver of the insurer's right to subrogation did or did not discharge the underlying tort liability against the defendant.

May 04, 2023

Ozy executives may be covered by D&O insurance despite impersonating Youtube executives with potential Ozy investors.

May 04, 2023

Ozy executives may be covered by D&O insurance despite impersonating Youtube executives with potential Ozy investors.

March 23, 2023

The judges of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania pointed out that, while "coverage" refers to a specific risk included by an insurance policy, "reimbursement" means paying someone back for money already spent.

March 21, 2023

Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Chancery Court recently issued a lengthy opinion in In Re McDonald's Corporation Stockholder Derivative…

February 17, 2023

The judges of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals have affirmed a ruling from the Southern District of New Jersey that found a shipping company failed…

February 08, 2023

The justices of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island had to decide whether the policy definition of "pollutant" was ambiguous

January 31, 2023

The debate before the Sixth Circuit rested on a single difference in opinion: were the damages sought in the opioid suits against Quest "because of bodily injury" under the policies from Motorists and Westfield?

January 18, 2023

The major question before the Supreme Court of Minnesota was whether the statutory presumption applied at the time of the employee's diagnosis or only after legal proof of the diagnosis.

January 16, 2023

The "reservations of rights" letters from the insurers made nonspecific references to policy exclusions that may or may not preclude coverage for the insureds.