Tommy Spitaletto (Partner-Dallas, TX) argued a motion for summary judgment in Douglas County District Court, Nebraska, and a subsequent appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court. The case involved a coverage dispute over a credit union’s lawsuit against its former directors for mismanagement and self-dealing. The district court initially granted declaratory judgment for the insured, but vacated that ruling after argument and granted summary judgment in favor of the insurer on multiple coverage defenses (e.g., claim not first made during the policy period because it related back to an earlier claim; regulatory claims exclusion; waiver or estoppel did not apply). The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the ruling after oral argument on appeal in the face of relatively undeveloped state caselaw at the time.