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Clark Hill PLC

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

Polsinelli

How the Federal Tort Claims Act Extricates Certain Health Care Providers From Data Breach Class Action Suits

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Data breach class action litigation continues to occupy center stage in the ongoing struggle to secure compensation and redress for legitimate victims of actionable cybersecurity shortcomings of data owners. The underlying...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

The ABA Says Lawyers Have Obligations Before and After a Data Breach

In the age of the data breach, lawyers and law firms have a lot in common with comic book superheroes: they are locked in a relentless battle against a cunning, ever-changing threat. This past week, Foley & Lardner...more

Hogan Lovells

McDowell v. CGI Federal Inc.: A Stark Reminder to Government Contractors of their Cybersecurity Obligations

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On June 1, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision in a class action lawsuit, McDowell v. CGI Federal Inc., Civ. Action No. 15-1157 (GK) (D.D.C. 2017), which could have...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Court Dismisses Shareholder Derivative Action Targeting Directors and Officers for Data Breaches

A federal district court in New Jersey has dismissed with prejudice a shareholder derivative suit, Palkon v. Holmes, No. 14-CV-01234 (SRC) (D.N.J.), that tried to blame the directors and officers at hospitality company...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

California Court Limits Liability for Loss of Certain Patient Information under CMIA

California appellate courts are clarifying potential liability under California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 56 et seq. (“CMIA”) of health care providers, health plans, pharmaceutical...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Cyber Risks for the Boardroom Part 2: Why Corporate Directors Should be Concerned About Data Security Breaches

All this week, we are featuring a series “Cyber Risks – Director Liability and Potential Gaps in D&O Coverage” Part 2 of 5: Why Directors Should Be Concerned...more

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