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Does D&O Insurance Cover Criminal Charges?
15 October 2019
Squire Patton Boggs LLP
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Sometimes an investigation of corporate conduct results in
criminal charges. Will an insurance policy protecting Directors and
Officers (D&O) pay the costs of those criminal charges? Larry
Schiffer reports on a recent decision from the Eleventh Circuit
interpreting Florida law. Larry's post (
here) reveals the importance of knowing the scope of your
policy.
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