Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog

A recent Ninth Circuit decision—Las Vegas Sands, LLC v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, 2025 WL 3754348 (9th Cir. Dec. 29, 2025) —reversed a Nevada district court’s ruling in favor of a D&O insurer that had refused to cover a lawsuit asserting both contract and tort claims under the policy’s contractual liability exclusion. The ruling is a timely reminder for policyholders about why they should carefully scrutinize coverage denials, especially overbroad readings of contract exclusions, and consider pursuing insurers who wrongfully deny coverage.

On January 16, 2025, three days before President Trump’s inauguration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) jointly issued the Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers (the “2025 Guidelines”). 

Hunton Partner, Lorelie S. Masters, was recently named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2023 Top 250 Women in Litigation. The publication honors the accomplishments and distinguished careers of female litigators nationwide and recognizes them as top players in their respective fields. Benchmark Litigation highlighted, “Lorelie Masters has won significant decisions, trials, and arbitrations enforcing insurance for clients, including confidential international arbitrations and litigations for clients like New Century Liquidating Trust, Hoechst Celanese/Ticona, and ...

Partners, Larry Bracken, Lorie Masters, and Koorosh Talieh (KT), were each recognized as Super Lawyers, while associates Yaniel Abreu and Rachel Hudgins were selected as Rising Stars for Insurance Coverage in 2022. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Ultimately, no more than 5% of lawyers in a state are selected as ...