9th Circuit Affirms Ruling In Insurers’ Favor In Computer Spyware Coverage Dispute

Mealey's (May 31, 2017, 10:54 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 26 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling in favor of insurers in a dispute over coverage for claims that an insured used spy software to track rented laptops by secretly taking photographs using the laptop webcam (American Economy Insurance Co., et al. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Aspen Way Enterprises Inc., et al., No. 16-35059, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 9268)....