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Maynard Nexsen

Decisions Expand Scope of Business Owners’ Policy Exclusion

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In the age where cling wrap doesn’t cling and “shrinkflation” is a necessary portmanteau, it’s rare to get more. This is especially true for insurers, whose policies are construed against them when ambiguous, and...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Breach of Contract Exclusion Bars Coverage for Judgment Rendered in Employment Dispute

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, applying Louisiana law, has held that an insurer does not need to cover a monetary judgment rendered in favor of two former employees of the insured...more

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Society Insurance Stuck Defending Insured In Biometric Privacy Class Action

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Notwithstanding the deluge of data breach and internet eavesdropping privacy cases, companies also continue to face an onslaught of biometric privacy actions under statutes like the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Got Employees? Understand the Benefits and Limitations of Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)

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Employment practices liability insurance (commonly known as "EPLI") coverage is a critical and necessary tool in any employer's toolbox because such policies can help cover significant legal costs and damages associated with...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Negligent Retention, Hiring Rulings Show Importance of Policy Language

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Where an employee of a company commits an intentional act, such as a battery or sexual molestation, the managers of that company are often named as defendants on a theory of “negligent supervision”, “negligent retention” or...more

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