United States:
Liability Or Opportunity In Insuring Commercial Drones?
08 September 2021
Duane Morris LLP
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Developments in drone technology are often heralded as having
the potential to change the landscape of business operations, most
prominently in the consumer goods shipping sector. Yet, the
development of federal regulation and guidance on the commercial
use of drones lags behind the pace of innovation. Meanwhile,
litigation highlighting the common law tort risks inherent in drone
operations has been percolating in jurisdictions around the
country. It is no surprise, then, that users of the technology face
major uncertainty in terms of their exposure to liabilities, both
known and unknown.
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attorneys Holden Benon and Matthew Decker, please visit the Insurance
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