Disclosure of False Claims Act Investigation Not Required by Policy Application Questions

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, applying Ohio law, has held that coverage for a retaliation claim under a claims-made directors and officers, employment practices, and fiduciary liability insurance policy was not barred by the insured’s failure to disclose a prior False Claims Act investigation on the application. SHH Holdings v. Allied World Specialty Ins. Co., 2020 WL 7385384 (N.D. Ohio Dec. 16, 2020)....
By: Wiley Rein LLP

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