Landry's v. Ins of the State of PA

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Case overview

Case Number:

19-20430

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

4110 Insurance

  1. December 21, 2021

    The Biggest Cyber Coverage Decisions Of 2021

    Case law about cyberinsurance coverage continued to rapidly evolve in 2021, with courts finding coverage for cyber incidents available under policies ranging from property to commercial crime to general liability. Here, Law360 breaks down the year's biggest decisions on cyberinsurance coverage.

  2. August 17, 2021

    Insurer Begs 5th Circ. to Rethink 'Radical' Data Hack Error

    The Fifth Circuit made a "radical" mistake when it interpreted a credit card data breach as an "oral or written publication" falling under a restaurant chain's general liability policy, according to an insurer on the hook for defending a $20 million lawsuit.

  3. July 21, 2021

    5th Circ. Says Insurer Must Defend $20M Data Hack Suit

    The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday reversed a ruling that Landry's Inc.'s insurer could escape its duty to defend the Houston-based hospitality chain in a $20 million data hack dispute with JPMorgan Chase Bank, finding the policy's definition of publication can include making credit card information generally available.

  4. June 10, 2021

    Landry's Tells 5th Circ. $20M Data Hack Was A 'Publication'

    A Fifth Circuit panel grappled Thursday with whether a credit card data breach involving Houston-based hospitality chain Landry's Inc. constituted a "publication" that would trigger its insurer's obligation to defend it in a $20 million lawsuit brought by JPMorgan Chase.

  5. November 26, 2019

    Landry's Can't Collect $20M In Hack Coverage, 5th Circ. Told

    An insurer told the Fifth Circuit that a trial court properly ruled that it doesn't have to fund restaurant operator Landry's Inc.'s defense of JPMorgan Chase's $20 million lawsuit related to a data breach at Landry's properties.

  6. October 02, 2019

    Landry's Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $20M Hack Coverage Row

    Restaurant operator Landry's Inc. urged the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday to reverse a lower court's decision by ruling that its liability insurer must fund its defense of JPMorgan Chase's $20 million lawsuit claiming the Houston-based hospitality company refused to compensate the bank for costs related to a data breach at Landry's properties.