11/30/2010 - Insurance Coverage for Insider Trading Claims
The FBI and the SEC are in the final stages of an unprecedented three-year investigation into insider trading by consultants, investment bankers, hedge-fund and mutual-fund traders, and analysts. Those responding to subpoenas, investigations or claims arising out of the government’s insider trading probe should look to directors and officers (“D&O”) or errors and omissions (“E&O”) liability insurance for coverage for defense costs and, in some cases, settlements or judgments arising out of insider trading claims.

01/27/2010 - Federal Court Issues Injunction Requiring Insurer to Advance Defense Costs to Stanford Financial Defendants for DOJ and SEC Proceedings
Yesterday, January 26, 2010, Judge David Hittner of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued an important opinion in the Stanford Financial case that paves the way for targets of criminal and civil enforcement proceedings to obtain insurance coverage for costs of defending themselves. The decision marks a significant victory for executives who have the misfortune of being caught up in a government prosecution and find themselves otherwise unable to fund their defense.

12/22/2009 - Weathering the Storm: Insurance Coverage and Insolvency: Maximizing Recovery In Bankruptcy
While memorable for many things, 2009 may long be remembered as a year of record corporate insolvency. Now more than ever, it is crucial that debtors, creditors, trustees, and, indeed, anyone with an interest in maximizing the financial resources on hand to satisfy debts, understand (1) what coverage may potentially be available; and (2) how to gain access to and maximize this important financial resource.

04/20/2009 - Texas Supreme Court Rejects Insurer’s Late Notice Defense Under a Claims-Made Policy
In Prodigy Communications Corp. v. Agricultural Excess & Surplus Insurance Co., the Texas Supreme Court held late last month that, “[i]n a claims-made policy, when an insured notifies its insurer of a claim within the policy term or other reporting period that the policy specifies, the insured’s failure to provide notice ‘as soon as practicable’ will not defeat coverage in the absence of prejudice to the insurer.”

04/20/2009 - Finding the Silver Lining: General Liability Coverage For FHA/ADA Claims
Over the past several years, developers and owners of multifamily housing have been the targets of numerous lawsuits filed by government enforcement agencies, including the United States Department of Justice, private disability rights organizations, and individuals alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act (the “FHA”) and Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”). The “damages” and attorneys’ fees claimed by plaintiffs in these lawsuits, including the cost to modify existing buildings to comply with applicable accessibility guidelines, have created significant financial exposure to the multifamily housing industry.

09/19/2008 - Weathering the Storm: Insurance Recovery Following Hurricane Ike
This news alert is a practical guide from Haynes and Boone, LLP 's Insurance Recovery Practice Group addressing critical steps to obtain insurance recovery for damage and business interruption losses resulting from Hurricane Ike.

05/06/2008 - Mortgage Guaranty Insurance
Escalating defaults relating to the sub-prime mortgage crisis have had a profound impact on domestic and world credit markets. As creditors look to their insurers for recovery of losses on insured loans, it is important for mortgagees, financial institutions and their beneficiaries and assigns to understand their respective rights and obligations under mortgage guaranty insurance and other credit risk insurance policies.

09/07/2007 - Triple Threat--Texas Supreme Court Rejects the Economic Loss Doctrine...
On August 31, 2007 the Texas Supreme Court issued an eagerly awaited opinion Lamar Homes, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Company, No. 05-0832 (Tex. Aug. 31, 2007) in which it resolved a long-standing controversy between policyholders and insurance carriers as to whether commercial general liability (“CGL”) policies cover property damage resulting from defective workmanship.

09/16/2005 - Hurricane Katrina: Are You Covered?

Texas Supreme Court Recognizes Insurance Co's Right To Recoup Settlement Payments From Policyholders

Texas Courts Acknowledge Policyholders' Right to Select Defense Counsel

11/02/2004 - Alleged Collusion between Insurance Carriers and Brokers may Give Rise to Claims by Policyholders

Alleged Collusion between Insurance Carriers and Brokers May Give Rise to Claims by Policyholders

11/01/2004 - Texas Courts Acknowledge Policyholders' Right to Select Defense Counsel

Strategies for Retaining Key Employees and Terminating Non-Performers In Key Positions
Southern Methodist University Law Review Association’s 8th Annual Corporate Counsel Symposium