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The Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company et al v. American Capital, Ltd. et al

  1. June 14, 2019

    Insurer Fights $19M Atty Fee Bid In Heparin Coverage Suit

    Travelers Property Casualty Co. is pushing back against American Capital Ltd.'s request for nearly $19 million in attorney fees following a 2017 ruling that found the insurer liable for some defense costs in underlying tainted blood thinner litigation, calling the request untimely and its hourly rates "extraordinarily high."

  2. August 03, 2017

    PE Firm Wins $87M In Contaminated Heparin Coverage Suit

    Travelers Property Casualty Co. must pay $87 million to private equity firm American Capital Ltd. and one of its portfolio companies to cover the costs of underlying suits over tainted blood thinner, a Maryland federal court said Thursday, in a ruling that could significantly expand coverage for private equity firms.

  3. March 03, 2016

    Insurer Can't Ax Bad-Faith Claim Over Heparin Defense Denial

    A Maryland federal judge has refused to toss private equity firm American Capital Ltd.'s counterclaim that Travelers Property Casualty Co. acted in bad faith when it claimed a joint venture voided coverage for scores of claims the firm faced over an allegedly tainted blood thinner, according to an opinion unsealed Thursday.

  4. February 18, 2016

    Insurer Loses Bid To Avoid Tainted Heparin Defense Coverage

    A Maryland federal judge trimmed claims Wednesday in Travelers Property Casualty Co.'s suit seeking to dodge coverage for scores of claims against private equity firm American Capital Ltd. over an allegedly tainted blood thinner, finding a joint venture provision doesn't free the insurer from defending the suit.

  5. January 03, 2014

    Travelers Told To Hand Heparin Docs To American Capital

    A Maryland federal court has upheld a decision requiring Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America to turn over more documents to private equity firm American Capital Ltd. in a coverage dispute over scores of tainted heparin claims, the latest in a protracted discovery battle.

  6. November 07, 2013

    Travelers Receives Sharp Rebuke In Heparin Discovery Fight

    A magistrate judge in Maryland federal court has ordered Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America to turn over more documents to private equity firm American Capital Ltd. in an insurance battle over tainted heparin claims, according to a stinging opinion that was unsealed Wednesday.

  7. September 11, 2013

    Travelers Again Told To Surrender Docs In Heparin Suit

    A Maryland federal judge has again ordered Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America to give up claims handling documents to private equity firm American Capital Ltd. in a coverage dispute over tainted heparin claims, a document unsealed Monday showed.

  8. August 09, 2011

    Insurers' Rescission Claim Survives In Heparin Suit

    A Maryland federal judge on Tuesday kept alive a bid by two insurers to rescind policies issued to American Capital Ltd. over alleged misrepresentations the private equity company made regarding its subsidiaries, part of a coverage dispute over underlying heparin contamination litigation.

  9. March 09, 2011

    American Capital Can't Nix Insurers' Heparin Suit

    A Maryland federal judge Wednesday refused to dismiss several claims made against American Capital Ltd. by two insurance companies, who say they do not have to defend the private equity firm in lawsuits over contamination of the blood thinner heparin. 

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