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New York Law Journal

Business Interruptions Claims Amid COVID: Wins, Losses and How to Move Forward

There was much speculation at the beginning of the COVID-19 shutdown about how insurers would respond to the pandemic. Would business interruption insurance cover losses and what those payouts would actually look like? Six months later and the picture is becoming clearer as a wave of suits have been brought by companies denied coverage and decisions are starting to come down.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Insurance Coverage for Biometric Privacy Claims

A number of states, including Illinois, Texas, Washington State, and Arkansas, have enacted privacy laws specifically addressing biometric information, while other states, including New York, have expanded existing laws to include biometric information. The authors provide an overview of current and proposed biometric privacy laws and related litigation, as well as insurance coverage issues arising from biometric privacy claims.
7 minute read

International Edition

Kennedys Continues Expansion Streak With Israel Office Launch

The launch is the latest to capitalise on the peace deal between Israel and the UAE, and is the third international launch for the UK Top 50 firm in 2020.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Federal Judge Poses Questions to Ga. Supreme Court About Bad Faith Law

"This case presents at least three novel issues of Georgia law," Judge Britt Grant said.
5 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields Continues Hot M&A Streak With Major Private Equity Mandate

The firm has taken a role on several multi-billion-pound insurance sector deals in the last six months.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Case Dismissed: 2nd Circuit Rules Against 9/11 Workers' Suit Targeting Battery Park City Authority

The lawsuits sought to hold the BPCA liable for allegedly failing mitigate the effects of toxic smoke and dust, which have been linked to serious, and sometimes fatal, respiratory conditions in first responders and remediation workers.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York's Treatment of "Arising Out Of" Insurance Exclusions

A discussion of New York's extremely insured friendly reading of "arising out of" language in insurance agreements.
7 minute read

Law.com

Law.com Litigation Trendspotter: Plaintiffs Get a Few More Glimmers of Hope in COVID-19 Business Interruption Cases

Since a major win back in August following a string of losses, policyholders have notched two more victories, signaling that the tides of COVID-19 business interruption litigation could still change.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Groundbreaking Opinion: COVID Sufficient to Trigger Business Interruption Coverage

In a resounding victory for policyholders a mere five months after the pandemic swept the United States, a federal court in Missouri has issued an opinion signaling that the levee has already broken.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Rite Aid Entitled to Insurance Coverage in Defending Lawsuit Over Opioids, Del. Judge Rules

Rite Aid filed its case against Ace and other insurance companies in April 2019 in the court's Complex Commercial Litigation Division after Ace refused to cover any of Rite Aid's legal costs.
4 minute read

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