Civil Litigation,
Insurance
Mar. 15, 2011
Song Beverly Act Violations: Don’t Forget About Insurance
To reduce exposure to privacy-related litigation, retailers should review their current insurance policies and update them if needed.
Linda D. Kornfeld
Partner, Blank Rome LLP
2029 Century Park East
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Email: lkornfeld@kasowitz.com
Linda serves as a chair of the Daily Journal's Women Leadership in Law conference taking place on May 2 in Beverly Hills, and will moderate the "#MeToo in the Legal Profession" panel.
As a result of the state Supreme Court's recent decision in Pineda v. Williams Sonoma, 2011 DJDAR 2278 (Feb. 10), many retailers who had relied on the prior lower court decisions upholding the practice of requesting ZIP codes may now face unanticipated liabilities. With an increase in exposure to litigation resulting from the decision, retailers now must consider strategies to best protect themselves from ultimate liability. Insurance may not be the first thing to come to mind whe...
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