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Firm News 33 results

Firm News | 1 min read | 06.24.24

Lexology Honors Crowell & Moring at North America Awards 2024

Washington – June 24, 2024: Lexology honored Crowell & Moring at the North America Awards 2024 with the Banking and Financial Services, Insurance & Reinsurance Award. Presented with the Association of Corporate Counsel and Who’s Who Legal, “the purpose of the North America Awards is to identify both individual practitioners and teams that have excelled in their specific roles in the region over the past year.”
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Firm News | 9 min read | 06.06.24

Crowell Attains Leading Rankings in Chambers USA 2024

Washington – June 6, 2024: Crowell & Moring earned 78 rankings for 67 lawyers, as well as 41 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2024 guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and lawyers at peer firms.
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Firm News | 2 min read | 06.06.24

U.S. Supreme Court Cites Crowell & Moring Amicus Brief in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc

Washington – June 6, 2024: The U.S. Supreme Court cited an amicus brief filed by Crowell & Moring in today’s ruling that Truck Insurance Exchange is a ‘party in interest’ that can participate in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of two manufacturing companies facing numerous asbestos injury claims.
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Client Alerts 217 results

Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.07.24

US Supreme Court Holds Insurer With Financial Interest in Bankruptcy Has Right To Be Heard on Any Issue

On June 6, 2024, the United States Supreme Court, in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc., No. 22-1079, unanimously held that an insurer with financial responsibility for bankruptcy claims is a “party in interest” in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Court held the “insurance neutrality doctrine” applied by the courts below was too limited to determine insurer standing. While “insurance neutrality” – preserving insurer rights and defenses under insurance contracts – is important, the doctrine overlooks the myriad ways bankruptcy proceedings and reorganization plans can alter and impair insurer interests.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.22.24

Again, AI Does Not Change The Law: FTC Guidance on Unfair and Deceptive Practices Involving Privacy Policies

A February 13, 2024 Federal Trade Commission blog post titled AI (and other) Companies: Quietly Changing Your Terms of Service Could Be Unfair or Deceptive follows previous posts promoting its larger initiative to oversee the growing use of AI. In this post, the FTC reminds companies developing AI products to be cautious whenever changing their privacy policies and to ensure that the changes are not made in unfair or deceptive ways.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.29.24

Need A Reminder About AI Privacy Compliance? Consider the Risk of FTC Enforcement Actions Against AI Model-As-A-Service Companies

On January 9, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission published a blog post titled AI Companies: Uphold Your Privacy and Confidentiality Commitments. In it, the FTC, as part of its larger initiative to oversee the use of AI, reminds companies to abide by the privacy commitments they have made, no matter where they made them, and to disclose all material facts. If they do not, they risk an enforcement action from the FTC. To avoid legal risk, companies must coordinate across departments about their privacy policy and privacy representations as part of developing AI models.
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Press Coverage 90 results

Press Coverage | 06.06.24

Judge Dismisses CEQA Lawsuit, Clears Way For Proposed Reservoir Near Sacramento

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Publications 21 results

Publication | 05.14.24

SEC Enforcement Risk: Mitigation for Companies and Chief Information Security Officers

Privacy and Cybersecurity Outlook: The 2024 Landscape
With stronger rules requiring disclosure of cyber risk and cyber breaches, 2023 has seen heightened SEC enforcement of companies’ obligations in cyber breaches and, notably, enforcement charges brought directly against Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs).
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Publication | 03.23.23, 8:25 AM PDT

MODL Quarterly Report

Events 19 results

Event | 03.01.23 - 03.04.23

2023 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar

The ABA is celebrating 35 years of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar. The seminar will provide the very latest developments in insurance law from leading lawyers and insurance professionals. There will be cutting-edge and informative plenary, breakout, and roundtable programs; and valuable networking events. This year’s meeting will feature the same high-quality programming that has attracted insurance practitioners from all over the United States and other parts of the globe.
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Event | 10.27.22 - 10.28.22, 10:00 AM UTC - 5:30 PM UTC

APCIA National General Counsel Conference

Laura Foggan, partner and chair of the firm's Insurance/Reinsurance Group, will be a featured speaker on the American Law Institute’s Restatements of the Law, Liability Insurance, Consumer Contracts and Torts: Concluding Provisions, and their implications for insurers. The National General Counsel Conference offers top-notch content on legal and regulatory issues, tailored to the property casualty insurance company perspective.
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Event | 12.05.19, 11:05 AM EST - 12:00 PM EST

DRI Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium: The First 18 Months of the ALI’s Restatement: How’s It Going

DRI’s Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium is the foremost educational event for insurance executives, claims professionals, and outside counsel who specialize in insurance coverage. This year’s symposium will once again offer an unparalleled opportunity to engage with a distinguished faculty of insurance industry leaders, experts, and coverage lawyers on emerging issues, recent court rulings, national trends, and the future of insurance coverage law. 
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Webinars 12 results

Webinar | 09.13.22, 8:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT

ESG and Insurers: Understanding the Current Landscape and the Risks Ahead

ESG is a major challenge for insurers. All businesses are being called upon to reevaluate their products and purpose, including their role as employers of diverse, engaged workforces. Plaintiffs’ counsel have already begun to take advantage of changing regulatory and consumer expectations, and ESG-related claims are being pursued in the courts over a wide range of issues. Not only are insurers figuring out how to help others manage these risks, they’re also trying to determine the many ways ESG affects them. 
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Webinar | 02.24.22, 9:00 AM EST - 10:15 AM EST

Risk Management and Insurance for AI Systems: Handling HAL's Hiccups Webcast

The American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE) will host a course focused on how artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning (ML) and robotics, has transformed society. When losses or liabilities arise from AI and ML operations, organizations may find themselves scrambling for the insurance coverages and other risk management tools needed to cover costs and to remediate damage. Insurers will also need guidance on both their own use of AI and the extent to which AI and ML losses of their policyholders may trigger coverage under widely-used policy language.
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Webinar | 07.21.21, 8:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT

Are You Prepared for a Ransomware Attack? Preparing for Threats and Managing the Crisis

With companies paying out millions of dollars in ransoms and recent statements by government officials making clear that ransomware attacks now take their place alongside supply chain attacks, cyber-theft, and disinformation campaigns as national security threats in the digital age, it’s no surprise that ransomware is all over the news. While there’s no question that these attacks pose a significant risk to global companies, developing a solid plan for preventing and responding to attacks before they happen – and following that plan when they do – isn’t always an easy task. Fortunately, Crowell & Moring is here to help.
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Speaking Engagements 116 results

Blog Posts 1 result

Blog Post | 03.12.24

“Browsing and Location Data Are Sensitive . . .. Full Stop”

Crowell & Moring’s Data Law Insights