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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInThe Top Ten D&O Stories of 2020 | The D&O Diary
The directors’ and officers’ liability environment is always changing, but 2020 was a particularly eventful year, with important consequences for the D&O insurance marketplace. The past year’s many developments also have significant implications for what may lie ahead in 2021 – and possibly for years to come. I have set out below the Top Ten […]
Who is Winning the Securities Class Action War—Plaintiffs or Defendants? | D&O Law Blog
Defendants win a lot of battles. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 was an enormous victory for the defense bar, imposing high pleading burdens on plaintiffs and establishing a safe harbor for forward-looking statements that, in Bill Lerach’s famous words, gives defendants “license to lie.” The rate of dismissal is markedly higher than […]
No D&O Insurance Coverage for Costs of Responding to Informal SEC Investigation | The D&O Diary
Among the most frequently recurring D&O insurance coverage issues is the question of the carrier’s obligation to pay for costs incurred in connection with an informal SEC investigation. Indeed over the years, numerous policy revisions have been adopted in various forms by various carriers to address certain aspects of this issue. Yet the issues continue to arise, […]
Top Ten D&O Stories of 2012 — The D & O Diary
The year just finished included dramatic and important developments involving elections, tragedies and natural disasters. While there was nothing in the world of directors’ and officers’ liability to match this drama, it was nevertheless an eventful year in the world of D&O, with many significant developments. By way of review of the year’s events, here […]
Liability Without Culpability: A Deeply Troublesome Trend
Corporate directors and officers increasingly face liability for matters of which they were not even aware.
No D.&O. Liability Risk? Don’t Bet on It
The risk of an expanded application of R.C.O.D. is real for officers and directors.
Australia: Securities Class Actions, D&O Premiums Headed Up
In Australia, financial services companies are facing higher directors and officers (D&O) insurance costs as the number of securities class actions rise. The Financial Standard reports that according to Richard Head, a senior executive at D&O insurance provider, Liberty International Underwriters, “the landscape has changed from the occasional shareholder class action only five years ago […]