June 15, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
A Split Usage Based Auto Insurance Model for Owners of Level Four Autonomous Vehicles?A split-usage personal auto model would account for the split role a car operator plays, shifting between driver and technical supervisor.
By Holden Benon
7 minute read
June 15, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
With the Rise in Ransomware, Will Your Insurance Cover?According to a Verizon report, "[t]he major change this year with regard to action types was Ransomware coming out like a champ and grabbing third place in breaches (appearing in 10% of them, more than doubling its frequency from last year)."
By Carrie M. Raver and Scott N. Godes, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
9 minute read
June 10, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer Sues Egg Producer Over Avian Flu OutbreakThis suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By Hannah Smith JD
1 minute read
June 09, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Woman Caught STD in Car, Auto Insurance to Pay Out $5.2 MillionThe Missouri woman sued Geico claiming that she contracted a sexually transmitted disease from the car owner after the two had sex inside a car covered by the insurer.
By Hannah Smith JD
3 minute read
June 09, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Proposed CA Bill Would Prevent Employers from Acting Against Workers for Off-Work Cannabis UsageAssembly Bill 2188 would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers and job applicants for off-duty marijuana use.
By Hannah Smith JD
2 minute read
June 07, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Rhode Island and Delaware Go Different Directions on Recreational MarijuanaStates are still split on the recreational and medicinal use of cannabis, exemplified here with decisions coming from Delaware and Rhode Island.
By Hannah Smith JD
2 minute read
May 27, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Guns and Insurance Issues: Our Coverage of an Ever-Changing and Tragic LandscapeAmerica has a complicated relationship with firearms. While many Americans firmly believe in their Second Amendment right to carry a gun, many other Americans…
By Hannah Smith JD
2 minute read
May 27, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
What the Sandy Hook/Remington Settlement Means for Robb Shooting VictimsIn February this year, the families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre reached a $73 million settlement with gun manufacturer Remington and its four insurers.
By Hannah Smith JD
3 minute read
May 26, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurance Bills on Bilateral Agreements and Telehealth Pending with Hawaii GovernorDuring the recently adjourned 2022 Hawaii legislative session, two insurance-related bills passed and are now pending with Hawaii Governor David Ige.
By Hannah Smith JD
1 minute read
May 25, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurance Coverage for These Common Copyright and Other IP Risks for BusinessesCompanies should perform a thorough review of business practices and how they could give rise to intellectual property exposure, and also consult with their insurance broker on how to insure against risks.
By Evynne Grover
7 minute read
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