October 31, 2017
The full Ninth Circuit won't review a panel's split decision that the Los Angeles Lakers aren't covered under a Federal Insurance Co. directors and officers policy for underlying claims that the NBA team sent nuisance texts to fans, according to an order posted Tuesday.
September 29, 2017
Federal Insurance Co. urged the full Ninth Circuit on Friday not to review a panel decision that the Los Angeles Lakers aren't covered for underlying claims that the team sent nuisance texts to Lakers fans.
September 18, 2017
A nonprofit policyholder advocacy group on Monday urged the full Ninth Circuit to ax a panel's decision that the Los Angeles Lakers aren't covered for class allegations that the team sent unwanted text messages to fans in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, saying the ruling flouts basic insurance law principles.
August 23, 2017
A split Ninth Circuit affirmed Wednesday that the Los Angeles Lakers are not entitled to insurance coverage for class allegations that the team sent unwanted text messages to fans in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, holding that TCPA claims fall within the directors-and-officers policy's invasion-of-privacy exclusion.
February 15, 2017
A Ninth Circuit panel on Wednesday appeared skeptical of the Los Angeles Lakers' argument that a fan's putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action alleged more than invasion of privacy claims excluded under the team's directors-and-officers policy but indicated that parts of the suit could potentially trigger coverage.
February 14, 2017
The Ninth Circuit will hear arguments Wednesday in the Los Angeles Lakers' challenge of a ruling that freed its directors-and-officers insurer from covering a settlement with a fan who accused the team of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act with unsolicited texts, a case that could change how insurers treat the law in D&O policies.
January 22, 2016
The Los Angeles Lakers told the Ninth Circuit on Friday that Federal Insurance Co. has attempted to reduce the scope of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to avoid covering a settlement in a fan's proposed class action, arguing that the law is about more than a simple invasion of privacy.
January 05, 2016
The Los Angeles Lakers, attempting to gain coverage for its settlement of a fan's Telephone Consumer Protection Act proposed class action, "sidestep and confuse" what was clearly an invasion of privacy claim that is explicitly excluded from its insurance policy, Federal Insurance Co. told the Ninth Circuit Monday.
November 03, 2015
The Los Angeles Lakers told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that Federal Insurance Co. should have to chip in to cover its settlement with a fan who accused the team of spamming him with text messages, claiming that the fan's Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action didn't fall under an invasion-of-privacy exclusion.