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Seventh Circuit Ruling on Insurance Coverage for Biometric Privacy Class Actions Strays From Trend Protecting Policyholders

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In light of the continuing barrage of lawsuits brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), companies should be able to rely on their general liability (GL) insurers to defend and indemnify them from...more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] Risk Transfer, Employer Liability, and Grave Injuries: Who Is Going to Pay? - May 15th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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While this webinar will focus primarily on the New York construction aspect of risk transfer, it will be helpful for anyone dealing with risk-transfer issues. The presenters will also discuss activating the employer-liability...more

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Fifth Circuit Clarifies Meaning of “Advertising Idea” in Personal and Advertising Injury Coverage Section of Standard CGL Policy

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In Princeton Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Co. v. A.H.D. Houston Inc., the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals clarified the meaning of the undefined term “advertising idea” in the insuring agreement of a commercial general...more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] Risk Transfer, Employer Liability, and Grave Injuries: Who Is Going to Pay? - June 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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While this webinar will focus primarily on the New York construction aspect of risk transfer, it will be helpful for anyone dealing with risk-transfer issues. The presenters will also discuss activating the employer-liability...more

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Risk Transfer, Employer Liability and Grave Injuries: Who Is Going to Pay?

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There are four basic causes of action involved in pursuing risk transfer. Two based upon contractual requirements which are known as Contractual Indemnification and Insurance Procurement, and two based upon the common law...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Insurance Coverage For Claims Involving The Misuse Of Biometric Information

​​​​​​​As the use of biometric information for verification purposes becomes widespread, employers and others should be aware of statutes which regulate the collection, storage and dissemination of this data. In this regard,...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Take-Home COVID: The New Frontier?

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As COVID-19 continues to spread, so do the liability theories it leaves in its wake, including so-called “take-home” COVID-19 liability. “Take-home” liability first earned notoriety through lawsuits filed by mesothelioma...more

Kennedys

What one court giveth, a brother court taketh away: Thermoflex and 3 policy exclusions in the context of BIPA

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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

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Webinar] Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021 - COVID-19 Claims - April 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00...

Join us for Hinshaw's Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021. This series will feature insurance thought leaders from Hinshaw and RPC, presenting on the most pressing insurance claims topics...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

2021: Hot Topics in Business Law

The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to present significant challenges in our daily lives, and not surprisingly, will impact important issues in business and corporate law in 2021. From economic impacts on the global supply...more

Nossaman LLP

On-Demand Webinar | Insurance Issues Faced by Employers in Times of COVID-19

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Each month, Nossaman's complimentary Employment BUZZ webinar series covers a different topic of interest to employers, including tax, insurance, intellectual property and employment issues. These "quick hit" 30-minute...more

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[Webinar] Insurance Issues Faced by Employers in Times of COVID-19 - February 23rd, 11:00 am - 11:45 am PT

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Each month, Nossaman's complimentary Employment BUZZ webinar series covers a different topic of interest to employers, including tax, insurance, intellectual property and employment issues. These "quick hit" 30-minute...more

Chartwell Law

[Webinar] Protecting Your Retail Operations From Insurance And Legal Claims In A Post COVID-19 Marketplace - October 29th, 3:30 pm...

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Whether you operate an essential store, luxury brand retailer, flash or pop-up store, big-box store, supermarket, or a large retail chain, the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftereffects have forever changed how you should manage...more

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Key Considerations for Developing Your Return to Work Plan

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With discussions of return to work swirling around, and every state in the nation now opening to some extent, is your company ready for employees and customers to return? Here are some considerations in deciding to reopen....more

Bilzin Sumberg

As Businesses Re-open, Congress Mulls Shielding Them From Liability

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Talk of a broader “re-opening” of the economy has led to a fierce debate in Congress about whether it would be advisable to include, as part of a new COVID-19 legislative relief package, provisions creating certain immunities...more

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Benesch Women in Construction - Spring 2020

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Welcome to Women in Construction, a platform to foster growth and connections for women across all levels of the construction industry. In 2019, women held only 10.3% of all construction jobs, a drab increase from 9.5% a...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Insuring Against the Business Risks of Coronavirus

Coronavirus is already having significant economic impacts on industry, including business interruption and supply disruptions. Liability risks also exist, especially in industries like health care, hospitality,...more

Jones Day

Time for a Policy Checkup: Maximizing Insurance Coverage for Coronavirus Losses

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The Situation: Declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization, and with more than 17,000 cases already confirmed worldwide, preliminary estimates indicate that the latest coronavirus outbreak may not peak...more

Morgan Lewis

Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Kazakhstan

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Directors and officers of private companies are responsible for managing and running business. This responsibility is not limited to disciplinary liability (such as termination of employment), but also involves civil law...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Steptoe & Johnson's First Look Winter 2018 Insurance Newsletter

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Employers face liability in a variety of contexts; however, commercial general liability (“CGL”) policies “generally exclude coverage for injury to an employee ‘arising out of and in the course of’ the employment.” In...more

Carlton Fields

Intentional Accidents: California Supreme Court Announces That General Commercial Liability Policies Apply To Negligent Hiring,...

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In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit observed that under California law, there was an unresolved question as to whether a commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policy covers an...more

King & Spalding

The New, #MeToo World: How to Protect Your Company, and Your Officers and Directors, Against Losses Arising From Claims of Sexual...

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With the viral #MeToo movement spreading across the country in the last several months, new, high-profile claims of sexual harassment and other workplace sexual misconduct seem to be reported on almost a daily basis. Stories...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Negligent Hiring and Supervision Can Be an 'Accident'

The California Supreme Court answered the Ninth Circuit’s certified question in Liberty Surplus Insurance v. Ledesma & Meyer Construction. The court rephrased the question presented to it as: “When a third party sues an...more

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CGL Insurer Can’t Avoid Covering Employer for Negligent Hiring of Employee Who Committed Intentional Wrong, California Supreme...

By statute, California law holds that willful misconduct—where an insured intends to cause someone harm—is not insurable as a matter of public policy. For years, insurance companies have sought to expand this prohibition to...more

Carlton Fields

‘Me Too’ Coverage Implications For Employers

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When an employer negligently supervises an employee who commits separate acts of sexual harassment against three different co-workers on separate occasions, how many “occurrences” are there under a standard commercial general...more

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