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Square Peg, Round Hole: 6th Circuit Affirms Finding That Cyber Claims Are Not Covered by CGL Policies

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In Home Depot Inc. v. Steadfast Insurance Co., Home Depot learned the hard way a rule every DIY enthusiast knows: measure twice, cut once. It appears Home Depot’s measurements were off when it sized up its insurance needs,...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

“Keeping Track” of Your Cyber (and Other) Coverage Part II

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On this episode of Don't Take No for An Answer, host, Lynda A. Bennett, Partner and Chair of Lowenstein’s Insurance Recovery Group, is joined by David Anderson, Vice President, Cyber Liability at Woodruff Sawyer, and Heather...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Can Companies Be Liable If Third-Party Contractors Suffer Data Breaches?

The California Consumer Privacy Act became effective on Jan. 1. Included among its provisions is the grant of a private right of action on behalf of any consumer “whose nonencrypted and nonredacted personal information…is...more

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Failure to prevent a data breach is not likely to be covered by a traditional CGL insurance policy.

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In this high tech era we live in, creating, storing and using data is commonplace. The sheer quantity and scope of data has made protecting that data of paramount importance. Yet, every day we hear about another data...more

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Don’t Expect Commercial General Liability Insurance Policies to Protect Against Cyber Breach or Crime

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Almost a year after Middle District Judge Mary Scriven’s instructive decision in Innovak Int’l, Inc. v. Hanover Ins. Co. in which she declined to hold that a traditional commercial general liability (CGL) policy, as drafted,...more

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Policyholder Takeaways From Portal

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In a solid victory for policyholders, the Fourth Circuit upheld coverage last week for a potential data breach incident involving confidential medical records. The case is The Travelers Indemnity Co. of America v. Portal...more

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The Devil in the “Cyber” Insurance Details

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There’s a tempest amidst the recent spring shower of “cyber” insurance cases. It isn’t the Recall Total case reported the week before last, or the Travelers v. Federal Recovery Services case reported the week before. While...more

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Is that Covered? Data Breach

With all of the data breach issues in the news, we thought that this decision might be of interest to you. The Connecticut Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court ruling denying coverage to IBM for more than $6 million in...more

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