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Insurance Cases Tied to Pandemic Are Sent to Pa., NY Federal Courts by MDL Panel
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered coordination of about two dozen lawsuits bringing business interruption claims against Erie Insurance to the Western District of Pennsylvania. The panel also sent a dozen cases against Generali, which provided insurance for bookings on vacation rental site Vrbo, to the Southern District of New York.
Rising Ransomware Attacks Spur Debate Over Whether Cyber Insurance Is to Blame
As ransomware becomes a larger and more expensive risk, some lawyers say cyber insurance policies might partially be the cause. Unsurprisingly, insurers have a much different take.
Georgia Joins Other Jurisdictions Where COVID-19 Business Income Claims Fail
Surviving businesses have looked to their business insurance policies to try to recover the income they lost, but a recent ruling in Georgia indicates businesses will need to look elsewhere for financial healing.
More Pandemic-Driven Insurance Lawsuits Set to Go Before Federal MDL Panel
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is set to hear oral arguments Dec. 3 on whether to coordinate business interruption cases against Erie Insurance, or lawsuits against travel insurer Generali tied to canceled Vrbo bookings.
New Push for Pandemic-Driven Insurance MDL Focuses on Pennsylvania
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is set to hear oral arguments Dec. 3 on whether to coordinate business interruption cases against Erie Insurance, or lawsuits against travel insurer Generali tied to canceled Vrbo bookings.
$10M Settlement Ends Case of Woman Struck by DUI Driver
The defendants' insurer agreed to pay its policy limits; remaining is a debate over another $300,000 in uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage and a likely dram shot action against a bar that served the at-fault driver.
Crime Insurance Failing To Keep Up With Cyber Criminal Innovation
Almost all modern commercial crime policies contain in the body of the form an express promise of insurance coverage for losses directly resulting from "computer fraud." Unfortunately, many crime insurance companies fight computer fraud insurance claims regularly.
NJ Court Refuses to Dismiss COVID-Related Business Interruption Claims
A New Jersey state court recently rejected an insurer's claim that COVID-related losses cannot qualify as covered losses.
Can the Regular-Use Exclusion Withstand an Attack From the Plaintiffs Bar?
Until recently the regular use exclusion, typically found in most automobile insurance policies had been routinely upheld, for decades, in every state and federal court decision as a valid exclusion under Pennsylvania's Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law [MVFRL].
Geico Taps Longtime In-House Lawyer to Serve as General Counsel
Jonathan Shafner takes over as GC as Geico and several other large insurers face lawsuits related to alleged inadequate auto policy discounts during the COVID-19 pandemic.TRENDING STORIES
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