United States:
Insurance Coverage Dispute Over Fraudulent E-mail Scam Heard by Ninth Circuit
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Authored by
Darren S. Teshima and
Harry J. Moren
Insurance coverage for "Business Email Compromise"
(BEC) scams is a hot issue being litigated by companies and their
insurance providers in jurisdictions across the country. The Ninth
Circuit is poised to issue what may be an influential decision
after hearing oral argument this week in a coverage action
initiated by an accounting firm that lost its client's money to
a BEC scam.
Learn more from Orrick attorneys Darren Teshima and Harry Moren
at our sister blog, Policyholder Insider.
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