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Cozen O'Connor

Is there CGL Coverage for Cyber Breach Claims?

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The coverage dispute in Home Depot, Inc., et al v. Steadfast Insurance Company, et al. arises out of a 2014 data breach of millions of Home Depot’s customers’ payment information. As a result of the breach, the financial...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Continuing Use of CGL Policies to Cover Data Breach Losses

Our lives and the products and devices we use become more dependent on data by the day. As a result, cyberattacks and data breaches present everchanging risks to companies and individuals, and the importance of applicable...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Insureds Seek Coverage For Breaches Under Traditional Policies

There have been a number of high-profile insurance coverage cases arising from losses due to cyber fraud – especially data breaches, "spoofing'' and payment instruction fraud. While cyber insurance is specifically designed to...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Cyber Coverage by any Other Name Can Smell as Sweet. Maryland Court Rules Traditional Property Policy Covers Loss of Data and...

Cyberattacks are an increasingly frequent and costly risk faced by almost every business today. While the availability and scope of cyber-specific insurance has developed exponentially over the past few years, it is important...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2018

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Data Protection Board's published opinions on data protection impact assessments, an Ohio court's ruling that bitcoin is covered insured...more

Carlton Fields

CGL Policies And Data Breaches: No Publication, No Coverage

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As cyber hacking and phishing schemes become more common, one issue that is often raised is whether, and to what extent, damages resulting from these incidents fall within the coverage afforded under a standard commercial...more

K&L Gates LLP

Connecticut High Court Weighs in on CGL Coverage for Data Breach

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In a highly anticipated May 26th decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that two CGL insurers, Federal Insurance Company and Scottsdale Insurance Company, are not required to cover losses in connection with the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insurance Recovery Law - May 2015 #2

Recent Lawsuit Underscores Critical Lessons for Purchasers of Cyber Insurance - Why it matters: Columbia Casualty Company v. Cottage Health Systems was filed on May 7, 2015, in the Central District of California. Cottage...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Sony and Its Insurers Wrangle over Coverage for Data Breach

According to a Law360 report, Sony Corp.’s lawyers recently asked a New York appeals court to overturn a trial court’s ruling that a data breach did not involve the “publication” of private information within the meaning of...more

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