Topic
Liability Protection
51 published works
Zalma on Insurance
Injury to Insured is Excluded
By Barry Zalma
Minor in Care of Named Insured is an “Insured” No insurance policy covers every possible risk of loss. When a person insured injures another insured almost every policy issued in…
Inside Energy & Environment
PSE&G Becomes First Public Utility to Secure SAFETY Act Liability Protections from DHS
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), New Jersey’s oldest and largest regulated gas and electric delivery utility, recently became the first utility in the United States to secure liability…
Data Law Insights
SAFETY ACT LIABILITY PROTECTIONS WILL BE TESTED
By 1560210056-httpswww.crowelldatalaw.com
After over a decade, the first action has been filed that may test the bounds of the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (“SAFETY Act”) of 2002. MGM Resorts…
The Policyholder Perspective
California Supreme Court rules broadly in favor of insureds
By Kerry Roberson, David E. Weiss
On Monday, June 4, 2018, the California Supreme Court ruled that an insurance company must provide liability coverage to its corporate insured against claims of negligent hiring, retention, and supervision…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
GUEST BLOG: Is your business at risk for not knowing about the liability limits under the 911 Cybersecurity Laws (Safety Act)?
By Peter Vogel
My Guest Blogger Eddie Block (CISSP, CIPM, CIPP/G, CISA, CEH) is a senior attorney in Gardere’s Litigation Group and member of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Legal Services Team who focuses on all aspects of…
The Northwest Policyholder
In Extraordinary Ruling, Washington Supreme Court Applies “Efficient Proximate Cause” Rule to Liability Coverage Dispute
By Seth Row, Michael Fandel, Vanessa Wheeler
On April 27, the Washington Supreme Court created a significant new wrinkle in how courts will approach liability insurance disputes involving policy exclusions. In Xia v. ProBuilders Specialty Insurance Co.…
Socially Aware Blog
In a Rough Year for CDA Section 230, Manchanda v. Google Provides Comfort to Website Operators
As we noted in our recent post on the Ninth Circuit case Kimzey v. Yelp! Inc., in the right circumstances, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) still provides…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Bullying was found to be an Intentional Act and Liability Coverage was Excluded (Action 2)
An exclusion clause excluding liability coverage for claims arising from bodily injury caused by an intentional act applied to exclude coverage for claims for alleged bullying. C.S. V. TD Home…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Bullying was found to be an Intentional Act and Liability Coverage was Excluded (Action 1)
An exclusion clause which excludes liabilty coverage for claims arising from failure to take steps to prevent physical, psychological or emotional harassment is clear on its face and excludes coverage…
Inside Privacy
House Passes Cybersecurity Information Sharing Bills
Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (NCPAA), a bill that would provide liability protections for companies sharing cyber threat information with the Department…