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PCI compliance survey finds companies need improvement

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 2 2009

The Ponemon Institute recently published a survey on Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") compliance

Georgia Supreme Court holds insurer not entitled to safe harbor jury instruction where it conditioned tender of policy limits

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 6 2010

The Georgia Supreme Court recently remanded a case alleging an insurer's bad-faith failure to settle based upon the fact that the trial court improperly instructed the jury that where a claimant's demand is conditioned upon the response of another insurance company, the insurer's offer of its policy limits fulfills its duty to its insured

Connecticut Appellate Court affirms summary judgment holding that insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured in negligence claim brought by stabbing victim

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 25 2010

The Connecticut Appellate Court recently affirmed a trial court’s summary judgment holding that an insurance company had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured in a negligence action brought by a women who was stabbed twenty-four times by the insured

Tenth Circuit holds demand sent to former partner of insured law firm triggered notice provision of claims made and reported policy

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 27 2010

The Tenth Circuit recently held that a law firm was not entitled to coverage from its malpractice insurer because a former partner of the firm had received a demand, unbeknownst to the firm, prior to the policy period

Delaware court: right to advancement of defense costs for defamation suit can be modified based on changes in factual circumstances

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 28 2009

In a short letter-to-counsel opinion, Vice Chancellor John Noble of the Delaware Chancery Court held that a prior order granting advancement to two officers and directors can be modified based on changes in factual circumstances

New Jersey trial court cannot apportion defense costs based on claimed damages, but must apportion based on the reasonable value of the legal services rendered in defending the respective claims

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 17 2010

The New Jersey Appellate Division in William H. Hall Co. v. Harleysville Ins. Co. of NJ (October 13, 2009) reversed and remanded a trial court’s decision in a declaratory judgment action following summary judgment motions made by the parties

$30.3 million jury award in secondhand asbestos lawsuit upheld on appeal

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 15 2010

In February 2008, a New Jersey jury awarded $30.3 million to the family of Mark Buttitta, who died from mesothelioma

Liability insurer seeks declaration of no coverage in school laptop monitoring case

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 27 2010

An insurer that issued a school district liability policy to the Lower Merion School District has filed a declaratory judgment action, seeking a ruling that a recent privacy-related civil rights lawsuit against the school district is not covered by the policy

Federal court finds that the proper venue for a motion to confirm an arbitration award is the district in which the hearing was held, not where the award was signed

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 15 2010

NGC Network Asia, LLC (“NGC”) and Pacific Group International, Inc. (“PAC”) were parties to an arbitration held in New York

California amends data breach notification law

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 7 2010

The California State Senate approved Senate Bill 1166 on April 15, 2010