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Attorneys: Ransomware a Multi-Layered Risk for Policyholders
The evolution of ransomware is bringing a wider range of risks to insurance policyholders, with new government regulations, exfiltration of data and state-sponsored ...
Suspended Florida Claim Center Lawyer Agrees to Interim Probation
A Florida lawyer whose law license was suspended after setting up a "mobile claim center" near Fort Myers is able to resume the practice of law under the terms of an agreement she reached with the ...
Pa. Court Splits on Whether Coverage Owed for COVID Shutdown
A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled Wednesday that a dental practice was entitled to coverage for income lost because of the state's COVID-19 shutdown but a tavern was ...
Fla. Supreme Court Suspends License of Mobile Claim Center Lawyer
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday suspended the law license of attorney Jennifer Perez, who was in charge of a "mobile claim center" that was set up in a trailer in ...
Louisiana Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Rare Policyholder Victory in COVID Claim
The Louisiana Supreme Court has agreed to review an appellate court decision that found the COVID virus caused a direct physical loss that was covered by ...
Calif. Supreme: Unclear Policy May Require Insurer to Defend Yahoo From Privacy Lawsuits
A liability insurer may have a duty to defend Yahoo Inc. from class-action lawsuits that alleged it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending its ...
AI Algorithms, Return-to-Office Rules Seen Boosting ADA Claims
Technological innovations and changing work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are among some of the emerging issues that can make employers vulnerable to discrimination lawsuits, a top ...
SEC Cyber, Climate Disclosure Rules May Drive Up D&O Claims
New rules proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on cybersecurity and climate impact disclosures may generate more lawsuits that will generate claims against directors and officers ...
Ruling Exposes Gov’t to More than $1B in Damages Because of Harvey Flooding
A federal court has found the U.S. government liable for $455,000 in damages to six claimants whose homes were flooded by water backed up behind two dams near Houston ...