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Freiberger Haber LLP

Extreme Vacations and Limitations of Liability

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By Jonathan H. Freiberger This Blog has recently written on the issue of contractual limitations of liability.  [Here] Proving that timing is everything, Jonathan H. Freiberger, one of Freiberger Haber LLP’s founding members,...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Fourth Circuit Affirms Insurance Coverage for Cyber Claim Under CGL Policy

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In a decision issued April 11, the Fourth Circuit added to a small but growing body of case law across the country finding coverage for cyber claims under traditional general liability insurance policies. In Travelers...more

K&L Gates LLP

Policyholder Takeaways From Portal

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In a solid victory for policyholders, the Fourth Circuit upheld coverage last week for a potential data breach incident involving confidential medical records. The case is The Travelers Indemnity Co. of America v. Portal...more

Sands Anderson PC

Fourth Circuit Finds CGL Insurer Has Duty to Defend Cyber Claim

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In Travelers Indem. Co. of Am. v. Portal Healthcare Solutions, L.L.C., 2016 U.S. App. Lexis 6554, decided on April 11, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found that a commercial general liability...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Fourth Circuit Holds General Liability Covers Defense of Data Breach Class Action

The Fourth Circuit affirmed this week that Travelers Insurance (“Travelers”) must defend Portal, a medical records company, against a class action suit stemming from an alleged cyber “publication” of its customers’ personal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fourth Circuit Finds Potential Coverage For Data Leak As Publication Under CGL Policy

This week, a Fourth Circuit panel in an unpublished decision validated arguments long made by policyholders: that commercial general liability policies may provide coverage for certain data breach liabilities. In this case,...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Traditional General Liability Policy Covers Medical Records Mishap

A U.S. appeals court yesterday held that a traditional corporate general liability policy triggered an insurer’s duty to defend a class action lawsuit alleging that a medical records company failed to properly secure patient...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insurance Recovery Law - November 2015

Despite Prior Suits, Policyholder Entitled to Coverage for DOJ Investigation - Why it matters: A policyholder was entitled to coverage for a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation despite already facing possibly...more

King & Spalding

Specialized Cyber Liability Insurance Policies Proliferate as General Liability Insurers Refuse Coverage for Data Breaches

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Travelers Indemnity Company filed an action this month in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut for a declaratory judgment that it is not obligated to defend or indemnify its policyholder, P.F....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insurance Recovery Law -- November 2014

Payment of Costs Doesn’t Preclude Unfair Trade Practices Claim Against Insurer - Why it matters: In a significant victory for policyholders, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled that an insured had a valid unfair...more

Proskauer - Insurance Recovery & Counseling

California Supreme Court Clarifies an Insurer’s Duty to Defend in Disparagement Cases

Advertising injury liability coverage offered under commercial general liability (“CGL”) policies is aimed at protecting companies against claims, often brought by competitors, alleging harm by purportedly derogatory...more

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