Kennedys and CYPFER are delighted to invite you to our 60 minute webinar on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
We will explore the practical and legal implications involved in navigating a ransomware event, and how decision-making in a...more
5/24/2024
/ Best Practices ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Breach Costs ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Ransomware ,
Remediation ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Webinars
In an interesting new decision, the Ninth Circuit in Aspen Specialty Ins. Co. v. Miller Barondess, LLP (“Miller Barondess”) held that Section 533 of the California Insurance Code—which states that “[a]n insurer is not liable...more
As previously reported, on November 3, 2022, the federal district court for Minnesota, applying Minnesota substantive law, ruled that an insured was entitled to coverage under a Cyber Business Interruption clause for money...more
Connecticut is the fifth state to pass a comprehensive privacy law. Senate Bill 6, “An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring” (“CTDPA” or “Act”), passed in both chambers of the state legislature on April...more
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
On March 22, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled that two ACE insurers were obligated to indemnify Target Corporation (“Target”) for the amounts it paid to settle claims related to...more
Utah is on the verge of enacting the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), thereby becoming (perhaps surprisingly) the fourth state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law. Modeled somewhat after Virginia’s Consumer Data...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
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Fingerprints ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Personal and Advertising Injury Coverage ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Right to Privacy
As the world emerged from lockdown, it should come as no surprise that cybersecurity and data privacy remained dominant topics in the media and legal industry. Some of 2021 was much like 2020 – ransomware attacks continued to...more
3/7/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Hackers ,
Information Governance ,
NAIC ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
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
In American Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Caremel, Inc., 2022 WL 79868, at *1 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 7, 2022), the Illinois federal district court ruled that a CGL policy did not provide “personal and advertising injury” defense coverage...more