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

N.D. IL / BIPA Duty to Defend
August 2, 2023 | | Insurance Bytes

Exclusions Not Applicable to Bar Personal and Advertising Coverage  The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, in an opinion by Judge Alonso, applying Illinois law, denied an insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, holding that Continental Western Insurance Company (“Continental”) had a duty to defend its insured, Tony’s Finer Foods Enterprises (“Tony’s”), in an underlying... Read More