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The Law And Politics Of Ransomware, Asaf Lubin
The Law And Politics Of Ransomware, Asaf Lubin
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What do Lady Gaga, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, the city of Valdez in Alaska, and the court system of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul all have in common? They have all been victims of ransomware attacks, which are growing both in number and severity. In 2016, hackers perpetrated roughly four thousand ransomware attacks a day worldwide, a figure which was already alarming. By 2020, however, ransomware attacks reached a staggering number, between 20,000 and 30,000 per day in the United States alone. That is a ransomware attack every eleven seconds, each of which cost victims …
Public Policy And The Insurability Of Cyber Risk, Asaf Lubin
Public Policy And The Insurability Of Cyber Risk, Asaf Lubin
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In June 2017, the food and beverage conglomerate Mondelez International became a victim of the NotPetya ransomware attack. Around 1,700 of its servers and 24,000 of the company’s laptops were suddenly and permanently unusable. Commercial supply and distribution disruptions, theft of credentials from many users, and unfulfilled customer orders soon followed, leading to losses that totaled more than $100 million. Unfortunately, Zurich, which had sold the company a property insurance policy that included a variety of coverages, informed Mondelez in 2018 that cyber coverage would be denied under the policy based on the “war exclusion clause.” This case, now pending, …
Insuring Evolving Technology, Asaf Lubin
Insuring Evolving Technology, Asaf Lubin
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The study of the interaction between law and technology is more critical today than ever before. Advancements in artificial intelligence, information communications, biological and chemical engineering, and space-faring technologies, to name but a few examples, are forcing us to reexamine our traditional understanding of basic concepts in torts and insurance law.
Yet, few insurance professionals and scholars will identify themselves as working in the field of “law-and-technology.” For many of them, technology is “just a fact about the world like any other,” as Ryan Calo once put it, not one that always merits “special care.”
This short paper is an …
States Should Quickly Reform Unemployment Insurance, Brian Galle, David Gamage, Erin Scharff, Darien Shanske
States Should Quickly Reform Unemployment Insurance, Brian Galle, David Gamage, Erin Scharff, Darien Shanske
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COVID-19 is causing mass layoffs and related economic hardship, as well as budget crises for state and local governments. This article is part of Project SAFE (State Action in Fiscal Emergencies), an academic effort to help states weather the fiscal crisis by providing policy recommendations backed by research. This article will focus on how state governments should reform unemployment insurance (UI) eligibility and benefits and the taxes funding these programs.
The American Health Care Act Would Toss The States A Hot Potato, David Gamage, Darien Shanske
The American Health Care Act Would Toss The States A Hot Potato, David Gamage, Darien Shanske
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This essay explains how the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – the House Republicans’ proposed replacement for Obamacare – would toss a hot potato to state governments. Were the AHCA to be enacted into law, state governments would need to act promptly if they are to save individual insurance markets within their states. This essay explains measures that state governments might take to respond to this threat.
The Unappreciated Inportance, For Small Business Defendants, Of The Duty To Settle, Robert H. Heidt
The Unappreciated Inportance, For Small Business Defendants, Of The Duty To Settle, Robert H. Heidt
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No abstract provided.
Taxing Personal Insurance: The Case Of Tax Audit Insurance, William D. Popkin
Taxing Personal Insurance: The Case Of Tax Audit Insurance, William D. Popkin
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No abstract provided.
Insurance, William Burnett Harvey
A New Tribunal Of The State Of Washington, Ivan C. Rutledge
A New Tribunal Of The State Of Washington, Ivan C. Rutledge
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No abstract provided.
The Special Nature Of The Insurance Contract: A Few Suggestions For Further Study, Franklin M. Schultz
The Special Nature Of The Insurance Contract: A Few Suggestions For Further Study, Franklin M. Schultz
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No abstract provided.
United States Of America V. South-Eastern Underwriters Association, Hugh Evander Willis
United States Of America V. South-Eastern Underwriters Association, Hugh Evander Willis
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No abstract provided.
Some Questions Of International Law Arising From The Russo-Japanese War, Pt. Vii, Amos S. Hershey
Some Questions Of International Law Arising From The Russo-Japanese War, Pt. Vii, Amos S. Hershey
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