7th Circuit / BIPA Insurance
June 19, 2024 | | Insurance Bytes

“Access or Disclosure” Exclusion Precludes Coverage for BIPA Lawsuits, But “Violation of Laws,” “Data Breach” and “ERP” Exclusions Do Not  The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in an opinion written by Judge Easterbook, affirmed two lower court decisions concerning the scope of an insurer’s duty to defend its insured against allegations of the insured’s violations of... Read More

7th Cir. / BIPA Duty to Defend
August 2, 2023 | | Insurance Bytes

“Catch-All” Statutory Violation Exclusion Ambiguous  The Seventh Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Rovner, applying Illinois law, affirmed the district court’s judgment on the pleadings holding that an insurer had a duty to defend two class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). The court determined the language of the catch-all provision of the statutory... Read More