November 30, 2022
Harvard University plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling that said the school is on its own to pay the excess costs of a U.S. Supreme Court fight over the school's admissions policy because it failed to tell Zurich American Insurance Co. about the suit.
November 04, 2022
A Zurich unit's $15 million coverage win over Harvard University underscores the need for institutions to scrutinize their policies' notice provisions to make sure they're not left holding the bag for millions in defense costs because of a technical miscue, legal experts say.
November 02, 2022
Harvard University will have to pay the legal tab it racked up during the affirmative-action case recently argued before the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal judge ruled Wednesday that the school was late in telling Zurich American Insurance Co. about the landmark suit.
September 20, 2022
Harvard University accused Zurich American Insurance Co. of playing a game of "cat and mouse" in trying to avoid covering the school's legal tab racked up while defending its affirmative-action admissions policy in a suit that is now before the U.S. Supreme Court.
September 16, 2022
Harvard shouldn't be allowed to conduct more discovery in its dispute with Zurich American Insurance Co. for coverage of costs incurred defending an affirmative action case now before the U.S. Supreme Court, the insurer told a Massachusetts federal court.
August 17, 2022
Harvard waited too long to seek coverage for costs incurred during the landmark affirmative action case now before the U.S. Supreme Court, the school's insurer argued Wednesday as it sought an early win in the suit.
August 12, 2022
Zurich American Insurance Co. on Friday asked a Massachusetts federal judge to reject a deposition bid by Harvard University in a dispute over the coverage of excess costs incurred defending an affirmative action lawsuit that is now at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling it a fishing expedition.
September 20, 2021
Harvard University sued Zurich American Insurance Co. for excess coverage of costs it incurred fighting a lawsuit challenging its affirmative action policies, saying the insurer wrongly denied coverage on the basis that it didn't get a timely notice of the suit.