Judge: CGL Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Against Class Action Over Data Breach

Mealey's (November 29, 2017, 10:02 AM EST) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on Nov. 17 held that a commercial general liability insurer has no duty to defend against a putative class action alleging that an insured failed to adequately protect the plaintiffs’ personal private information (PPI) and timely disclose a data breach to end users (Innovak International Inc. v. The Hanover Insurance Co., No. 16-2453, M.D. Fla., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 191271)....