Insurance Coverage Updates from Nossaman LLPhttp://www.nossaman.com/insurancecoverageClick to readhttp://www.nossaman.com/SHRM-Annual-ConferenceTue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PST<p>Most directors and officers' insurance policies and similar professional liability policies have "in fact" dishonesty and personal profit taking exclusions, which generally bar indemnity coverage for payments of claims based on violation of securities and similar laws.&nbsp; These policies also e...http://www.nossaman.com/8294Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST<p>Most directors and officers' insurance policies and similar professional liability policies have "in fact" dishonesty and personal profit taking exclusions which generally bar indemnity coverage for payments of claims based on violation of securities and similar laws.&nbsp; These policies also ex...http://www.nossaman.com/8293Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST<p>Nossaman LLP is pleased to announce 14 partners have been included in the "2012 Southern California Super Lawyers" list.&nbsp; Only five percent of Southern California attorneys receive this honor each year.</p> <p>The following Nossaman Partners have been selected for this recognition:&nbsp; Jo...http://www.nossaman.com/8285Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST<p>Nossaman is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers, a highly regarded peer-review legal publication, is honoring four Nossaman attorneys in their annual referral guide, The Best Lawyers in America. Rob Thornton has been recognized for environmental law; Marty Mattes for regulatory, communications,...http://www.nossaman.com/8205Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST<p>When can an insurer employ a "fee auditor" to justify paying less than the full amount of the covered defense fees?&nbsp; Probably only when the insurer is otherwise defending.&nbsp; Can insurers refuse to defend and still nickel and dime the bills with their favorite fee auditor?&nbsp; Probably ...http://www.nossaman.com/8091Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PST<p>Nossaman&nbsp;Insurance Coverage&nbsp;Partners&nbsp;Joan Cotkin and Terry Leuin are mentioned in the Sept. 20 <em>Law360</em> article "Investment Co. Seeks Quick Win In $3M Coverage Fight." Their client, investment company Aletheia, asked a California federal court to rule that Houston Casualty C...http://www.nossaman.com/8092Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PST<p>On July 13, the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division Seven published an opinion authored by Justice Laurie D. Zelon, which appears to turn the clock back on a pivotal decision that rocked the world of insurance coverage, <em>Gray v. Zurich Ins. Co.</em> (1966) 65 C. 2d 263.&nbsp; In this case, ...http://www.nossaman.com/8013Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 PST<p>Governmental and private entities typically require contractors, lessees or other companies to purchase a commercial general liability insurance policy that names the entity as an additional insured.&nbsp; To assure compliance, the entity may require the company to provide a "certificate of insur...http://www.nossaman.com/7927Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PST<p>Nossaman Partner Kurt Melchior is featured on the cover and inside the current issue of <em>San Francisco Attorney </em>magazine in an article about attorneys practicing into their seventies and eighties.&nbsp; In the article, "Graying of the Bar -- Who Has Time to Retire?" Mr. Melchior discusses...http://www.nossaman.com/7827Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 PST