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Key considerations for policyholders after landmark biometric privacy decisions reshape insurance landscape

By Noel Paul on Posted in Commercial General Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Insurance Coverage, Insurance General
The landscape of biometric privacy litigation already has changed dramatically in 2023. Last month, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., 2023 IL 127801, that claims for violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) (which allows individuals to sue companies directly for the wrongful collection or disclosure of … Continue Reading

Court’s denial of employment liability coverage for Biometric Information Privacy Act litigation should not discourage policyholders

By Andrew Barrios, John Vishneski and Claire Whitehead on Posted in Employment Practices Liability, Insurance Coverage, Insurance General
Although the policyholder bar has previously had success obtaining coverage for Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) litigation under an employment practices liability (EPL) policy, insurers recently notched a win by convincing a court to deny EPL coverage for an employee-based BIPA class action.  In Church Mutual Insurance Company v. Prairie Village Supportive Living, LLC, the … Continue Reading

Employment-related practices exclusions and Biometric Information Privacy Act litigation

By Andrew Barrios and John Vishneski on Posted in Commercial General Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Insurance Coverage
In West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. v. Krishna Schaumburg Tan, Inc., 2021 IL 125978, the Supreme Court of Illinois held that coverage existed for a class action alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) under the terms of a general liability policy. Although a win for the policyholder bar, the precedential value … Continue Reading

Ten important steps a cannabusiness should consider when purchasing insurance

By Mike Sampson on Posted in Insurance Coverage, Insurance General
Purchasing insurance for a cannabusiness can feel like a daunting task, but it does not have to be one. In addition to grappling with many of the same issues and questions that any business confronts when seeking insurance, a cannabusiness encounters certain additional, unique challenges due to the industry in which it operates. That is … Continue Reading
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