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The Effects of Assured Guaranty on Securities Law Image

The Effects of Assured Guaranty on Securities Law

Michael Simes & Laurent Wiesel

When prominent plaintiffs' lawyers applaud a "landmark change in the law," prudence calls for reflection. Such is the case with the recent New York Court of Appeals decision clarifying the scope of the Martin Act.

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Movers & Shakers

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Who's doing what; who's going where.

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Timing Is Everything: NY Insurance Law ' 3420(d) Image

Timing Is Everything: NY Insurance Law ' 3420(d)

Daren S. McNally & Matthew I. Gennaro

Just as an insured should not delay in providing notice of a claim while investigating other possible sources of coverage, an insurer should not delay in disclaiming on late notice grounds — a condition precedent to coverage — while it investigates other possible grounds for disclaimer.

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Update: The IRS Whistleblower Program

Sharon L. McCarthy

A discussion of the key provisions of the revised Whistleblower Program and the steps involved in a whistleblower claim.

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Thoughts on the Proposed FCPA Guidance

Jacqueline C. Wolff & Nicole German Di Schino

This year may mark the beginning of a new, more predictable era in the world of FCPA compliance and enforcement. Here's why.

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<B><I>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> <b>Judge Peck's Predictive Coding Decision in Da Silva Moore OK'd</b>

Evan Koblentz

Predictive coding software will be used in the case of <i>Monique da Silva Moore, et al. v. Publicis Group SA, et al</i>, U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Carter ruled on April 25.

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The Consequences of an Insurance Company's Breach

Michael T. Sharkey

A policyholder that establishes its insurance company was in breach need not necessarily show that particular costs were "covered" under the policy in order to recover them as contract damages resulting from the breach.

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First Circuit Raises Troubling Questions

David A. Grossbaum, Charles M. Tatelbaum & Matthew R. Watson

The First Circuit opinion in <i>Rosciti v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania</i> presents an increasingly common interplay between two often conflicting areas of law ' insurance coverage and bankruptcy.

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Avoid Mistakes of the Past

Lawrence V. Gelber & Joseph E. Bain

This article discusses a number of cases to have considered officer and director fiduciary duties in the context of insolvency.

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Dispelling (Some) of the Darkness of Stern v. Marshall's Bleak House

Yitzhak Greenberg

The Amended Standing Order issued by Judge Loretta Preska has significantly reduced the procedural quagmire and uncertainty faced by attorneys and the courts as a result of <i>Stern v. Marshall</i>. Here's why.

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