The professionals of Hanson Peters Nye work hard at staying in touch with other members of the sophisticated insurance community. Through their appearances at industry forums, through the Firm’s newsletter, Friday Forum, and through energetic efforts to meet with insurance practitioners throughout the world on a regular basis, the Firm’s lawyers seek not only to stay on top of developing trends but also to share their expertise so as to protect the Firm's clients and friends from developing dangers.

A representative sampling of materials authored by members of the Firm is shown below.

HPN Friday Forum

View past issues of HPN’s Friday Forum Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format:

August 20, 2010—Software Patent Litigation and the Advertising Injury
June 25, 2010—The Phantom Account Menace
May 14, 2010—Electronic Medical Records
April 9, 2010—Vivendi Revisited
March 5, 2010—Zubulake Revisted - Discovery Abuses and the Increased Cost of Litigation
January 29, 2010—Coverage for SLC and Regulatory Investigation

August 14, 2009—Senator Specter Seeks to Open Courthouse Door to More Federal Lawsuits
July 2, 2009—ERISA Stock Drop Litigation
May 29, 2009—Madoff - Claims Against Attorneys
April 24, 2009—When is a Breach of Contract an Occurrence Under a CGL Policy?
April 3, 2009—Auditor Liability and the In Pari Delicto Doctrine
February 27, 2009—The Five Stages of Madoff Grief
January 30, 2009—Section 11 Securities Class Actions

December 5, 2008—A Financial Crisis Update
September 15, 2008—Cyberrisk Insurance - An Overview of Coverage-Market Conditions
August 1, 2008—Recent Caselaw Developments Impacting Liability Coverage
June 20, 2008—Alien Tort Claims Act
February 29, 2008—A New Cause of Action for 401(k) Participants
February 1, 2008—Supreme Court Limits Secondary Actor Liability

November 30, 2007—Debate Over Cash Balance Plans Under ERISA
September 28, 2007—Hot Air - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
June 29, 2007—U.S. Supreme Court Decision Re Plaintiffs Pleading Scienter
May 25, 2007—Subprime Lending
April 27, 2007—SEC – New Policies on Shareholder Suits
March 30, 2007—U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Scheme Liability Under §10(b)
March 2, 2007—Multiple Asbestos-Related Lawsuits
January 26, 2007—U.S. Supreme Court to Review Makor

December 8, 2006—Section 10(b) Scheme Liability
November 3, 2006—Mechanics Behind Stock Option Grants
September 29, 2006—Healthcare Liability
September 1, 2006 — Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
July 28, 2006 — Attorney Accountability in Securities Actions
June 2, 2006—Stock Option Grants
April 28, 2006 —Retaliation — Will Supreme Court Curb Claims
March 31, 2006 — Dabit Decision — Real Change or Status Quo
February 24, 2006 — Access to Documents by Underwriters
January 27, 2006 — Disclosure Rules on Executive Compensation

October 21, 2005 — Disney-Ovitz, Part III
September 16, 2005—Disney-Ovitz, Part II
September 2, 2005—Disney-Ovitz and ABM Decision
June 17, 2005—Asbestos Litigation
May 6, 2005—Junk Fax Insurance Claims
April 19, 2005—Dura: Securities Fraud Standard
January 31, 2005—Parmalat

December 8, 2004—Vioxx: Good Drug Goes Bad Fallout
November 2, 2004—Marsh & McLennan Fallout
October 22, 2004—Roadmap for Securities Plaintiffs
September 15, 2004—Lawyers’ Professional Liability Insurance
August 27, 2004—Class Action Reform
July 9, 2004—Disney Decision
June 9, 2004—Special Litigation Committees
April 12, 2004—Oil and Gas Industry
February 27, 2004—Parmalat & Enron
February 6, 2004—Cyberrisk Insurance
January 9, 2004—Erisa Quandry

December 29, 2003—Putnam
November 28, 2003—Mutual Fund Scandals
November 21, 2003—Mutual Fund Crisis

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