Cyber Law

On December 6, 2021, the Superior Court of New Jersey granted partial summary judgment in the highprofile ransomware case in favor of Merck and International Indemnity, declaring that the War or Hostile Acts exclusion contended by ACE American Insurance was inapplicable to the dispute (Link to the verdict: ). Merck suffered $1.4 billion in business […]

Following up on our article on the most important cyber law developments of 2020, here are the most anticipated judgments and regulatory changes that are expected for 2021. While there has been little public development since the arguably most high profile cyber law cases of Merck and Mondelez were filed in 2018, the judgments could

As cyber attacks have greatly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially a sharp uptick in ransomware cases, 2020 saw the start of a litmus test for the entire cyber insurance industry.