May 21, 2018
The Ninth Circuit on Monday revived Office Depot Inc.'s bid to force an AIG unit to cover its costs in a suit alleging it violated the California False Claims Act by overbilling public agencies, rejecting a lower court's conclusion that claims brought under the CFCA are innately subject to a state law barring insurance for deliberate wrongful conduct.
May 16, 2018
Office Depot on Wednesday urged a Ninth Circuit panel to revive its bid to force an AIG unit to cover its costs in a suit alleging it violated California's False Claims Act by overbilling public agencies, asserting claims under the CFCA are not necessarily subject to state law barring coverage for willful acts.
May 15, 2018
The Ninth Circuit will hear arguments Wednesday over whether a California law precluding coverage for willful acts means an AIG unit does not have to cover Office Depot's defense and settlement costs in a suit alleging it overbilled public agencies, in a case that could have a broad impact on the availability of insurance for fraud-based claims.
January 01, 2018
Courts across the country are primed to grapple with critical insurance issues in 2018, including whether email-based theft schemes trigger computer fraud coverage and whether policyholders must foot the bill for pollution claims in years insurance was unavailable for those risks. Here, Law360 breaks down significant cases insurance attorneys will be tracking in 2018.
November 22, 2017
A nonprofit policyholder group has urged the Ninth Circuit to revive a coverage dispute between Office Depot and a unit of AIG, arguing that the lower court ruling could drastically curtail coverage in California False Claims Act cases.
October 12, 2017
AIG Specialty Insurance Co. on Thursday told the Ninth Circuit that a lower court properly ruled Office Depot isn't entitled to coverage for its costs to defend and settle a whistleblower's accusations that it overbilled public entities, saying a California insurance statute forbids insurance for such claims.
August 11, 2017
Office Depot on Thursday asked the Ninth Circuit to resurrect its dispute with AIG Specialty Insurance Co. over coverage of its costs to defend and settle a whistleblower's accusations that it overbilled public entities, arguing that a California federal judge improperly expanded the scope of a state insurance statute to bar coverage.