Over the last few days, as updates about the spread of the coronavirus have dominated the news cycle and roiled financial markets, I have had a number of conversations about whether the emerging coronavirus outbreak could result in D&O claims. There is no doubt that if a building fire, a plane crash, or an oil spill can result in D&O claims, the impacts on any given company arising from a global pandemic might at least as a theoretical matter also result in a D&O claim. As discussed below, there are a number of ways in which circumstances surrounding the evolving coronavirus health crisis might result in D&O claims.
via The Risk of Coronavirus-Related D&O Claims? | The D&O Diary.
