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Court denies Wells Fargo’s motion to dismiss on statute of limitations grounds

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 10 2010

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently granted in part and denied in part motions to dismiss a class action brought by a class of purchasers of mortgage pass-through certificates

Federal judge issues default against Chinese drywall manufacturer

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 29 2009

A federal judge in New Orleans has defaulted a defendant, Taishan Gypsum Company, in a products liability class action lawsuit

Former Tyco director settles with pension fund in opt-out action

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 4 2010

In 2002, Tyco became embroiled in a well-publicized scandal arising out of alleged corporate looting by the company’s top management

Lloyd’s syndicates file declaratory judgment action against BP

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 1 2010

On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico touched off a subsurface leak in a BP oil well at the ocean's floor

Virginia issues guidance on information security program requirement

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 2 2009

The Virginia State Corporation Commission Bureau of Insurance (the "Bureau") recently issued a bulletin to provide guidance on the development and implementation of privacy safeguards to all insurers, health service plans, health maintenance organizations, surplus lines brokers and other interested parties

BP update: breakdown of Gulf Coast Claims Facility claim payments

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 18 2010

The Gulf Coast Claims Facility ("GCCF") has issued a report containing updated data on claims payments made as of November 17, 2010

Class action procedure: the latest developments from ALI-ABA conference on insurance and financial services litigation

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 19 2010

This panel offered the insights of a federal district court judge, defense counsel and plaintiffs' counsel regarding Class Action Procedure, focusing on trends regarding the class certification process

First Circuit: no coverage under a D&O policy where the underlying complaint does not specifically name an officer or director

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 12 2009

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently held that coverage under a directors and officers liability insurance policy is not available for claims against unnamed officers or directors

Lloyds TSB Bank settles with OFAC

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 23 2009

On December 22, 2009, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the settlement of apparent violations by Lloyds TSB Bank of OFAC regulations relating to Iran, Sudan and Libya

PCI compliance survey finds companies need improvement

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 2 2009

The Ponemon Institute recently published a survey on Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") compliance