3 Missed Takeaways From The Sony Data Breach Case

Law360, New York (May 22, 2014, 1:19 PM EDT) -- In Zurich Amer. Ins. Co. v. Sony Corp., Index No. 651982/2011 (N.Y. Supr. Ct. Feb. 21, 2014), the New York trial court held that Sony Corporation was not entitled to insurance coverage under general liability policies for the multitude of data breach lawsuits filed against it in connection with the Sony's PlayStation data breach. The court reasoned that because none of the lawsuits alleged that Sony had been the entity publishing material, the lawsuits did not allege "oral or written publication, in any manner, of material that violates a person's right of privacy" to satisfy the definition for "personal and advertising injury" under Coverage B of the policies....

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