A commentary on insurance coverage issues in Hawaii and beyond
The Sixth Circuit, overturning the district court's award of summary judgment to the insurer, reversed and remanded denial of the claim for computer fraud. Am. Tooling Center, Inc. v. Travelers Cas. and Sur. Co of Am., 895 F.3d 455 (6th Cir. 2018).
American Tooling Center (ATC) produced stamping dies for…
The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's finding of coverage for a cyber attack. Medidata Solutions Inc. v. Federal Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. App LEXIS 18376 (2nd Cir. July 6, 2018). The district court's decision is summarized in a prior post here.
Medidata sued Federal when coverage was denied…
The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of the insured's complaint by granting the insurer's motion for judgment on the pleadings. Spec's Family Partners, Ltd. v. Hanover Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 17246 (5th Cir. June 25, 2018).
Spec's was a specialty retail chain that accepted payments from…
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of coverage under a Computer Fraud policy. Interactive Communications International, Inc. v. Great American Ins. Co., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 12410 (11th Cir. May 10, 2018).
Great American issued a Computer Fraud policy to Interactive Communications International, Inc. (InComm). InComm sells "chits" to consumers, who…
