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15 02, 2024

Cyber and Class Actions Litigations are on the Rise Webinar Recap
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Cyber and Class Actions Litigations are on the Rise Webinar Recap

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Cyber and Class Actions Litigations are on the Rise Webinar Recap

By PLUS|2024-02-20T15:46:34-06:00February 15, 2024|@PLUS, Cyber|0 Comments

The PLUS Cyber Symposium webinar, Cyber and Class Actions Litigations are on the Rise, discussed the changes in the data breach class action space over the last several years from the broker, insured, plaintiff, and defense perspective. Traditionally, class action lawsuits have been filed in response to what we call mega breaches Target, 40 million consumers, Home Depot, 50 million and T Mobile 50 million, among others. More recently, class actions are being filed in much smaller matters involving all population sizes, some even in the low five figures which has resulted in an almost doubling of filings between 2022 [...]

Executive Summary: The Betterley Report’s Employment Practices Liability Insurance Market Survey–2023

By PLUS|2024-02-13T09:12:46-06:00February 13, 2024|@PLUS, PL Insurance|0 Comments

Protect Your Clients—Get the EPLI Betterley Report Today Over the past few years, lawsuits against employers have resulted in settlements at unprecedented levels. The reasons for this uptick are due to the impact of increased sexual harassment (#MeToo) claims, class action claims, and wage and hour suits. Moreover, government enforcement actions and investigations have increased in the past few years. A recent study from the Duane Morris law firm of class action lawsuits against employers revealed that class action and government enforcement suits resulted in more than $50 billion in settlements in 2023. The increased risks faced by employment [...]

Inside the PLUS Healthcare & MedPL Think Tank: Unveiling Insights and Innovations in Professional Liability Insurance Markets

By PLUS|2024-02-08T08:38:43-06:00February 8, 2024|@PLUS, Med PL|0 Comments

The PLUS Think Tanks are a new volunteer role that provides PLUS staff with valuable insights on a variety of professional liability insurance markets. Think Tanks meets 2-3 times per year to provide ideas for the PLUS Symposium as well as the other PLUS content channels including webinars, the PLUS Journal Blog, and podcasts. During the PLUS Healthcare and Medical PL Think Tank call in October, the group discussed several topics and areas of interest for professional liability practitioners including: Sexual abuse and molestation claims Expansion of generative AI The criminalization of healthcare Jury awards and nuclear verdicts The intersection [...]