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Nov 20, 2024 | 
law.com | Howard Epstein |Theodore A. Keyes
Who Got The Work Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
propertycasualty360.com | Sulaiman Abdur Rahman |Howard Epstein |Theodore A. Keyes |Maura Keller
(Credit: NTSBgov via Wikimedia Commons) The Maryland Attorney General's Office has filed claims in the deadly March 26 bridge collapse that killed six highway maintenance workers and disrupted Baltimore's regional economy.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
propertycasualty360.com | Theodore A. Keyes |Sulaiman Abdur Rahman |Maura Keller
(Photo: Lane V. Erickson/Adobe Stock) The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up its 2023-24 term in June 2024, handing down a number of long-awaited rulings. In the insurance space, no decision was more highly-anticipated than that issued in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Company.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
law.com | Howard Epstein |Theodore A. Keyes
Who Got The Work Joseph J. Mueller and Rachel Bier of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have entered appearances for Omachron Alpha, Omachron Intellectual Property and SharkNinja Operating in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The action, filed Sept. 16 in Massachusetts District Court by Kirkland & Ellis, asserts three patents in connection with SharkNinja's sale of the 'Vertex' and 'Stratos' cordless vacuum cleaners. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Allison D.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
lawjournalnewsletters.com | Howard Epstein |Theodore A. Keyes
Commercial LawCommercial LitigationInsurance LawLandlord Tenant LawLitigationMany businesses have sought to recover their pandemic losses under commercial property insurance policies, only to be denied coverage. A significant number of policyholders have filed lawsuits challenging these disclaimers, primarily in state courts. But to the dismay of the insureds, a growing majority of high state courts have sided with the insurers in these disputes.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
law.com | Howard Epstein |Theodore A. Keyes
The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of people throughout the world and continues to have lasting impacts four years later. In addition to the significant and sometimes devastating health issues caused by COVID-19, pandemic-related shutdowns gave rise to considerable economic loss.
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May 8, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Ellen Bardash |Marianna Wharry |Howard Epstein |Theodore A. Keyes
Whichever way the Delaware Supreme Court rules in the appeal of a settlement between AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and its shareholders, it’s likely to have a broad impact on Chancery shareholder litigation, counsel for both those in favor of the settlement and those opposed argued Wednesday.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Peter Brown |George M. Heymann |Howard Epstein |Theodore A. Keyes
In 2000, Congress enacted the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) in response to the growing problem of human trafficking. The act defines human trafficking broadly as the exploitation of an individual for forced labor or a commercial sex act done under force, fraud or coercion. (Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 106-386, 114 Stat. 1464 (2000).
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
law.com | Howard Epstein |Theodore A. Keyes
Over the past decade, representations and warranties insurance (RWI) has emerged as a critical tool to mitigate risk in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. In fact, while RWI may initially have been seen as a novelty, it is now viewed as a relatively standard requirement in M&A transactions. RWI policies reduce a policyholder’s risk by providing coverage for losses incurred due to a seller’s breach of representations and warranties in the purchase agreement.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
law.com | Howard Epstein |Theodore A. Keyes
Directors and officers (D&O) or management liability insurance policies typically provide coverage for claims arising out of wrongful acts committed by directors or officers (and often also employees) in their role as directors or officers of the insured entity—that is their insured capacity. The insurance contract typically makes this insured capacity limitation clear through either the definition of wrongful act or through an exclusion.
