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1 month ago | 
hunton.com | Geoffrey B. Fehling |Michael Levine |Madalyn Moore |Alex Pappas
Risk professionals and insurers alike continue to monitor the rapid evolution and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI). With increased understanding comes increased efforts to manage and limit exposure. Exclusions to coverage offer insurers potentially broad protection against evolving AI risk.
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2 months ago | 
law360.com | Lorelie Masters |Geoffrey B. Fehling |Andrew S. Koelz
ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Lorelie Masters, Geoffrey Fehling and Andrew Koelz · For decades, homeowners and other insurance policies have included broad pollution exclusions, often referred to as a "total pollution exclusion."... To view the full article, register now.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
lexology.com | Geoffrey B. Fehling |Michael Levine |Alex Pappas
Artificial intelligence (AI) is en vogue. As it rapidly reshapes industries, companies are racing to integrate and market AI-driven solutions and products. But how much is too much? Some companies are finding out the hard way. The legal risks associated with AI, especially those facing corporate leadership, are growing as quickly as the technology itself.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Geoffrey B. Fehling
A Delaware court recently refused to enforce a directors and officers liability policy’s “bump-up” exclusion to a $28 million class action settlement, finding that the company’s insurers unjustifiably denied coverage. The decision, which is one of several recent bump-up D&O coverage disputes, provides valuable insights for corporate policyholders seeking coverage for M&A-related claims and settlements with shareholders.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Geoffrey B. Fehling
One of the principal advantages of forming a corporation or limited liability company is that the people who own and run the corporation generally are not personally responsible for the debts of the business.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
businesslawtoday.org | Geoffrey B. Fehling |Brian T.M. Mammarella |Olivia G. Bushman |Jae Lynn Huckaba
Directors and officers of Delaware corporations often benefit from a robust suite of liability protections that generally include exculpation rights, indemnification rights, rights to recoup expenses incurred while defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition (or “advancement” rights), and rights under director and officer (D&O) liability insurance policies.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Geoffrey B. Fehling
Last week, just before Hurricane Milton made landfall, Florida state officials issued an emergency decree to all licensed insurance adjusters in the state to protect homeowners against “unfair and deceptive acts” and “post-storm fraud” by insurance carriers.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Geoffrey B. Fehling |Olivia G. Bushman
Last week, just before Hurricane Milton made landfall, Florida state officials issued an emergency decree to all licensed insurance adjusters in the state to protect homeowners against “unfair and deceptive acts” and “post-storm fraud” by insurance carriers.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Geoffrey B. Fehling
Earlier this month, an Illinois federal district court held that a liability insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify a property management company or its owner in lawsuits that included allegations of intentional conduct. The suits accused the owner of concealing financial information from and engaging in a scheme to increase tax liability and decrease profit distributions to a minority owner.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Geoffrey B. Fehling
California law has become more favorable toward companies facing liabilities based on alleged events spanning multiple years. Previously, California intermediate appellate decisions favored “horizontal exhaustion,” which means that in cases involving a continuous loss, a first-level excess policy that sat over a primary policy could not be accessed until the applicable limits of any other underlying collectible insurance had been exhausted.
