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Delaware vs. IRS: Fight Over Captive Insurers’ Data Privacy Headed to Supreme Court
The state of Delaware is going to the Supreme Court in its fight with the Internal Revenue Service over the release of information on captive insurers. This fight has placed Delaware's state ...
State Farm Seeking $1.5M From Owners of Collapsed NYC Garage
The collapse of a New York City garage in April was caused by the negligence of the owners of the building, according to their insurer, State Farm, which is suing them to recover $1.5 million in ...
Mass. Judge Denies Class Action Certification of Diminished Value Claims
A judge in Massachusetts has denied class certifications for claimants seeking payments from two insurers for the lost resale value of their motor vehicles that were damaged in accidents and then ...
Appeals Court Won’t Revisit Towers Watson $80M D&O Denial for Willis Merger Lawsuit
A federal appeals court has denied insurance broker Towers Watson a rehearing of a May ruling that found it may not be entitled to $80 million in insurance to cover settlements of shareholder ...
Cyber Insurance Attorney Charged With Serial Rape, Kidnapping 15 Years Ago
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Boston Police reported they have arrested a cyber insurance attorney in connection with a series of sexual assaults and kidnappings in the Boston area about 15 ...
Insurer vs. Broker: Court Rules Against WTW in D&O ‘Bump-Up’ Dispute
A judicial panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled insurance broker Towers Watson may not be entitled to $80 million in insurance to cover settlements of shareholder lawsuits related ...
NJ Court Affirms Merck Ruling: War Exclusion Does Not Apply to Cyber Attack
The appellate division of New Jersey Superior Court has upheld a state trial court opinion that the war exclusion in drugmaker Merck & Co.'s all-risk property insurance policies does not apply in ...
GEICO Faces Class Action for Allegedly Underpaying Auto Claims
GEICO General Insurance Co. must face a class action suit alleging that it has been underpaying benefits to its insureds injured in automobile accidents. U.S. District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry in ...