November 13, 2020
The Ninth Circuit on Friday affirmed that an AIG unit doesn't have to cover Office Depot Inc.'s $77.5 million settlement of a California False Claims Act suit alleging it overbilled public agencies, holding that coverage is precluded by a broad exclusion for contract-based claims.
September 02, 2020
Office Depot Inc. told the Ninth Circuit Wednesday a federal judge overstepped by ruling an AIG unit doesn't have to cover its $77.5 million settlement of a California False Claims Act suit alleging it overbilled public agencies, saying coverage was triggered because the suit accused the retailer of committing wrongful acts during the insurer's policy periods.
January 28, 2020
An AIG unit is urging the Ninth Circuit to affirm that it is not obligated to cover Office Depot Inc.'s $77.5 million settlement of a suit claiming it violated the California False Claims Act by overbilling public agencies, saying a lower court properly ruled that coverage is barred because the supply giant's alleged misconduct predated the policy period.
November 26, 2019
Office Depot Inc. has asked the Ninth Circuit to rule that AIG must cover its $77.5 million settlement of a suit alleging it violated the California False Claims Act by overbilling public agencies, saying a lower court misapplied a slew of limitations and exclusions in the office supply giant's liability policy to foreclose coverage.