January 7, 2019 Insurance companies continue to assert coverage exclusions incorporated into their cyber insurance policies in an attempt to avoid providing coverage to their insureds. The latest example to be adjudicated is the “False Pretense Exclusion” that appears in insurance policies issued or underwritten by Sentinel Insurance Company. Rainforest Chocolate, LLC v. Sentinel Ins. […]

August 14, 2018 I received an e-mail late last Friday afternoon. It was the end of the week and the end of the day, and truth be told, I was trying to get out of the office for the weekend. The e-mail came from a firm client, was sent with “High Importance,” and included the […]

August 8, 2018 Corporations can realize significant savings by contracting for offshore technology assistance, but you must ensure that the associated risks do not outweigh the savings.

July 23, 2018 Policy holders are on a “cyber” roll in July, having prevailed in claims against their insurance carriers in two closely-watched “computer fraud” cases on appeal. In Medidata Solutions, Inc. v. Federal Insurance Company, the U.S. Court of Appels for the Second Circuit affirmed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment in favor […]