Insurance Recovery
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Outside Publications | Article
Michel Horton
Presentation | Webcast
Richard McMenamin,
John Shugrue
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Litigation
On March 18, 2006, the Wall Street Journal published an article indicating that a number of public companies supposedly "backdated" grants of stock options to senior executives to allow those executives to profit. ... more
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Employee Benefits
As you have undoubtedly read recently, The Wall Street Journal and other media have been beating the drum loudly over whether public companies have “backdated” their options grants such that executives have reaped imp... more
Outside Publications | Article
John Shugrue,
Kevin Dreher
Presentation | Webcast
George Edgar,
John Shugrue,
David Luttinger, Jr.,
Howard Weir, III,
Michael Libor,
Jay Gutierrez
LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery Latest News
Insurance Recovery
On July 27, 2005, the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted Sunoco's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment against Illinois National Insurance Company (INI), ordering INI to reimburse ... more
Outside Publications | Article
Roger Smith
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Insurance Recovery
On October 25, 2005, Insurance Recovery lawyers obtained a significant summary judgment ruling in New York Supreme Court on behalf of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., against Lexington Insurance Company and United States Fidelity... more
Presentation | Webcast
Richard McMenamin,
John Shugrue
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Litigation
Hurricane Katrina has caused very substantial loss throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. During the rebuilding process, our insurance recovery lawyers are working with our clients nationwide to ensure... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Litigation
The losses incurred by policyholders due to Hurricane Katrina implicate various types of insurance coverage including: first party property, business interruption, extra expense, contingent business interruption, genera... more
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Insurance Recovery
On August 29, 2005, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Powerine Oil Co. v. Superior Courts (“ Powerine II ”). In unanimously holding that administratively imposed e... more
Presentation | Speech
Michael Miguel,
John Hartigan
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Insurance Recovery
In a decision that has been eagerly anticipated by policyholders, insurers and reinsurers, on July 19, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a per curiam order affirming the June 23, 2003, 89-page opinion and order of J... more
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Insurance Recovery
The per curiam Order of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirms the decision of Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court granting American Airlines direct access to reinsurance from, among others, Synd... more
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John Shugrue,
Jeffrey Raskin
LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Litigation
On April 19, 2005, Senator Arlen Specter introduced the “Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005” (the Act), S. 852, 109th Cong. (2005). The legislation would create a “privately funded, publicly adm... more
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On April 19, 2005, Senator Arlen Specter introduced the “Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005” (the “Act”), S. 852, 109th Cong. (2005). The legislation would create a “privately funded, publicly administere... more
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Insurance Recovery
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -An Alabama jury on March 10 awarded $4.9 million to Southern Natural Gas Co. with respect to environmental claims, answering numerous coverage questions in the policyholder's favor (Southern Natural Gas Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, et al., No. CV 01-6388 [ER], Ala. Cir., 10th Dist.).
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Litigation
On April 8, 2005, the New York State attorney general, the New York insurance superintendent and the attorney general of Minnesota announced a settlement in connection with their brokerage misconduct investigation of Wi... more
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Litigation
On February 18, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued an order consolidating the insurance brokerage misconduct and antitrust cases pending against Marsh & McLennan and others in federal district cou... more
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Litigation
On February 9, 2005, Marsh & McLennan (“Marsh”) conducted a client conference call moderated by its top management concerning its January 31, 2005 settlement with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. more
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Insurance Recovery
On January 31, 2005, the New York State Attorney General announced that Marsh & McLennan (“Marsh”) has entered into a settlement resolving the New York State Attorney General’s bid-rigging and conflict of interest l... more
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Insurance Recovery
Southern Natural Gas Company, in an action in which it sought insurance coverage for historic environmental damages successfully opposed six dispositive motions brought by Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London and Cert... more