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The question of the privacy rights of consumers is an increasingly important topic. In the following guest post, Bill Boeck, Senior Vice President. Insurance & Claims Counsel for Lockton Financial Services, takes a look at recent actions the Federal Trade Commission has taken to protect consumers’ privacy rights and to enforce companies’ privacy policies.
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On June 20, 2014, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in Ritchie v. Rupe, in which the Court addressed the rights and remedies of minority shareholders of Texas companies. In the following guest post Kara Altenbaumer-Price, Vice President, Management & Professional Liability Counsel for USI Southwest / USI Northwest, takes a look at the
A recurring issue in FDIC litigation against the former directors and officers of failed banks has been whether the business judgment rule insulates the defendants from claims of ordinary negligence. This question has been particularly important in Georgia, where there were more bank failures than any in other state and consequently more failed bank litigation.
On July 9, 2014, in yet another in the ever growing line of cases examining whether or not separate D&O claims involving interrelated wrongful acts, District of Puerto Rico Judge Gustavo Gelpi, applying Puerto Rico law, held that the FDIC’s claims against the former directors and officers of the failed Westernbank did not involve
On July 3, 2014, in an interesting decision that is sure to stir up much discussion and controversy, District of Minnesota Judge Paul Magnuson, applying Delaware law, held that U.S. Bank was entitled to coverage under its professional liability insurance for restitutionary amounts it paid in settlement of an overdraft fee overcharge class action. The
Cybersecurity as a D&O Liability Issue: I have noted in prior posts on this site (refer for example here) that cybersecurity represents, among other things, a D&O liability exposure. The recent lawsuits filed against Target (refer here) and Wyndham Worldwide (refer here) underscore this point. In addition, at least according to a
As I discussed in a prior post (here), in March 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up the IndyMac case in order to consider whether the filing of a class action lawsuit tolls the statute of repose under the Securities Act (by operation of so-called “American Pipe” tolling) or whether the
In a long and convoluted opinion befitting the long and convoluted case in which it was entered, Judge David Grine of the Pennsylvania (Centre Country) Court of Common Pleas, applying Pennsylvania law, entered summary judgment for an excess D&O insurer, holding that the excess insurer’s payment obligation had not been triggered due to the insolvency
Please read my essay about Summer and Time, which can be found here. Have a great Fourth of July holiday. Thank you. That is all.
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In the following guest post, Alan Borst of Willie Borst ADR takes a look at the new and perhaps unappreciated exposures and risks posed by cyber counter-measures. Alan also explores the potential insurance issues related to these activities.
I would like to thank Alan for his willingness to publish his post on this site. I