In December 2020, a dentist was indicted for health care fraud and false statements related to procedures performed in 2016 and afterward.

The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, applying Washington state law, has held that an environmental liability insurer breached its duty to defend in bad faith by relying on extrinsic evidence to deny coverage for a pollution lawsuit.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, applying California law, has affirmed a district court's determination that California Insurance Code § 533 barred indemnity and defense costs coverage for a lawsuit alleging the insured conspired to steal clients and employees of a rival talent management agency.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, applying Illinois law, has held that a complaint and cross-claims filed in the same lawsuit constitute "related claims"...

The Court of Appeals of Arkansas, applying Arkansas law, has affirmed a trial court's decision that an insurer had no duty to defend where the insured received a demand letter constituting a claim...

Applying Illinois law, the First District Appellate Court of Illinois has held that a related wrongful acts provision barred coverage for a series of "claims" made over the course of six years...

A federal appeals court examined whether a law firm's professional liability insurance provided coverage when notice of potential malpractice was given during an extended reporting period, but the actual claim wasn't filed until after that period expired. The case also addressed whether a subsequent policy with a retroactive date exclusion could provide coverage for the underlying wrongful act.

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed a trial court decision holding that a "run-off exclusion" in a management and company liability policy absolved an insurer of the obligation...

The insured sought insurance coverage for defense costs and settlement of a putative class action under a tower of directors and officers liability insurance.

A federal district court in Georgia ruled that a professional liability insurer had no obligation to defend or indemnify an attorney accused of misappropriating trade secrets and participating in a conspiracy.

On May 9, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Warner Chappell Music Inc. et al. v. Sherman Nealy et al. (No. 22-1078), holding that copyright owners can recover damages going back more...

On June 13, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released highly anticipated guidance regarding the forthcoming implementation of the Uyghur Forced...

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently issued a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on its annual National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade...

The Appellate Court of Illinois has held that an underlying lawsuit was interrelated with another lawsuit brought against the insured by a different claimant, and thus precluded from coverage pursuant to the policy's interrelated wrongful acts exclusion.

The United States District Court for the District of Kansas, applying Kansas law, has held that an insured is not entitled to coverage under a claims-made-and-reported policy...

Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin, and California with five or more full-time employees...

In 1972, comedian George Carlin famously released a bit on the seven "Filthy Words" you can never say on the public airwaves.

On Wednesday, October 8, CTIA hosted the ConnectMobile Forum as part of this year's Mobile World Congress in Las Vegas.

In response to 2024 legislative amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), Colorado's Department of Law (CO DOL) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...

The Appellate Court of Illinois, applying Illinois law, has held that a cyber insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured where the alleged misconduct occurred prior to the policy's retroactive date.