Articles by Kevin LaCroix

Options Backdating: One year later

A year ago, the emerging stock options backdating scandal was a hot topic, dominating the headlines of the financial pages and commanding the attention of the professional liability industry. The options backdating story may now seem like old news, as …

Options Backdating: One year later

A year ago, the emerging stock options backdating scandal was a hot topic, dominating the headlines of the financial pages and commanding the attention of the professional liability industry. The options backdating story may now seem like old news, as …

Options Backdating: One year later

A year ago, the emerging stock options backdating scandal was a hot topic, dominating the headlines of the financial pages and commanding the attention of the professional liability industry. The options backdating story may now seem like old news, as …

Has the two-year lawsuit lull ended?

Was the two-year letup in class action lawsuit filings too good to be true? In July 2007, Cornerstone Research released its mid-year 2007 study of securities class action filing trends, in which it noted that the first half of 2007 …

The subprime mortgage mess and the professional liability insurance industry

The collapse of the subprime mortgage lending industry has dominated headlines, led to turmoil in the credit and financial markets, and left the residential real estate marketplace in disarray. It also has generated waves of litigation, with the lawsuits pointing …

The subprime mortgage mess and the professional liability market

The collapse of the subprime mortgage lending industry has dominated the headlines, led to turmoil in the credit and financial markets, and left the residential real estate marketplace in disarray. It has already generated waves of litigation, with the lawsuits …

Making sense of the subprime mortgage mess

The collapse of the subprime mortgage lending industry has dominated the headlines, led to turmoil in the credit and financial markets, and left the residential real estate marketplace in disarray. It also has already generated waves of litigation, with the …

The subprime mortgage mess and the professional liability insurance industry

According to the Bank of America, more than $1.3 trillion in adjustable rate mortgages — 70 percent of them subprime — will reset before the end of 2008. The collapse of the subprime mortgage lending industry has dominated headlines, led …

The subprime mortgage mess and the professional liability market

The collapse of the subprime mortgage lending industry has dominated the headlines, led to turmoil in the credit and financial markets, and left the residential real estate marketplace in disarray. It has already generated waves of litigation, with the lawsuits …

Making sense of the subprime mortgage mess

The collapse of the subprime mortgage lending industry has dominated the headlines, led to turmoil in the credit and financial markets, and left the residential real estate marketplace in disarray. It also has already generated waves of litigation, with the …