2010 CLE Seminar, Tucson, AZ

The documents below are written materials from programs that have been sponsored by the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee. Please note: You must be a Section of Litgation member and be logged in to access the files.

All files are available in PDF format unless otherwise noted. ()

• Roundtable - Federal Insurance Office Act
• The Insurance Broker and Coverage Disputes - Emerging Disputes.pdf

Ace in the Hole or Cheap Trick? - Invoking Arbitration Clauses in Coverage Litigation

• Ace in the Hole or Cheap Trick? - Invoking Arbitration Clauses in Coverage Litigation
• Presentation: Ace in the Hole or Cheap Trick? - Invoking Arbitration Clauses in Coverage Litigation

Chinese Drywall, Additional Insureds and Priority Fights, Oh My: What’s Hot In Construction Defects

• Chinese Drywall A Discussion of Insurance Coverage Issues
• Insurer Hot Potato Determining Priority of Overlapping Coverage

The Intersection Between Bankruptcy and Insurance Coverage: What Every Coverage Practitioner Should Know

• The Need For Transparency Between the Tort System and Section 524(g) Asbestos Trus

Knockin' on Heaven's Door: Perspectives on Litigation and Negotiation of High-Damage Claims in 2010 and Beyond

• Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door:  Perspectives on Litigation and Negotiation of High-Damage Claims in 2010 and Beyond
• Limits on Defense Cost Coverage in Excess Policies

Measuring Business Interruption Loss in Wide-Impact Catastrophes: Insurance Against Catastrophes Or Only Against Insured Damage From Catastrophes?

• Measuring Business Interruption Loss in Wide-Impact Catastrophes: Insurance Against Catastrophes or Only Against Insured Damage From Catastrophes?

Computer Modeling of Wind, Earthquake, and Climate Change: Will It Significantly Change Insurance Underwriting and Coverage Litigation?

• The Cost of Climate Change: Why Industry Should Not Look to Liability Insurance to Bear Them
• Insurers Take Notice: The Changing Landscape of Global Warming Tort Actions
• Modeling Risk
• Three Reasons for Coverage Lawyers to Know Something About Risk Models, Cat Bonds, and Other Risk Financing Vehicles

Solvent Schemes in the UK and the US - the Insider's View

• Conflict Between Bankruptcy Code §§ 109 (a) and 1515: Do U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Chapter 15 Cases If the Foreign Debtor Has No Assets or Presence in the U.S.?
• Why U.S. Courts Should Deny or Severely Condition Recognition to Schemes of Arrangement for Solvent Insurance Companies

Fallout from the Collapse of the Economy?

• Let's Call the Whole Thing Off: The Mortgage Insurance Story

           
Employment Practices Liability Coverage – Updates and Strategies in Addressing Employment-Based Claims

• Employment Practices Liability Coverage: Updates and Strategies in Addressing Employment-Based Claims

Rescission Is the New DJ

• Rescission Is the New DJ – Carsey, Schwartz, Baldassano
• Rescission Is the New DJ - Wong

Resolving Complex D&O Claims Through Multiple Layers of Coverage

• Resolving Complex D&O Claims Through Multiple Layers of Coverage

Winding Road to “Insured Contract” Coverage and Additional Insured Status: A Case Study of Tribulation and Trial

• The Winding Road to “Insured Contract” Coverage and Additional Insured Status: A Case Study of Tribulation and Trial

Independent Defense Counsel: When Can the Policyholder Select Its Own Defense Lawyer and How Much Does the Insurer Have to Pay?

• Independent Defense Counsel: When Can the Policyholder Select Its Own Defense Lawyer and How Much Does the Insurer Have to Pay? A 50 – State Survey
• The Insurer’s Duty to Defend: Maryland Law

Does This Cloud Have a Silver Lining? Insurance Coverage and the Financial Crisis

• Does This Cloud Have a Silver Lining?  Insurance Coverage and the Crisis

Resolving Reinsurance Disputes at Home and Abroad

• An Elephant in the (Arbitration) Room – The Power of Panels and Its Outer Limits – Part I
• An Elephant in the (Arbitration) Room – The Power of Panels and Its Outer Limits – Part II

Standing Alone: Allocation of Duties When Not All Insurers Agree

• Standing Alone: Allocation Of Duties When Not All Insurers Agree

Breaking the Silence: Environmental Cost Recovery Is Springing to Life

• Breaking the Silence: Environmental Cost Recovery Is Springing to Life

Now You See It, Now You Don't: Demystifying Exclusions and the Illusion of No Coverage

• Now You See It, Now You Don't: Demystifying Exclusions and the Illusion of No Coverage

Insurance Coverage for Intellectual Property Claims: Can You Buy It, and Do You Already Have It?

• Insurance Coverage for Intellectual Property and Internet-Related Liabilities

'Brother, Can You Spare Some Insurance Coverage?' Coverage Disputes in Tough Economic Times

• Brother, Can You Spare Some Insurance Coverage? Coverage Disputes in Tough Economic Times

Tough Evidentiary Issues in a Coverage and Bad Faith Trial

• Tough Evidentiary Issues in a Coverage and Bad Faith Trial – Part I

The Insurance Broker and Coverage Disputes: Emerging Issues

• The Insurance Broker and Coverage Disputes: Emerging Issues

You Bet Your License! A Legal Ethics Quiz Show

• Ethical Constraints to a Multijurisdictional Coverage Practice
• Candor and Truthfulness: Minefields and Guidance for Insurance Lawyers
• Additional materials available at presentation

When Insurance Law Meeting Commercial Law – Is an Equitable Subrogation Claim Subject to the Economic Loss Doctrine

• Whose Shoes Are You Wearing?  Equitable Subrogation and Its Effect on the Tri-Partite Relationship

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