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Insurance Coverage for Cyber Attacks

by Roberta Anderson | K&L Gates LLP on 5/8/2013

There’s no denying that the present-day Internet, while extraordinary, is increasingly scary. Cyber attacks of various types continue to escalate across the globe. As stated by one recent commentator: “Cybercrime is raging...more

Health Care Enforcement in 2012: A Year in Review

by Hope Foster, Samantha Kingsbury, Tracy Miner, Jessica Sergi, Stephanie Willis | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 2/26/2013

Last year was another busy year in health care fraud enforcement. In 2012, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG) reported total expected recoveries of $6.9 billion from all...more

10 Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore in 2013

by Cory Fox, Gregory Saikin | BakerHostetler on 2/15/2013

To paraphrase a famous quote, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it," and providers who ignore the significance of the federal government's healthcare fraud enforcements efforts in 2012 do so at their...more

Don't Let a Data Breach Diminish Your Retail Profits This Holiday Season

by Thomas (Tom) C. Bell, Vivek Chopra, Todd M. Hinnen, Selena J. Linde, Michael Sussmann | Perkins Coie on 11/30/2012

For the first time, online retail sales exceeded $1 billion on Black Friday and reached nearly $1.5 billion on Cyber Monday this year. Analysts expect this increase in e-commerce to continue, and Forrester Research estimates...more

Weekly Brief: Hurricane Sandy, GC Donations, Tweeting Fake News [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 11/1/2012

Nov. 1 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the week's most important legal news. Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast of the United States and legal issues are beginning to emerge. Also, General...more

Physicians and Pharmacies Must Be Aware of the Dangers and Potential Penalties Associated with Importing Prescription Drugs

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 10/11/2012

Introduction - As the price of healthcare continues to increase, healthcare practitioners have become more innovative and creative in their attempts to keep costs affordable for their patients. One technique which has...more

Joint CMS, DOJ Letter on EHR’s Potential for Billing Fraud; AHA, AAHC Respond

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 9/26/2012

Secretary Sebelius and Attorney General Holder issued a joint letter to the American Hospital Association and four other associations representing hospitals and medical centers, warning of indications that some providers are...more

$6.8 Million Hacking Loss Covered By Insurance

by Miller Canfield on 9/13/2012

If your organization suffers a loss as a result of someone hacking into your network, will your insurance policy's computer fraud rider cover the loss? The answer, of course, depends on the language of your policy and the...more

Sixth Circuit Holds Computer Hacking Losses Covered by Insurance

by BuckleySandler LLP on 9/10/2012

Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court holding that the computer fraud rider to a retailer’s Crime Policy covered losses resulting from the theft of customers’ financial...more

Crime (Policy) Does Pay – Sixth Circuit Holds That Endorsement of Crime Policy Covers Losses from Hacker's Data Breach

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 9/5/2012

Cyber hacking, data breaches and privacy concerns have become commonplace headlines. While not always front page news, one study reported on 1,700 instances of computer hacking, cyber terrorism, and other data breaches in the...more

Checked your insurance policies lately?

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 8/28/2012

In a ruling that might provide a new path to data breach insurance coverage, DSW Shoe Warehouse, Inc. has prevailed in its attempt to obtain insurance coverage for losses associated with a data breach under a commercial crime...more

Coverage for Theft of Customer Credit Card Information

by Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 8/28/2012

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that there was coverage for first-party and third-party losses arising from the theft of customer credit card information by hackers under a crime policy’s...more

Insuring Against Cybercrime

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/3/2012

Originally published in THE RECORDER February 3, 2012 edition At the same time as we begin to emerge from recent financial dislocations and economic turbulence — and as we face continued uncertainty in the Eurozone,...more

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Insurance Coverage for Cyber Attacks

Health Care Enforcement in 2012: A Year in Review

10 Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore in 2013

Don't Let a Data Breach Diminish Your Retail Profits This Holiday Season

Weekly Brief: Hurricane Sandy, GC Donations, Tweeting Fake News [Video]

Physicians and Pharmacies Must Be Aware of the Dangers and Potential Penalties Associated with Importing Prescription Drugs

Joint CMS, DOJ Letter on EHR’s Potential for Billing Fraud; AHA, AAHC Respond

$6.8 Million Hacking Loss Covered By Insurance

Sixth Circuit Holds Computer Hacking Losses Covered by Insurance

Crime (Policy) Does Pay – Sixth Circuit Holds That Endorsement of Crime Policy Covers Losses from Hacker's Data Breach

Checked your insurance policies lately?

Coverage for Theft of Customer Credit Card Information

Insuring Against Cybercrime

Weekly Brief: Hurricane Sandy, GC Donations, Tweeting Fake News [Video]

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