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February 2025 Insurance Update

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The 2014 Home Depot data breach was one of the more notorious cyberattacks. A decade later, litigation over that incident continues. The Sixth Circuit recently decided whether an electronic data exclusion cleared insurers...more

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New York Insurance Coverage Law Update — Compilation 2024

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An owner, general contractor (GC) and subcontractor (Sub) were sued by injured workers at a construction site, and they were defended by the Sub’s insurer, U.S. Specialty Insurance Company. U.S. Specialty tendered their...more

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Insurers Not Required to Cover Climate Change Litigation

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In a significant ruling, the Hawaii Supreme Court has determined that AIG is not required to provide coverage for a lawsuit against Sunoco subsidiary, Aloha Petroleum. The Hawaii court found a pollution exclusion in AIG’s...more

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Insured’s “Version of Events” Do Not Determine Application of Policy Exclusion

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The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, applying New Jersey law, has held that a misappropriation of funds exclusion unambiguously barred coverage for an accounting firm under its professional liability policy...more

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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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Favorite Topics of 2023

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On the last “Don't Take No For an Answer” podcast of 2023, Lynda Bennett, Chair of the Insurance Recovery practice at Lowenstein Sandler, looks back on some of the series’ most popular topics, such as difference between the...more

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Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Centralizes Some COVID-19 Related Insurance Cases

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Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Centralizes Some COVID‐19 Related Insurance Cases As reported in our September update, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation at its July 2020 hearing session requested...more

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What Should a Policyholder Do to Transfer Risk of Loss for Sexual Abuse Claims?

Sexual abuse litigation is increasingly common, and an unfortunate wave of new lawsuits is coming. In her recent alert, Pillsbury’s Joan Cotkin reviews how the insurance industry has responded to these risks with new...more

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Financial Services & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 1, 2019

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Financial Services Update - FDCPA: no liability for a debt collector that provides the name of the hospital, the account number, patient name, date of service, and amount of debt, but who fails to include the word "creditor"...more

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Does Wisconsin’s Four-Corners Rule Govern an Insurer’s Duty to Defend?

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Those who follow the work of the Wisconsin appellate courts might recognize this question as one that District II of the Court of Appeals certified to the Supreme Court nearly five years ago in Wilkinson v. Arbuckle, 2011 WI...more

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Prior & Pending Litigation

From the 2015 PLUS Professional Risk Symposium session “Navigating Prior & Pending and Other Coverage Issues,” David F. Cutter, Esq. (Troutman Sanders LLP) looks at three analytical issues to consider when facing prior and...more

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