Standard General L.P. v. The Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut

  1. August 18, 2017

    Travelers Ordered To Cover Standard's Charney Suit Defense

    Travelers Indemnity Co. must cover hedge fund Standard General LP's costs to defend a defamation lawsuit brought by American Apparel's ousted CEO Dov Charney, a New York federal judge ruled Friday, finding that a policy exclusion for employment-related claims doesn't bar coverage.

  2. June 16, 2017

    Travelers Says Charney Defamation Suit Costs Not Covered

    Travelers Indemnity Co. on Thursday asked a New York federal court to declare it does not have to pay the costs hedge fund Standard General LP incurred defending a defamation lawsuit by American Apparel's ousted CEO Dov Charney, saying the suit was over an employment issue and not advertising.

  3. May 16, 2017

    Travelers Must Cover Charney Suit, Standard General Says

    Hedge fund Standard General LP urged a New York federal court on Monday to declare that Travelers Indemnity Co. must pay its defense costs for a defamation lawsuit by American Apparel's founder that was recently defeated in a California appeals court.

  4. March 31, 2017

    Standard General Open To Settling Charney Coverage Suit

    After a California appeals court slapped down a bid by American Apparel Inc. founder Dov Charney to revive his defamation suit against hedge fund Standard General LP, the fund and Travelers Indemnity Co. told a New York federal judge on Friday of brightened prospects for settling their dispute over covering defense costs in the California action.

  5. January 25, 2017

    Standard General Sues Insurer Over Dov Charney Coverage

    Standard General LP slapped Travelers Indemnity Co. of Connecticut with a lawsuit in New York federal court Wednesday for coverage related to the hedge fund's legal battle with Dov Charney, founder of the now-bankrupt American Apparel, saying the insurer has a duty to defend Standard against the clothier's defamation claims.