John Molka III

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  Securities Lawsuits Increase Again Although Credit Crisis Has Eased

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 20, 2011

  Though the credit crisis has waned, securities suits filed during first-quarter 2011 appear to point to another record year, says Advisen.

• Securities Suits Tied To Mortgage Crisis Not Over, Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Says

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 7, 2011

  Recent statistics show declines in securities lawsuits relating to the subprime mortgage crisis, but directors and officers liability insurers should brace for more such cases in 2011, a plaintiffs’ attorney warned late last month.

• EPL Insurers Still Avoid Wage-&-Hour Coverage Grants For Large Employers

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 21, 2010

  Fear of wage-and-hour claims is escalating among buyers and sellers of employment practices liability insurance, with sellers' fears limiting EPLI solutions for small employers--and resulting in none at all for the largest ones, market participants report.

• Who's At Risk For FLSA Suits?

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 18, 2010

  Walmart may be the most frequent defendant named in wage-and-hour lawsuits, but insurers and pharmaceutical companies are also caught up in a maze of rules they didn't know applied to certain subsets of their workforce, experts say.

• The Rising Tide of EPLI

  By Marla Donovan  |  May 5, 2010

  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this past January that in 2009, more than 93,000 workplace discrimination charges were filed with the federal agency nationwide.

• Long-Awaited SEC Action Emphasizes Need For More D&O Cover, Lawyer Says

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 26, 2010

  Directors and officers insurance experts found little to celebrate in a report declaring an end to securities lawsuits arising from the credit crisis, and Goldman Sach's recent troubles had them throwing more cold water on positive findings.

• Securities Lawsuits Down 39 Percent, With Several High-Profile Cases Dismissed

  By Daniel Hays  |  April 19, 2010

  Securities lawsuit filings fell by 39 percent in the first quarter, according to a report by Advisen, which noted that several high-profile stockholder actions were dismissed as well.

• Securities Lawsuits Fell Off In The First Quarter, Advisen Finds

  By Daniel Hays  |  April 14, 2010

  Securities lawsuit filings fell by 39 percent in the first quarter, Advisen reported, noting that several high-profile stockholder actions were dismissed as well.

• Wage & Hour Suits A Growing Uninsured Risk, Advisen Finds

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 31, 2010

  Insurers have been slow to respond with coverage for wage-and-hour lawsuits that have been an escalating threat to companies of all sizes over the past decade, Advisen Ltd. said in a new study.