NU Online News Service, July 21, 3:06 p.m. EDT

Zurich American Insurance Co. is looking for a New York Supreme Court judge to determine that it is not obligated to indemnify or defend Sony Corp. against lawsuits and investigations related to the hacking of Sony's PlayStation Network.

The suit says Sony has given notice to Zurich and is looking for the insurer to defend it against class-action claims, miscellaneous claims and potential attorney general probes related to the hacking of personal and financial information of millions of PlayStation Network users in April and June.

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