News & Events

John Black is a panelist for the Duff & Phelps Cyber Security Summit on June 7, 2018.

John Black will moderate a panel entitled “Evolving Cyber Risk – An Insurance Perspective” at the Windy City Summit on May 23, 2018.

Ted Carleton will speak at the 14th Annual D&O Insurance ExecuSummit on May 2, 2018 at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center & Hotel in Uncasville, CT. For more information, click here.

John Black is a panelist for a PLUS Webinar, Cyber Roundtable, on April 25, 2018.

John Black will moderate a panel entitled “Cyber Insurance: Coverage, Claims, and Cross Border Concerns” at the ABA Spring Business Law Section meeting on April 12th in Orlando, Florida.

Michael Chester co-authored an article for Volume 52-3 of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal. The article discusses recent noteworthy court decisions and regulatory actions affecting the potential liability and insurance coverage for a variety of professionals, including corporate directors and officers.
 

Ted Carleton will speak at the 20^th Anniversary ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee’s Annual Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona on February 22-24, 2018.

John Black and James Steel co-authored a review of developments over the past year in privacy law, with a particular focus on civil litigation, enforcement actions, and settlements. 

Michael Silvestro will speak at the Western Loss Association’s Annual Conference on October 20, 2017 in Delavan, Wisconsin.

Tom Cellilli will speak at the 27^th Annual NJSIA Seminar on Insurance Fraud on October 17^th at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City, NJ.

Steve Napolitano published an article in Law360 discussing potential legislation that could significantly change how cosmetic products are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Michael Silvestro will speak at the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section Annual Meeting on September 16, 2017. 

Skarzynski Black prevailed in an appeal of a summary judgment ruling that a settlement by an insured defendant was unenforceable against its insurer.
 

Jonathan Sorkowitz published an article in Law360 discussing how amendments made to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have wide-ranging implications.

Ted Carleton and Tammy Yuen published their guest post on The D&O Diary entitled: SEC Enforcement Data: Midyear Review.

Ted Carleton will speak at the 13^th Annual ExecuSummit Conference in Uncasville, Connecticut on May 17, 2017.  Ted is participating on a panel entitled “Recent Developments in Private Equity Litigation.” 

Skarzynski Black obtains a declaratory judgment ruling, on behalf of an insurer, holding that a D&O policy did not cover settlement payments in the nature of disgorgement.   

Skarzynski Black won summary judgment for Scottsdale Insurance Company on an apparel company’s crime coverage claim in federal court in Los Angeles on the ground that the executive who allegedly stole funds was not an Employee as defined in the Scottsdale policy.

Skarzynski Black won exclusion of a plaintiff’s expert report in federal court as insufficiently detailed to give fair notice of the opinions the expert would testify to at trial.

Bruce Foudree and Ted Carleton will participate in a panel on “Insuring the Gig Economy” at the National School on Market Regulation in St. Petersburg, Florida on March 14, 2017.  The National School on Market Regulation is the leading school on insurance market regulation and is attended by 300 industry leaders and regulators.  The panel discussion will address insurance regulatory and coverage issues unique to gigs, or sharing economy participants.