In order to assess whether or not an insurance company is in a state of insolvency, the yardstick to be used is not the same as for any other enterprise.
Reorganization or debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing has become an increasing source of litigation.
A settlement has been announced in the Tronox Securities Litigation,[1] making it one of the first cases where the failure to publicly disclose environmental liabilities has resulted in a substantial settlement.
This blog series has been following the continuing flow of large security breaches of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) and how affected providers and insurers have been responding to their discovery. The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation’s North Bronx Healthcare Network (“HHC”) has recently become perhaps the largest marcher in the parade of PHI security breaches with a reported 1,700,000 persons affected.
A discovery dispute gave the bankruptcy court an opportunity to rule on the common interest privilege which, the court said, has completely replaced the joint defense privilege for information sharing among clients with different attorneys, citing In re Teleglobe Communications Corp., 493 F.3d 345, 364 n. 20 (3d Cir. 2007). Leslie Controls, Inc., Case No. 10-12199 (Bankr. D. Del. 9/21/10)(Sontchi, B.J.).
Yesterday, Senate Republicans circulated a brief summary of the Financial Regulatory Improvement and Taxpayer Protection Act, a Republican substitute to the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S.3217) previously
On Friday, American International Group, Inc. (AIG) released its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009. AIG reported a Q4 net loss of $8.9 billion, bringing 2009’s total net losses to $10.9 billion.
On Monday, the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) released a report entitled “Factors Affecting Efforts to Limit Payments to AIG Counterparties.” The report examines certain transactions related to the rescue of AIG, including the creation of Maiden Lane III, a limited liability company formed last year to facilitate the purchase of assets from counterparties of AIG Financia
On Thursday, AIG announced a $4.35 billion loss for the first quarter of 2009, as compared to a net loss of $7.81 billion in the first quarter of 2008 and a net loss of $61.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008.
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