Julius A. Rousseau, III
Arent Fox LLP
Articles
Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Excess Insurers' Duties In Settlement Situations
USA - April 3 2017 A recent decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirms that policyholders have leverage to convince excess insurance carriers that they…
Eric A. Biderman, Andrew Dykens, Elliott M. Kroll, James M. Westerlind
Florida Supreme Court Rules that Incontestability Applies to Claims of Lack of Insurable Interest
USA - September 29 2016 On September 22, 2016, in a very straight forward opinion issued in response to a certified questions posed by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals…
Eric A. Biderman, Andrew Dykens, Elliott M. Kroll, James M. Westerlind
Court Rejects Insurer’s Attempt to Disclaim Defense Obligation Based on IP Exclusion
USA - July 5 2016 In St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company v. Tessera, Inc., Case No. 12-cv-01827-RMW (N.D. Cal. Jun. 21, 2016), the federal court held that a lawsuit…
California companies now free to transfer insurance coverage for post-loss claims, in reversal of decade-old Henkel decision
USA - August 28 2015 Purchasers and restructurers of California companies can rest a little easier after last Thursday's landmark ruling by the California Supreme Court…
Michael S. Cryan, Elliott M. Kroll, Michael P. McMahan, James M. Westerlind
New York High Court gnaws away at broker liability protection
USA - June 23 2014 In a very close (4-3) decision, New York's highest court recently reversed summary judgment in a property damage and business interruption case…
