Are whistleblowers under the Dodd-Frank Act protected against retaliation if they report a possible violation of law to their employer but not to the Securities and Exchange Commission?

In the face of such scenarios, an insurance company may attempt to rescind the entire policy on the basis that it never would have sold the policy if the previously existing circumstances had been disclosed.

Prospective plaintiffs, in selecting what they hope to be a friendly venue for complex litigation, often tilt toward federal court, particularly where the local state court is seen as potentially favoring the adversary.

Spear-phishing attacks present significant cyber exposures for businesses in all industries. It is a familiar scenario:

New York's highest court recently rewarded policyholders' persistent pressure for coverage of "all sums" that their liability insurance companies promised to pay for long-tail environmental and asbestos claims.

The New York Court of Appeals’ June 11, 2013 opinion in K2 Investment Group, LLC v. American Guarantee & Liability Ins. Co., 21 N.Y.3d 384, 993 N.E.2d 1249 (2013) reiterated a clear message to liability insurance companies: disclaim the duty to defend a policyholder at your own peril.

For just about every risk manager these days, captive insurance is an option that is being considered if not already utilised.

Since 2006, employers have been permitted to add a designated Roth account to their 401(k) plans (or certain other cash or deferred arrangements).

Law360, New York (September 20, 2010) -- American companies that require large limits of first-party property and liability insurance coverage often find themselves looking overseas to London or Bermuda-based insurance companies to fill their needs.

You are general counsel of a global manufacturing compa¬ny and sit down at your desk one morning to find that your company has received letters from the U.S. Department of Justice....

Hurricane Harvey tore up large areas of the Texas Gulf Coast with gale-force winds and storm surge, and then inundated vast areas, including Houston, with unprecedented amounts of rain.

Insurance policies are complex contracts and pursuit of an insurance claim is often a high-stakes, conflict-ridden endeavor.

While the human suffering triggered by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma unfolded in real time on our TV screens, opening American hearts and wallets and triggering heroic volunteer rescue e.orts, the full extent of the economic damage will not be evident for some time.

Commercial insurance companies are marketing cyber risk policies with messages such as, "Just about any organization that uses technology to do business faces cyber risk." that uses technology to do business faces cyber risk."

The last line of defense against crippling liability from those suits is a company's directors and officers insurance, along with professional, fiduciary or management liability (collectively "management") insurance.

"A complete Congressional fiasco." That's the verdict of Representative Earl Pomeroy, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, regarding the current state of confusion and uncertainty concerning the federal estate tax

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led numerous countries and global financial organizations to impose a series of broad sanctions on both the Russian government and various institutions and individuals.

In February 2008, the New York Court of Appeals recognized a simple fact — that policyholders need their insurance payments on a timely basis — and used it as the basis for an important ruling that helps policyholders.

Real estate development, construction, mining and energy development share a set of risks ranging from construction accidents, earth movement and collapse to environmental clean-up. While these risks may be anticipated in some measure, the fast-changing regulatory landscape exacerbates them.

Heralding it as a "potential game changer" for startups and other emerging growth companies, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act on April 5, 2012, and proclaimed, "Because of this bill, startups and small business will now have access to a big new pool of American investors, namely the American people."