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Merck Settles Coverage Dispute With Insurers Over War Exclusion in NotPetya Attack

Merck & Co. Inc. has reportedly reached a deal with insurers over a closely-watched coverage dispute related to a massive cyberattack in 2017. The New Jersey Supreme Court in July 2023 agreed to hear the case after a state appeals …

Ken Griffin Pushed to Testify in Ron Perelman’s $410 Million Art Fight

What do billionaire Ken Griffin, a Hamptons fire and Cy Twombly’s painting Untitled (1971) have in common? The answer: Ron Perelman’s three-year dispute with a group of insurers about a portion of his extensive art collection. Perelman, 80, submitted some …

Washington Metro Settles Lawsuit Against Aon Stemming From 2009 Crash

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) has agreed to settle a lawsuit against its insurance broker that stemmed from the 2009 red line crash that killed nine people. After the crash, Metro sued insurance broker Aon, which put together …

Penn. Court: ‘Single Occurrence’ Applies for Drywall Claims Arising From One Shipment

The U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania ruled last week that multiple claims that arose from allegedly defective drywall that the insured entity imported in one single shipment from China should be considered a “single occurrence” for the insurance coverage. The …