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Please join me for: “Additional Insured Webinar Series, Part 2: The Duty to Defend” on October 22

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Scott Godes 2 comments

On Tuesday, October 22, I will be presenting a webinar for HB Litigation Conferences and the West Legal Education Center. It is: Additional Insured Webinar Series, Part 2: The Duty to Defend. You can find this on the West Legal Ed Center by searching the title or for my name; a direct link does not appear to be available.

Here are the details from the West site:

Content Partner: HB Litigation Conferences
Price: $195.00*

* Applicable Membership or Subscription discounts will be added in your shopping cart

Description: With attorneys’ fees many times acting as the tail wagging the proverbial dog in litigation, understanding the scope of the duty to defend is critical for additional insureds, insurance companies providing additional insured coverage, and people providing additional insured status. The duty to defend additional insureds, how the duty to defend applies and is affected by policy language and state law, and the practical implications for additional and named insureds. Attendees will have the ability to understand the scope of the duty to defend additional insureds, so that they are prepared in advance of a claim and understand the principles after a claim is made.

Practice Areas: Insurance Law

Online Media Type: Audio

Production Date: 10/22/2013 12:00 PM EDT

Level: Intermediate

Category: Standard

Duration: 1 Hours, 0 Minutes

Online Format: Live

Accreditation:

AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CEU, CO,CPE-NASBA, FL, GA, GU, HI,IA, IL, IN, KS, ME, MO, MS, MT,NC, ND, NJ, NV, NY, OK, OR,PA, TN, UK-BSB, UK-SRA, UT,VI, VT, WI, WV

Total Credits: 1

Specialty Credits:

Status: Reciprocal Credit Available

Expiration: N/A

Training Type: Online

West LegalEdcenter provides accreditation as described here. You may be able to self apply for credits in states not listed.

Check your state requirements and get contact information.

Speakers:

• Scott N. Godes – Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP; Washington, DC • Tim Delahunt – Partner, Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP; Buffalo, NY

I will be joined by my good friend and fantastic advocate for insurance companies, Tim Delahunt.

Disclaimer:

This blog is for informational purposes only. This may be considered attorney advertising in some states. The opinions on this blog do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s law firm and/or the author’s past and/or present clients. By reading it, no attorney-client relationship is formed. If you want legal advice, please retain an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction. The opinions expressed here belong only the individual contributor(s). © All rights reserved. 2013.

Note: as a speaker at the conference, I will not be charged a fee to attend the remainder of the conference.

Please check out: “Seeking Insurance Under Someone Else’s Policy? Tips for Companies Requiring Additional Insured Status.”

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Scott Godes 3 comments

The insurance coverage and insurance recovery practice of my former firm, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, has a new blog, Policyholder Informer. The Policyholder Informer blog is featuring my post, “Seeking Insurance Under Someone Else’s Policy? Tips for Companies Requiring Additional Insured Status.”

The introduction to the post reads:

If your company is in the construction field, then you know it well: the request to be added as an additional insured to another company’s insurance policy. For example, general contractors (GC) often require subcontractors to add the GC as an additional insured to the subcontractor’s insurance policy. That continues down the line of subcontractors and sub-subcontractors.

I also give five initial pointers regarding additional insured coverage for companies requesting additional insured status. The Internet Wayback Machine has an archive of the post, which you can check out by clicking here.

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Harsco Litigation Counsel Joins the Faculty for the Additional Insured and Indemnification Issues Conference – May 11, 2012 in New York City.

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Scott Godes 2 comments

I am happy to announce that we have added some terrific panelists and speakers to the Additional Insured and Indemnification Issues Conference on May 11, 2012 in New York City, hosted by my good friends at HB Litigation Conferences. Here’s the update from HB:

Samuel Romaninsky, Senior Litigation Counsel for Harsco Corporation – a multinational industrial company based in Camp Hill, PA – will speak on HB’s Additional Insured and Indemnification Issues Conference on May 11, 2012, in New York. Mr. Romaninsky joins a panel discussing “Practical and Strategic Differences Between Contractual Indemnification and Additional Insured Coverage,” along with attorneys Carrie Raver of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Yale Glazer of Lazare Potter & Giacovas LLP, and Christopher Murray, Claims Counsel in the Construction Risk Management Group at Chartis.

Harsco provides products and services to a variety of industries, including the construction, steel, and rail industries. Harsco’s diverse business lines give rise to a wide array of legal issues related to coverage as an additional insured and under wrap up policies and defense and indemnity obligations. Before joining Harsco, Mr. Romaninsky worked in private practice in Washington, DC.

HB’s Additional Insured and Indemnification Issues Conference will be held May 11, 2012 at Thomson Hall, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007, and will also be available via live webcast. The seminar is chaired byTimothy E. Delahunt, a partner at Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP and Scott Godes, [formerly] counsel at Dickstein Shapiro LLP.

For registration or additional information, contact Brownie Bokelman at 484-324-2755 x212.

Follow conference updates on LinkedIn Events.

Disclaimer:

Note: as a speaker at the conference, I will not be charged a fee related to the conference.

Samantha Drake quotes me in her article, “Indemnification Agreements: Who Benefits From Your Coverage?”

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Scott Godes 2 comments

In her article, Indemnification Agreements: Who Benefits From Your Coverage?, author Samantha Drake writes about insurance coverage, indemnity agreements, and additional insureds.

The article opens:

Shifting financial liability through contractual apportionment of risk is nothing new. But issues such as the scope of indemnity, choice of law and naming additional insureds adds so many potential wrinkles to an already complex area in which attorneys must be sure to do their homework.

The article discusses the points raised in a “recent panel entitled ‘Additional Insured Issues and Indemnification Agreements'” in which I spoke, “along with Timothy E. Delahunt, of Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP and Adam M. Shienvold, of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLP. HB Litigation Conferences produced the panel.” Ms. Drake quoted me in the article, writing:

Indemnification agreements are “something with which people have a lot of familiarity, at least in concept, but in terms of practice the law has a lot of variations,” said Scott Godes [formerly] of Dickstein Shapiro LLP.

Ms. Drake also noted my discussions of exceptions to exclusions within insurance policies for contractual liability, including exceptions for insured contracts. She also provided an overview of the supplementary payments clause found in commercial general liability insurance policies (CGL policies).

Want to read the other opinions and thoughts offered on the subject? Then click on over to Indemnification Agreements: Who Benefits From Your Coverage? to read the entire article.

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Join me for the Additional Insured and Indemnification Issues Conference – May 11, 2012 in New York City.

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Scott Godes 3 comments

Is your company an additional insured under another company’s insurance policies? Does your company issue certificates of insurance? Do you deal with indemnity agreements? Do you know whether indemnity agreements are covered by insurance? Would you like to learn the answers to these questions? Of course you would.

You’d like to hear about this from a commercial litigator and insurance coverage attorneys, wouldn’t you?

Plus, you’d like CLE credit for listening, including CLE ethics credit, wouldn’t you?

Well, say no more!

If you’re looking for all of that and more, organized and hosted by my good friends at HB Litigation Conferences, please join me for the Additional Insured and Indemnification Issues Conference: Other People’s Money Conference, as detailed by HB:

HB Litigation Conferences is pleased to announce the Additional Insured and Indemnification Issues Conference: Other People’s Money will be held Friday, May 11, 2012, at Thomson Hall in New York. The seminar is chaired by Timothy E. Delahunt, a partner at Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP and Scott Godes, [formerly] counsel at Dickstein Shapiro LLP.

The recently released Additional Insured and Indemnification Issues Conference agenda features sessions on Triggering The Duty To Defend Under Additional Insured Coverage; Scope Of The Duty To Indemnify Under Additional Insured Endorsements; Priority Of Coverage Where Additional Insured Coverage Exists; Practical And Strategic Differences Between Contractual Indemnification And Additional Insured Coverage; Ethical Considerations Particular To Additional Insured Coverage: Conflicts, Privilege And Confidentiality.

The event is sponsored by Dickstein Shapiro LLP. For additional sponsorship opportunities, contact Jeanne Billings at 484-580-8241 or jeanne.billings@litigationconferences.com.

Early bird registration – $100 off – is available through February 24, 2012. HB offers complimentary registrations* to in-house counsel and 50% off registrations* for their teams of outside counsel. Space is limited so register ASAP.

For additional information or to register, contact Brownie Bokelman at 484-324-2755 x212 or brownie.bokelman@litigationconferences.com.

*Discounts valid on new registrations only and cannot be combined with any other offer. Space is limited for in-house counsel complimentary registrations and 50% off discounted registrations for outside counsel. One complimentary registration per company.

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Note: as a speaker at the conference, I will not be charged a fee related to the conference.

Other People’s Money? Learn About Additional Insured Issues And Indemnification Agreements Teleconference And CLE.

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Scott Godes Leave a comment

You’d like to hear about this from a commercial litigator and insurance coverage attorneys, wouldn’t you?

Plus, you’d like CLE credit for listening, wouldn’t you?

Well, say no more!

If you’re looking for all of that and more, organized and hosted by my good friends at HB Litigation Conferences, please join me for the:

Additional Insured Issues & Indemnification Agreements Teleconference

Date: October 12, 2011
Time: 2:00-3:40 PM, ET
Price: $169*
CLE Credit: 1.5-2 CLE Credits

Indemnification Agreements

May a company be indemnified for its own negligence?

Additional Insured Coverage

How does a company become an additional insured?

What is the scope of additional insured coverage?

Who pays the deductible?

Is there insurance coverage for contractual indemnity agreements?

Assumption of Liability

How does it differ from an indemnity agreement?

Does it survive a bankruptcy?

3:30 Question and Answer Session

3:40 Adjourn

Faculty
Timothy Delahunt, Esq., Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, Buffalo, NY
Scott Godes, Esq., [formerly] Counsel Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Washington, DC
Adam Shienvold, Esq., Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Harrisburg

Register Now!

Click to Register.

*This is valid for only one connection per firm/company location. Multiple attendees can listen in to the conference on that one connection for no additional charge (an additional CLE fee of $25 per additional listener will apply for those pursuing CLE credit, names required in advance). If more than one connection is used, you will be billed after the conference $169 per each additional connection used.

Disclaimer:

Note: as a speaker at the conference, I will not be charged a fee related to the conference.

Other People’s Money? Learn About Additional Insured Issues And Indemnification Agreements Teleconference And CLE.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Scott Godes One comment

You’d like to hear about this from a commercial litigator and insurance coverage attorneys, wouldn’t you?

Plus, you’d like CLE credit for listening, wouldn’t you?

Well, say no more!

If you’re looking for all of that and more, organized and hosted by my good friends at HB Litigation Conferences, please join me for the:

Additional Insured Issues & Indemnification Agreements Teleconference

Date: October 12, 2011
Time: 2:00-3:40 PM, ET
Price: $169*
CLE Credit: 1.5-2 CLE Credits

Indemnification Agreements

May a company be indemnified for its own negligence?

Additional Insured Coverage

How does a company become an additional insured?

What is the scope of additional insured coverage?

Who pays the deductible?

Is there insurance coverage for contractual indemnity agreements?

Assumption of Liability

How does it differ from an indemnity agreement?

Does it survive a bankruptcy?

3:30 Question and Answer Session

3:40 Adjourn

Faculty
Timothy Delahunt, Esq., Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, Buffalo, NY
Scott Godes, Esq., [formerly] Counsel Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Washington, DC
Adam Shienvold, Esq., Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Harrisburg

Register Now!

Click to Register.

*This is valid for only one connection per firm/company location. Multiple attendees can listen in to the conference on that one connection for no additional charge (an additional CLE fee of $25 per additional listener will apply for those pursuing CLE credit, names required in advance). If more than one connection is used, you will be billed after the conference $169 per each additional connection used.

Disclaimer:

Note: as a speaker at the conference, I will not be charged a fee related to the conference.

Interested in learning more about insurance for technology firms’ outsourcing relationships?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Scott Godes 2 comments

Julie Davis of Risk Communities asked me to speak with her again about insurance coverage issues for high tech firms. In this video, we talk about insurance coverage for outsourcing relationships, particularly for technology firms. Here is how Risk Communities described the video interview:

The technology industry is rich in its outsourcing relationships. The industry outsources R&D, manufacturing, supply chain management, logistics, product servicing and more.

Due to changes in the economy, many technology firms are in the process of reviewing and re-evaluating their outsourcing contracts. RiskCommunities had the opportunity to interview counsel, Scott Godes, [formerly] Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Washington D.C. on risks associated with outsourcing.

The full video interview, on risk management and outsourcing risks for technology firms, can be found at: http://youtu.be/K1BEz8zPSME

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Join me for “Revisiting Policy Limits,” part of HB’s “Asbestos Insurance Litigation Audiocast” CLE

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Scott Godes 2 comments

On August 10, 2011, from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm (Eastern), my friends at HB Litigation Conferencesare hosting a CLE teleconference: “Asbestos Insurance Litigation Audiocast.” It is going to be a great event. I’m going to be speaking at 1:00 pm, presenting with Jack Gerstein on a panel titled, “Revisiting Policy Limits.” You can review the entire agenda by clicking here (PDF). You’ll get either 3 or 3.5 CLE credits, depending on your jurisdiction.

My presentation will include a discussion about the following points, in the context of insurance coverage for asbestos claims:

• The impact of products hazard versus premises/operations (non-products) claims
• The impact of the number of occurrences
• The impact of additional insureds
• Issues relating to annualized limits
• Types of actions – from Wellington arbitrations to claims alleging misrepresentation

To register, you can download the Registration Form (PDF) and mail/fax/email it to HB Litigation Conferences, complete the online form, or e-mail or call Brownie Bokelman at 484-324-2755 x 212 to register.

Disclaimer:

Note: as a speaker at the conference, I will not be charged a fee to attend the remainder of the conference.

My video interview with RiskCommunities regarding additional insureds and indemnity agreements for tech firms

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Scott Godes One comment

Julie Davis of Risk Communities asked me to speak with her again about insurance coverage issues for high tech firms. Here is how Risk Communities described the video interview:

Technology firms are rich in contractual relationships of all types. Often those contractual relationships spark a discussion, or changes in business insurance policy provisions for many firms.

In the latest RiskCommunities Video, we interviewed Scott Godes [formerly] of Dickstein Shapiro LLP, to address some of the top questions asked about Additional Insured and Indemnity Agreements. The top questions covered in our video interview include:

What does it mean to be an Additional Insured?

What does a Certificate of Insurance tell the Certificate holder?

How does a deductible or self-insured retention apply in the context of Additional Insured coverage?

Is there Insurance coverage available for Indemnity agreements?

Does the contract affect the obligation to purchase additional coverages?

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Learn About Additional Insured Issues And Indemnification Agreements And Get CLE!

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Scott Godes One comment

You’d like to hear about this from a commercial litigator and insurance coverage attorneys, wouldn’t you?

Plus, you’d like CLE credit for listening, wouldn’t you?

Well, say no more!

If you’re looking for all of that and more, organized and hosted by my good friends at HB Litigation Conferences, please join me for the:

Additional Insured Issues & Indemnification Agreements Teleconference

Date: April 14, 2011
Time: 2:00-3:40 PM, ET
Price: $169*
CLE Credit: 1.5-2 CLE Credits

Indemnification agreements

May a company be indemnified for its own negligence?

Additional insured coverage

How does a company become an additional insured?

What is the scope of additional insured coverage?

Who pays the deductible?

Is there insurance coverage for contractual indemnity agreements?

Assumption of liability

How does it differ from an indemnity agreement?

Does it survive a bankruptcy?

3:30 Question and Answer Session

3:40 Adjourn

Faculty
Timothy Delahunt, Esq., Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, Buffalo, NY
Scott Godes, Esq., [formerly] Counsel Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Washington, DC
Michael Kurtis, Esq., Nelson Levine deLuca & Horst, Blue Bell, PA
Adam Shienvold, Esq., Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Harrisburg

Register Now!

Download the Registration Form and mail/fax/email it to us or call us at (484) 324-2755.

*This is valid for only one connection per firm/company location. Multiple attendees can listen in to the conference on that one connection for no additional charge (an additional CLE fee of $25 per additional listener will apply for those pursuing CLE credit, names required in advance). If more than one connection is used, you will be billed after the conference $169 per each additional connection used.

Disclaimer:

Note: as a speaker at the conference, I will not be charged a fee related to the conference.

Join me for the “Asbestos Insurance Litigation Conference.”

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Scott Godes Leave a comment

On April 21, 2010, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm (Eastern), my friends at HB Litigation Conferences are hosting a live CLE : “Asbestos Insurance Conference.” It is going to be a great event. I’m going to be speaking at 11:30 am, presenting on a panel titled, “Revisiting Policy Limits.” You can review the entire agenda by clicking here (PDF). To find information on CLE credits, click here.

My presentation will include a discussion about the following points, in the context of insurance coverage for asbestos claims:

• The impact of products hazard versus premises/operations (non-products) claims
• The impact of the number of occurrences
• The impact of additional insureds
• Issues relating to annualized limits
• Types of actions – from Wellington arbitrations to claims alleging misrepresentation

Disclaimer:

Note: as a speaker at the conference, I was not charged a fee to attend the remainder of the conference.

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