Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog

A Delaware trial court recently applied the newly minted “meaningful linkage” standard to conclude that multiple lawsuits concerning the merger of CBS and Viacom are not “related” in the context of directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance. The decision in National Amusements, Inc. v. Endurance American Specialty Insurance Co., Case No. N22C-06-018-SKR CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. Feb. 17, 2025), illustrates the fact-intensive nature of the “relatedness” inquiry and how litigants can expect courts to examine the issues under the Delaware standard.