June 24, 2019
Following a revival by the Ninth Circuit, a California federal judge again rejected Office Depot's bid to have its insurer, AIG, cover an underlying $77.5 million California False Claims Act settlement, ruling that the coverage falls outside the scope of AIG's policies and is barred under policy exclusions.
January 24, 2017
A California federal judge on Monday permanently dismissed Office Depot's breach of contract lawsuit claiming AIG Specialty Insurance Co. owed it a defense of a whistleblower's accusations that the supply giant overbilled public entities, which it settled in 2015 for $77.5 million.
November 28, 2016
The battle over whether AIG Specialty Insurance Co. owed Office Depot a defense of a whistleblower's accusations that the supply giant overbilled public entities continued last week as both sides asked a California judge to end the dispute quickly.
October 18, 2016
Office Depot on Monday attacked AIG Specialty Insurance Co.'s bid to block $30 million of coverage for a whistleblower's accusations that the supply giant overbilled public entities, saying it had a reasonable expectation that coverage was in place.
October 13, 2016
Office Depot filed a blistering request Wednesday that a California federal judge disregard the most recent pleading by AIG in a $30 million suit over insurance for a whistleblower's claims that the retail giant overbilled public bodies for supplies, calling it an "impermissible end run" around civil procedure.
October 11, 2016
AIG Specialty Insurance Co. asked for judgment on the pleadings Friday on two claims in a $30 million suit over coverage for an underlying whistleblower action accusing Office Depot of overbilling governments for office and school supplies under its insurance policy for "wrongful acts," saying there's no duty to defend.
July 25, 2016
A California federal judge will reconsider a dismissed duty to defend claim in Office Depot’s $30 million lawsuit seeking coverage from AIG Specialty Insurance Co. for a whistleblower suit after looking over the filings again and concluding the insurer never actually moved to toss the defend claim.
July 14, 2016
AIG Specialty Insurance Co. asked a California federal judge on Wednesday to strike a reply brief by Office Depot in the retailer's lawsuit seeking coverage for a whistleblower suit, saying Office Depot literally copied and pasted portions of the brief from its original motion.
July 12, 2016
Office Depot urged a California federal judge Monday to reinstate a duty to defend claim that AIG Specialty Insurance Co. never tried to toss from litigation over coverage for a whistleblower suit, while the insurer pressed the court to dismiss the matter once and for all.
July 05, 2016
Office Depot has asked a judge to deny AIG Specialty Insurance Co. judgment on the pleadings in the companies' dispute over coverage for a whistleblower suit that highlighted school supply overcharges, saying the insurer is trying to escape coverage on an error.