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Is Coverage Hiding in Your Insured Contracts?
Contractual liability frequently is excluded from coverage in Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) policies. However, certain contractual liabilities, including “insured contracts,” typically are covered under CGL policies as a result of exceptions to the general contractual liability exclusion. Policyholders may be less inclined to consider the prospects of such coverage when the “insured contract” is not characterized as an elevator maintenance agreement, a railroad sidetrack agreement, or some other type of agreement specifically referenced in the policy as being an insured contract.
In fact, however, CGL policies commonly define “insured contracts” as including that part of an agreement in which the insured assumes the “tort liability of another party to pay for 'bodily injury' or 'property damage' to a third person or organization.” ISO form CG 00 01 12 04. In some polices, the indemnitee may even be included as an “additional insured,” allowing an indemnitee to directly assert coverage under its indemnitor's insurance policy. In addition, some courts allow an indemnitee who is not listed as an “additional insured” to bring a direct action against an insurer.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.