On 27 December 2023, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft alleging copyright infringement in connection with OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT technology. This lawsuit is part of the first wave of...more
3/5/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Insurance Industry ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Liability Insurance ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management
Ransomware attacks and cyber data theft are an unfortunate fact of life for businesses. Whether through attacks targeting individual companies or widespread campaigns carried out by exploiting vulnerabilities in third-party...more
A recent appellate court decision could help policyholders secure insurance coverage for losses arising out of state-sponsored cyberattacks. In Merck & Co., Inc. v. ACE American Ins. Co., the Superior Court of New Jersey...more
The U.S. offshore wind market has surged in growth over the last few years, bolstered by the U.S government’s commitment in 2021 to increase offshore wind lease capacity as well as the Biden Administration’s declaration that...more
4/26/2022
/ Asset Management ,
Biden Administration ,
BOEM ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Offshore Wind ,
Project Finance ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Wind Farm ,
Wind Power
In this episode, partners Jeff Meagher and Lucas Tanglen, along with associate Reymond Yammine, discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict and insurance for state-sponsored cyberattacks, including lessons learned from the NotPetya...more
In this episode, Sarah Turpin, Insurance Recovery and Counseling partner in our London office, discusses insurance coverage for COVID-19-related losses in the United Kingdom, including the UK Supreme Court’s important...more
Working from home has quickly become the new normal, but it may also be the reason your cyber insurer denies coverage for the next cyberattack. With most of the United States currently under or just emerging from some form of...more
In this episode of OnRisk, Lucas Tanglen and Jeff Meagher discuss the cyber insurance implications of the European Union’s new privacy regulation—the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR.
The GDPR, which took effect on...more
4/24/2019
/ Consent ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Use Policies ,
EU ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Personal Data ,
Policy Terms ,
Popular ,
Statutory Penalties
It has been almost 10 years since an explosion onboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig rocked the offshore energy industry. In that time, most of the major (and minor) players involved in the disaster have been forced to...more
Cyber due diligence is quickly becoming the “new normal” for buyers in M&A transactions as they seek to protect themselves against cyber risk. Cyber due diligence, however, is only part of the solution. Many sophisticated...more
11/2/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Best Practices ,
Change in Control ,
Claims Limitations Period ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Due Diligence ,
Insurance Contracts ,
Insurance Industry ,
Mergers ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Representations and Warranties ,
Retroactive Application ,
Risk Mitigation
Scarcely a day goes by without news headlines reporting yet another data breach or cyber crime incident, which can have devastating consequences for any business in terms of both reputation and balance sheet. A cyber...more
Cyber extortion and ransomware attacks made headlines across the globe this summer, but the cyber attack at HBO stands out due to the size of the ransom demanded ($6 million). The HBO hack highlights the importance of one of...more
Cyber extortion and ransomware attacks made headlines across the globe this summer. In May, the WannaCry virus infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide. In June, the NotPetya ransomware attack shut down hundreds...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court just made it easier for policyholders to hold their insurers accountable for bad faith conduct. In Rancosky v. Washington National Insurance Company (No. 28 WAP 2016), the Supreme Court held...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled against insurers on an insurance coverage issue that frequently arises in the oil and gas sector. In Mutual Benefit Insurance Company v. Politsopoulos, the Supreme Court held that...more
One of the biggest risks oil and gas companies face is a blowout or other catastrophic event that causes serious injury or death. In the aftermath of such an event, companies often find themselves facing lawsuits by injured...more