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Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices D&O Insurance

Cozen O'Connor

Claims Notes: March 2024

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After a yacht ran aground, the owner filed a maritime insurance claim. Despite a New York choice of law provision in the insurance policy, the owner contended that Pennsylvania law applied. The Third Circuit had protected the...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Are Consumer Protection or False Advertising Claims Covered By Insurance?

​​​​​​​Whether consumer protec­tion or false advertising claims are covered by insurance depends on the kind of insurance policies in play. For ex­ample, coverage for such claims under a CGL policy is unlikely be­cause an...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

New York’s Highest Court Says D&O Insurers Must Cover Disgorgement Payments

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On November 23, 2021, New York’s highest court resolved a long-standing dispute between directors and officers (D&O) liability insurers and their insureds, holding that a settlement payment to the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Takeaways From Recent Claims Against Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook – Mitigating the Heightened Risk of Privacy Suits Against...

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As recent claims against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in relation to the Cambridge Analytica data-mining scandal continue to develop, Lynda, joined by Lowenstein attorneys Kathleen McGee, Partner in the firm’s White Collar...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

“Unfair Trade Practices” Exclusion Does Not Extend to Consumer Protection Claims

Two phrases combined in a single exclusion—“alleging, arising out of, based upon or attributable to any violation of any law…” and “as respects… unfair trade practices” could inspire carriers to make trouble for policyholders...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Cyberattacks Are the New Norm - How to respond and get insurance recovery for government investigations.

Takeaways - Companies that suffer cyberattacks can expect not sympathy but scrutiny from legal authorities. - D&O insurance can cover not only litigation but also investigation costs. - Strategic negotiation of...more

Morris James LLP

RSUI Indem. Co. v. Sempris LLC, C.A. No. N13C-10-096 MMJ CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. Sept. 3, 2014)

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In this case, brought in the Delaware Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division, the Court considered whether RSUI Indemnity Co. (“RSUI”) owed insurance coverage obligations to Sempris, LLC (“Sempris”). RSUI...more

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