5th Circuit Reverses, Remands No Coverage Ruling Of Alleged Data Breach

Mealey's (July 22, 2021, 11:04 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 21 reversed a lower federal court’s finding that a commercial general liability insurer has no duty to defend against an underlying lawsuit seeking to recover damages purportedly caused by a data breach of the insured’s credit card processing system, finding that the underlying alleged injuries trigger coverage under the policy because they arise from violations of customers’ rights to keep their credit card information private....