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N.M. Cyber Ruling Will Spur Litigation As Coverage Remedy

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A June 16 appellate decision involving the construction of a cyberinsurance policy demonstrates a concerning lack of judicial understanding about the nature and scope of cyber liability coverage and implicitly incentivizes...more

Wiley Rein LLP

For the Record: Cyber Coverage “For” a Security Breach is Ambiguous under New Mexico Law

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The New Mexico Court of Appeals has held that cyber policy language affording coverage “for” a security breach was ambiguous and must be construed broadly to provide coverage for a breach of contract claim “because of,”...more

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Insuring data breach liabilities – how different policies can stack up and the problem of late notification

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An English Court has recently decided that three insurance policies covering the same loss – data breach settlements arising from an incorrectly addressed email – provided a combined, cumulative limit of indemnity. While the...more

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UK High Court ruling underscores cost of broker negligence and clarifies effects of “other insurance” clauses in overlapping...

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A recent ruling from the High Court of Justice (a trial level court) in London, highlights the serious consequences of professional negligence in insurance broking and clarifies how “other insurance” clauses interact with one...more

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Home Depot Ruling Tolls Death Knell For 'Silent Cyber'

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A Jan. 13 decision out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is one more nail in the coffin of "silent cyber." In Home Depot Inc. v. Steadfast Insurance Co., the federal appellate court agreed with the lower...more

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Further Clarity Regarding Coverage for Funds Transfer Fraud

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At this point, your IT department has almost certainly warned you to approach your e-mail inbox with skepticism--for good reason. Cybercriminals regularly and effectively impersonate our legitimate contacts for illegitimate...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Insured Files Lawsuit Over Coverage for Disclosure of Private Health Information

An insured who purchased insurance specifically for privacy injury liability was recently forced to sue its insurer after it denied coverage. The insured allegedly “installed web beacons and cookies on its platforms so that...more

Carlton Fields

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

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Insurance Update - September 2023

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We touch upon several topics in our September Insurance Update. We begin with two federal circuit court rulings on late notice – one involving a claims-made policy and the other an occurrence policy. In these cases, the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Insurer Denies Coverage Under Professional Liability Policy for Lawyer’s Email Compromise

Insurance coverage for cyberattacks can be tricky for anyone to navigate, including lawyers. To illustrate this point, a case in New Jersey caught my eye that I thought would be an interesting read for our followers who are...more

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Cyber Insurance Policies May Not Cover Phishing Attack Funds Diversion

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals is considering an appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida , in which the District Court ruled that a cyber insurance policy did not cover diversion...more

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New Jersey Court Rules “Acts of War” Insurance Policy Exclusion Inapplicable to Russian Malware Attack

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Pharmaceutical giant Merck won a major victory over its insurance carrier in New Jersey Superior Court recently. Merck’s victory means its carrier is liable to pay out up $1.4 billion to Merck for alleged losses arising out...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: July 2021

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"The overwhelming majority of courts have concluded that neither COVID-19 nor the governmental orders associated with it cause or constitute property loss or damage for purposes of insurance coverage." So concluded the...more

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COVID coverage for business losses? “No,” says the first New York court to address the issue of whether a business interruption...

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COVID-19 continues to generate litigation in a variety of contexts in the Commercial Division.  Only two weeks ago did our colleague Madeline Greenblatt author a blog about COVID-19 not excusing commercial rental obligations....more

Carlton Fields

CGL Policies And Data Breaches: No Publication, No Coverage

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As cyber hacking and phishing schemes become more common, one issue that is often raised is whether, and to what extent, damages resulting from these incidents fall within the coverage afforded under a standard commercial...more

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Rosen Hotels Fined After Data Breach and Facing Federal Lawsuit

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This week Rosen Millennium Technology Group, the sister company to Rosen Hotels & Resorts, was sued by its insurance company, St. Paul Fire & Marine, which is denying coverage for a data breach that was discovered in 2016. ...more

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