Judge Issues 2 Rulings In Favor Of Insurers In Coverage Disputes Over DPPA Claims

Mealey's (June 29, 2020, 12:22 PM EDT) -- WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A federal judge in California on June 24 issued two separate rulings granting business liability insurers' motions for judgment on the pleadings in their lawsuits disputing coverage for underlying claims that their insureds violated the Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), finding that two policy exclusions "unambiguously bar coverage" (Sentinel Insurance Company Ltd., et al. v. James S. Farrin P.C., et al., No. 17-211, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111919; Sentinel Insurance Company Ltd.. v. George Salama D.C., et al., No. 17-328, M.D. N.C., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111918)....