Insurance,
Data Privacy,
California Supreme Court
Dec. 5, 2022
California Supreme Court recognizes broad privacy insurance coverage
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that general liability insurance can apply not just to the right of secrecy but also to the right of seclusion, joining the uniform trend of decisions from state high courts to find coverage for Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims.
On Nov. 17 in Yahoo Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., the California Supreme Court held that a commercial general liability insurance policy that provides coverage for "personal injury" (defined to include the "oral or written publication, in any manner, of material that violates a person's right of privacy") can cover liability for violations of both the right of seclusion and the right of secrecy.
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