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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

Jenner & Block

Seventh Circuit Decision Sends Warning to "Claims Made" D&O Insurance Policyholders

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Hanover Ins. Co. v. R.W. Dunteman Co., 2022 WL 13769371, --- F.4th --- (7th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022), recently interpreted Illinois law on the aggregation provisions in a claims...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Insurers Take Steps to Reduce Silent Cyber Exposure

As cyber risks continue to proliferate, issues concerning coverage for those exposures under non-cyber or "traditional" property and casualty policies are creating uncertainty for both the insurance industry and for...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Santa Hurries Down CGL Carriers’ Chimneys – Court Finds Drones are Aircraft and Excluded in Important New Coverage Decision

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In what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind decision, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently issued an opinion denying coverage for a personal injury lawsuit against a drone operator based...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Florida Court Finds No CGL Coverage For Data Breach Claim

A federal district court in Florida has ruled that a claim against a policyholder arising out of a hacker’s theft of confidential credit card information was not covered under a commercial general liability (CGL) policy. St....more

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CGL Insurer Can’t Avoid Covering Employer for Negligent Hiring of Employee Who Committed Intentional Wrong, California Supreme...

By statute, California law holds that willful misconduct—where an insured intends to cause someone harm—is not insurable as a matter of public policy. For years, insurance companies have sought to expand this prohibition to...more

Carlton Fields

New York Appellate Court Finds “Electronic Data” Exclusion Applies to Data Breach

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The computer network of a Five Guys Burger franchise, RVST Holdings, LLC (RVST), was hacked. Customers’ credit card information was stolen and used to make numerous fraudulent charges. Trustco Bank brought an action against...more

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