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What Should a Policyholder Do to Transfer Risk of Loss for Sexual Abuse Claims?

Sexual abuse litigation is increasingly common, and an unfortunate wave of new lawsuits is coming. In her recent alert, Pillsbury’s Joan Cotkin reviews how the insurance industry has responded to these risks with new...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

How Far Does Your Sexual Abuse Liability Coverage Extend?

If faced with continuous injury claims based on past acts of sexual abuse, will an insured’s general liability policies with sexual abuse coverage defend? Purchase insurance that is carefully focused on the risks your...more

Blank Rome LLP

The Key Issue in Revived Sex Abuse Claim Insurance Disputes

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In January of this year, New York passed the Child Victims Act. Previously, the state required that childhood sexual abuse suits be filed before a plaintiff’s 23rd birthday. The CVA includes a one-year period, known as a...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

In the News: USA Gymnastics Files Bankruptcy Due to Fallout over Sex-Abuse Scandal

A sex-abuse scandal has landed another organization in bankruptcy court. USA Gymnastics (“USAG”) filed chapter 11 last week in Indiana following a team doctor’s conviction for abusing hundreds of girls. ...more

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Who pays when the authorities come calling? Syracuse Univ. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, P.A.

With the seemingly endless stream of federal and state investigations implicating institutions of higher education, a recent New York decision offers a glimmer of hope to those schools that find themselves in the cross-hairs....more

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Sexual Misconduct “During” Law Enforcement Activities Does Not “Arise Out of” Law Enforcement Activities

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In a recent case before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the court held that jail employees were not entitled to coverage for sexual molestation of an inmate under the law enforcement coverage...more

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