October 2020 - PLUS Blog

26 10, 2020

Will Insurance Agents be the Next Target for COVID-Related Business Losses?

By PLUS|2020-10-26T11:09:23-05:00October 26, 2020|@PLUS, Guest Blog|0 Comments

Emily Sides BondsPartner, Jones Walker LLP Emily is a partner in the Birmingham office of Jones Walker LLP. Emily is licensed in Alabama and Mississippi and has been handling professional liability litigation, including the defense of insurance agents and brokers, for 30 years. Like some of you, I have been following decisions around the country relating to insurance coverage for COVID-related business losses with interest. Last week, I read an opinion of a federal district judge in my home state of Alabama denying coverage for an optometrist in Mobile for loss of business income due to the forced closure of [...]

D&O Perspectives on Coronavirus: Part 5

By PLUS|2020-10-12T15:09:58-05:00October 12, 2020|@PLUS, D&O, PL Insurance|0 Comments

Kevin LaCroix, Carl Metzger, and Rob Yellen convene for Part 5 of their discussion on D&O Perspectives on Coronavirus. These speakers continue to look at possible effects of COVID-19 from a variety of D&O perspectives. This recording is part of the ongoing PLUS series PL Perspectives on Coronavirus—past recordings are here on the PLUS Blog, and stay tuned for more discussions to be posted in the coming weeks. If you would like to hear more, Kevin LaCroix will be moderating a panel at this year's PLUS Conference with Rob Yellen, on D&O Underwriting in an Era of Surging Bankruptcies. You [...]

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Take A Right Turn: What Does This Mean for Professional Liability?

By PLUS|2020-10-12T10:59:42-05:00October 12, 2020|@PLUS, Guest Blog|0 Comments

Robert G. Chadwick, Jr.Managing Member, Seltzer, Chadwick, Soefje & Ladik, PLLCRobert Chadwick is a Managing Member of the law firm of Seltzer, Chadwick, Soefje & Ladik, PLLC. He has more than 36 years of experience representing management, fiduciaries and professionals in the areas of labor and employment law, ERISA investigations and litigation, and professional liability. He is Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The 2020-2021 term of the Supreme Court began with a bang on October 5, 2020. In a published statement, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Clarence Thomas took aim [...]