Robert Chemers obtained a judgment for an insurer client in federal court in southern Illinois

Robert Chemers obtained a judgment for an insurer client in federal court in southern Illinois that there is no duty to defend an underlying BIPA class action complaint where the allegations fell within the “Recording & Distribution of Material and Information in Violation of Law” endorsement exclusion which exclusion included a specific reference to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The Court found BIPA and FCRA are both concerned with the collection and transmittal of private information.