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IBA - Managing Complex Litigation: The View from Inside the Corporation

Event | 04.14.10 - 04.16.10, 12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC

This is a conference presented by the International Bar Association ("IBA") Litigation Committee and supported by the IBA Corporate Counsel Forum and the IBA North American Regional Forum.

This forum between in-house and external counsel provides an unparalleled opportunity to learn about the latest approaches to managing complex litigation from many of the world’s leading in-house lawyers and the outside counsel they select for their most important cases. For internal counsel, it provides vital information on evolving global best practices. For external counsel, it provides a rare opportunity to hear what sophisticated clients want and get from their ‘go to’ firms.

Confirmed speakers include in-house counsel who manage litigation around the world for companies including The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Christie's Inc., Ernst & Young LLP, General Dynamics Corporation, International Air Transport Association, Japan Tobacco International, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Marriott International Inc., Pfizer Inc., Reed Elsevier PLC, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Siemens AG, 3M Company, Verizon Communications Inc. and more.

Jack Thomas is the IBA Corporate Counsel Liaison Officer and Kathryn Kirmayer is a member of the Conference Local Host Committee. Also participating are Laurel Malson and Aryeh Portnoy.

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Event | 02.20.25

Has the Buss Stopped? Recoupment Today

Has the Buss Stopped? Recoupment Today: In 1997, the California Supreme Court decided Buss v. Superior Court. In Buss, the court concluded that a liability insurer that defended a mixed action could seek reimbursement from the insured for the defense costs associated with the claims that were not even potentially covered. Since then, numerous courts have held that insurers are entitled to recoup their defense costs associated with uncovered claims or causes of action. On the other hand, a significant number of courts have rejected insurers’ right to recoupment, at least in the absence of a policy provision granting the insurer that right. Some commentators have even suggested that the current judicial trend might be away from permitting insurers to recoup their defense costs. Is that correct? Has the Buss stopped? This panel of coverage experts will analyze insurers’ claimed right to recoupment today, and offer their perspectives on what the law on recoupment should perhaps be and might be in the future.