Ommid C. Farashahi has been appointed as a General Committee Vice-Chair of the ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Professionals' Officers' and...
Delaware Supreme Court Dismisses D&O Insurers From Coverage Action In Favor of BC Client
1 Jun, 2014
On May 28, 2014, the Delaware Supreme Court held that a "demand letter" could not be the basis of a D&O insurance claim because it was unripe. XL Specialty Ins. Co. v. WMI Liquidating Trust, Case No. N12C-10-087...
DC Court Applies Professional Services Exclusion to Bar Coverage Under D&O and E&O Policies
1 May, 2014
On May 15, 2014, the Superior Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion to dismiss filed by several D&O and E&O insurers, holding that a professional services exclusion relating to one of the...
Washington Federal Court Bars Coverage for Claim Not Made and Reported Within Policy Period
1 May, 2014
On May 23, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington held that, where a “Claim” was first made during the first of two consecutive claims-made-and-reported polices, but not reported...
John A. Husmann published an analysis of noteworthy decisions concerning insurance coverage for construction defect claims handed down in the first quarter of 2014....