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The Complex Anatomy Of Cyber Insurance

Cyber liability insurance, often discussed as if there is a general understanding of what it entails, has many variations. There […]

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Million Dollar Fine In First Ever CCPA Settlement

The first settlement ever under the California Consumer Privacy Act requires cosmetics retailer Sephora to pay $1.2 million in penalties. […]

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Lloyd’s Bulletin Y5381 Has The Market In A Tizzy

Issued on August 16, with the title “State backed cyber-attack exclusions,” Lloyd’s Market Bulletin Ref: Y5381 says in part that […]

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Dangerous Hybrid: “Psychological” Cyber Crime

Sophisticated cyber-engineering skills are not required. At work here is a new iteration of an old archetype, the con artist […]

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$600K Phishing Attack Not Covered By Computer Fraud Policy

The operative term for what happened to a company called SJ Computers is a BEC  (“business email compromise”) attack, sometimes […]

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$15M For “Passing Around” An Article, And No Insurance Coverage

An investment advisory firm that subscribed to a trade publication found its articles so useful it “passed them around,” rather […]

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Companies Ignoring Looming Privacy Regs

The world of privacy regulation was “irreparably changed” by the Equifax hack of May, 2017, according to post from law […]

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Zealous Advocate Caught On Tape Deriding His Own Med Mal Case

In Orange County, CA., a prominent defense attorney won a medical malpractice case, after successfully casting doubt on the cause […]

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Survey Finds Soaring Legal Malpractice Claims

While the frequency of legal malpractice claims has remained stable for years, the cost of claims has reached “troubling new […]

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Sprawling Dentons, With Its “Verein” Model, Tripped With A Malpractice Judgment

An Ohio appeals court has upheld a $32.3 million malpractice judgment against law firm Dentons. The plaintiff was RevoLaze LLC, […]

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