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ARGUED: John P. Jacobs, John P. Jacobs, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. James D. Wilson, McVey & Parsky, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON B...
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A Baltimore-based disability services nonprofit that faced scrutiny earlier this decade for its officers' high pay and for its business deals with board members has settled a lawsuit against its insurance company.
Chimes International Limited claimed National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh P.A. should have covered the legal costs of defending the charity against the possibility of federal tax consequences.
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- National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Circle, Inc., Grillot Co., Inc., and Cirlot Co., Inc., Defendants-Appellants., 915 F.2d 986 (5th Cir. 1990)
David S. Kelly, John M. Page, Jr., Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.
Margot Mazeau, Clayton G. Ramsey, James B. Kemp, Jr...
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Basil A. DiSipio (argued), Thomas Finarelli, Lavin, Coleman, Finarelli & Gray, Philadelphia, PA, for Asplundh Mfg. Div., a Div. of Asplundh Tree Exper...
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- Elmwood Plantation, Inc., Plaintiff, Walbrook Insurance Co., Ltd., Intervenor-Appellant, v. Ruud Water Heater Division, Defendant, National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., Intervenor-Appellee., 815 F.2d 1016 (5th Cir. 1987)
Kevin O'Bryon, Donald A. Hammett, New Orleans, La., for intervenor-appellant.
Dermot S. McGlinchey, Eve Barrie Masinter, New Orleans, La., for interv...
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- National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., Plaintiff-Consolidated-Counter-Claimant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Charles F. Cagle, Et Al., Defendants-Consolidated Counter-Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants. Charles F. Cagle, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee., 68 F.3d 905 (5th Cir. 1995)
Nyle A. Politz, Booth, Lockart, Politz, LeSage & Danna, Shreveport, LA, Anthony Joseph Rollo, Jr., Charles R. Penot, Jr., Maureen O'Conner Sullivan, M...
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The collapse of Enron in late 2001, the second biggest business failure in US history, proved to be a seismic event in the insurance world, prompting wary underwriters of directors and officers (D&O) insurance, which helps defend company executives against shareholder lawsuits, to begin scrutinizing everything from the composition of a corporation's board to its insider-trading policies. And observers think factors ranging from more aggressive institutional investors to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which puts more responsibility on high-level officers to anticipate and report potential risks, will push loss costs even higher in this line. In an interview, John Keogh, president and CEO of National Union Fire Insurance Co of Pittsburgh, PA, says that there have been significant changes in ...
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Richard L. Fuqua, II, Fuqua, Keim & Maun, Houston, TX, for appellant.
R. Scott Williams, Williams & Tinkham, Houston, TX, for appellee.
Appeal from t...
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- John Daniel, Plaintiff-Appellee, and National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., Intervenor-Appellee, v. Ergon, Inc., Magnolia Marine Transport Company, Ergon Refining, Inc., and Mississippi Marine Transport Company, Defendants-Appellants., 892 F.2d 403 (5th Cir. 1990)
William Beanland, Wheeless, Beanland, Shappley and Bailess, Vicksburg, Miss., for defendants-appellants.
Paul S. Minor, Judy M. Guice, Minor & Benton...