Internet Liability Insurance

international liability insurance

A Web site is a lawsuit waiting to happen

Attorneys who make their living defending Internet suits charge outrageously. Most suits involve intellectual property law. Many companies are unaware of the problem and are unprepared to cope with it.

Clearly, the Internet has become an essential operational feature of trade, despite the slump in Web-based commerce and the dot-com decline. Only a few years ago only 12 million persons were accessing the Internet but now this number is over 60 million and growing at geometrical rates. Many companies are establishing websites and communicate with others by means of e-mail, chat lines and bulletin boards. Some companies have started to promote and market products and services on the Internet. Liability rules that applied to advertising injury, libel, slander, infringement of copyright and trade marks will have to be reformed to comply with changing ... http://for-insurance.ucoz.com/news/international_liability_insurance/2013-06-18-3603