As innovators and leaders, Dickstein Shapiro attorneys are committed to the advancement of the law and legal field. Our attorneys regularly author white papers on a range of complex subjects, from those that affect a single industry, to topics with national and global significance. Below is a list of our current white papers. Please check back often, as new white papers are regularly added to our library.

General Legal

Why Robust Use of the SAFETY Act is Critical to Homeland Security & How to Get There

Brian E. Finch

2008

Insurance Coverage

An Overview of Insurance Coverage for Losses from Hurricanes	Kirk A. Pasich, Barry J. Fleishman, Randy Paar, Gregory M. Jacobs	2008
Putting the Brakes on Losses: Insurance Coverage for Auto Finance Companies Facing Stormy Market Conditions	Barry I. Buchman, Selena J. Linde, Avner E. Mizrahi	2008
Insurance Guide to Help Small Business Owners Prepare for and Respond to Disaster-Related Loss	Kirk A. Pasich, Kenneth B. Trotter, Julie L. Hammerman	2008
Making Your Insurance Company Pay: A Practical Approach for Obtaining Environmental Insurance Recoveries	David L. Elkind	2008
Insurance Coverage for Losses Arising from the Subprime Lending Crisis	James R. Murray, Kirk A. Pasich, Avner E. Mizrahi	2008
An Insurance Guide to Help Individuals Prepare for and Respond to Disaster-Related Loss	Kirk A. Pasich, Justin R. Arnold, Julie L. Hammerman, Kenneth B. Trotter	2008
Insurance Coverage for Institutional Policyholders Facing Sexual Misconduct Claims and Liabilities	Stephen A. Dvorkin, James R. Murray, Kirk A. Pasich	2008
Medical Monitoring Coverage	Barry I. Buchman	2008
A Guide to Insurance Coverage for Fire-Related Losses	Kirk A. Pasich, Kenneth B. Trotter	2007
Insurance Coverage for Food & Beverage Contamination Claims: Executive Summary	Erica J. Dominitz, Margaret Feinstein, Linda D. Kornfeld, Geoffrey M. Long, Kirk A. Pasich	2007
Insurance Coverage for Food & Beverage Contamination Claims	Erica J. Dominitz, Margaret Feinstein, Linda D. Kornfeld, Geoffrey M. Long, Kirk A. Pasich	2007
Checklists of Coverage Issues for Insureds Facing Potentially Covered Food Contamination Losses	Erica J. Dominitz, Margaret Feinstein, Linda D. Kornfeld, Geoffrey M. Long, Kirk A. Pasich	2007
Insurance Coverage for Wage-Hour and Labor Code Class Action Lawsuits	Kirk A. Pasich, Deborah P. Kelly, Keith A. Markel, Kenneth A. Remson	2007
Insurance Coverage for Lawsuits Involving Antitrust and Other Anticompetitive Practice Claims	Kirk A. Pasich	2007
Insurance Coverage for Class Actions and Complex Business Claims	Kirk A. Pasich	2007
Insurance Coverage for Real Estate Liabilities and Losses	Kirk A. Pasich, Linda D. Kornfeld	2007
Stock Options: Insurance Coverage for Claims Related to Investigations and Lawsuits Concerning Improper Manipulation of Stock Option Grants	Daniel H. Rylaarsdam, Erin L. Webb	2007
Insurance Coverage for Putative Bodily Injury Class Actions Drafted to Sound in Consumer Fraud	Michael T. Sharkey	2007
“Hot” Topics in Insurance Coverage	Kirk A. Pasich, Linda D. Kornfeld	2006

State Attorneys General

Use of Contingency Fee Counsel by State Attorneys General	Bernard Nash, Milton A. Marquis, Divonne Smoyer	2007
Public Nuisance: Will it Finally Swallow Traditional Notions of Product Liability Law?	Bernard Nash, Milton A. Marquis, Divonne Smoyer	2007

Corporate & Finance

U.S. Communications Law and Transactions White Paper

Autumn 2007