This Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP memorandum discusses court decisions regarding federal preemption of certain life insurance claims arising from the Armenian genocide, whether negligent representations constitute occurrences, excess D&O coverage and insurer recoupment in shareholder litigation, drywall coverage litigation, an insurer's right to reimbursement under California law for defense costs expended under a reservation of rights, the scope of discovery in bankruptcy proceedings, and the US Supreme Court granting certiorari in a case involving a public nuisance claim for global warming.