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Cyber Insurance Disputes: Will Arbitration Clauses be a Battleground?
By Joshua Gold, Esq. and Peter A. Halprin, Esq. of Anderson Kill P.C.
Commercial insurance companies are marketing cyber risk policies with messages such as, "Just about any organization that uses technology to do business faces cyber risk." In response to such risk, insurance companies are offering scores of "cyber" insurance products that get tweaked regularly and vary greatly in quality and terms. That lack of uniformity foretelles coverage disputes and litigation over insurance coverage for cyber claims began to emerge recently.
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Use Of Personal Cloud-Based Document Accounts Requires New Strategies By Employers
By V. John Ella, Esq. and Jillian M. Flower, Esq. of Jackson Lewis P.C.
Whether Google Docs, Dropbox, or some other file sharing system, employees, especially millennials and other digital natives, are increasingly likely to set up personal cloud-based document sharing and storage accounts for work purposes, usually with well-meaning intentions, such as convenience and flexibility. Sometimes this is done with explicit company approval, sometimes it is done with tacit awareness by middle management, and often the employer is unaware of this activity.
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Insured's Late Notice Dooms One Insurer's Claim against Another
By Robert Tugander, Esq. of Rivkin Radler LLP
An appellate court in Illinois, affirming a trial court's decision, has ruled that an insurer could not recover a settlement payment from another insurer, where the insured failed to timely notify the insurer of the underlying action.
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By Donald A. O'Brien, Esq. of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Defendant, an insured construction inspection firm, stored its computer data offsite on servers owned by plaintiff technology firm. When the technology firm experienced a crash of its servers after an electrical surge, all of the insured's data was lost. The insured had a longtime relationship with third-party defendant insurance agent and his agency which provided a variety of insurance coverages for the insured. Indeed, the agent and the principal of the insured met three times every year to review their existing coverage.
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Open Communication and Collaboration Make Campus Networks Vulnerable to Cyberattack
By Scott Sweeney, Esq. and Elayna M. Fiene, Esq. of Wilson Elser
Institutions of higher education face growing threats from cyber attackers. Instances of attacks on universities are increasing, with recent large-scale attacks at some of the country's top universities. Approximately one third of all security breaches take place in higher education; only the health care sector has been breached more often.
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By Clayton D. Waterman, Esq. & Christian A. Cavallo, Esq. of Goldberg Segalla
In Essex Insurance Company v. Galilee Medical Center S.C d/b/a MRI Lincoln Imaging Center, the insured, Galilee, represented to its insurer, Essex, that it did not offer any weight loss drugs to its patients. After a former patient brought suit against Galilee based on complications from injections of a weight loss drug, Essex sought to rescind its policy. The Seventh Circuit Court upheld summary judgment granted to Essex, finding that false statements made by Galilee provided a basis for rescission.
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By Mark W. Freel, Esq. of Locke Lord LLP
Federal courts around the country will be granted broad original jurisdiction over virtually all trade secrets litigation if the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (DTSA) in the form already unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate on April 4, 2016. The White House has already stated its strong support for the bill.
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Bootstrapping Expert Testimony - Restrictions on Using Records from a Treating Physician to Challenge Plaintiff's Expert at Trial
By Michael S. Levenson, Esq. of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C.
The opinions of a treating physician can be persuasive evidence on causation and damages, often carrying great weight with a jury. However, even treating doctors are considered "experts," and limits are placed on using their "reports" at trial in the absence of live testimony.
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Insurers Must Exercise Caution in Denying PIP Claims Without Sound Medical Evidence or Risk Exposure to Claims Of Bad Faith
By Dana M. Kanellakes, Esq. of Tressler LLP
The court held, in McGee-Grant v. American Family Mutual Ins., 2016 WL 126429 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 12, 2016), that the insurer violated Washington's Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Regulation 284-30-370 by failing to complete its investigation within 30 days and acted in bad faith by denying a claim without a medical basis; and deciding to refuse payment prior to an independent medical examination (IME) or medical records review.
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The 2016 Sensor Data Survey "Disrupt or be disrupted"
Ernst & Young surveyed senior executives from nearly 400 insurers around the globe, the survey addressed both current practices and plans for tomorrow. The results make clear that forward-looking and top-performing insurance organizations are already innovating with telematics, wearable technology and sensor data, though not to the extent of leaders from other sectors. Why is sensor data so important to insurers in particular? On the strategic front, it presents a clear and compelling opportunity to reengineer the fundamental value proposition through transformative product innovation to benefit customers and shareholders. CLICK HERE
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Regulatory Top Regulatory Trends For 2016 In Insurance
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