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Del. Court Addresses Summary Judgement Issues in Dole Foods Take-Private Transaction Insurance Coverage Litigation

The long-running insurance coverage litigation arising from the settlements of the shareholder claims filed in connection with the Dole Food Company’s November 2013 “going private” transaction continues to work its way through the Delaware court. In the latest development in … Continue reading

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EBA consultation on RTS for derivative transaction mapping

On 2 May 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a consultation on the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the mapping of derivative transactions to risk categories, on supervisory delta formula for interest rate options and on determination of … Continue reading

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Securities Exclusion Bars Securities Transaction Claim Coverage

In a number of recent posts (most recently here), I have emphasized the importance of the wording of the securities exclusion in private company D&O insurance policies. A recent case out of Florida underscores the importance of the securities exclusion … Continue reading

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FINTRAC amplifies requirements for Suspicious Transaction Reporting

The Financial Transaction and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) has recently updated its industry guidance (Revised Guidance) in relation to the filing of suspicious transaction reports (STRs). The Revised Guidance reflects FINTRAC’s increased expectations as to certain key requirements … Continue reading

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Is it Coasean, Coasian, or Coaseian? And does it matter in the absence of transaction costs?

Ronald Coase had an enormous impact on law and economics. Most law students encounter his work through the "Coase Theorem" from The Problem of Social Cost. This theorem holds that in the absence of transaction costs parties will bargain to … Continue reading

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