It seems as of late that decisions regarding the scope of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and insurance coverage for those claims have been coming as quick as finger scan. Fresh off the heels of...more
In Citizens Ins. Co. of Amer. v. Thermoflex Waukegan, LLC no. 20-05980 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 1, 2022), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois rejected the application of three separate general...more
3/9/2022
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Commercial General Liability Policies ,
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Personal and Advertising Injury Coverage ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Right to Privacy
On January 13, 2022, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, held in Merck & Co., Inc., et al. v. ACE Amer. Ins. Co., et al., No. UNN-L-2682-18, that the Hostile/Warlike Action Exclusion in various property policies...more