Home Depot, Inc., et al v. Steadfast Insurance Company, et al

  1. February 05, 2025

    6th Circ. Won't Revisit Home Depot Data Breach Coverage Suit

    The Sixth Circuit refused Wednesday to review its January finding that an electronic data exclusion in Home Depot's commercial general liability policies barred coverage for the retail giant's $50 million claim for defense and settlement costs over a 2014 data breach.

  2. January 16, 2025

    Home Depot's 6th Circ. Loss Reveals Cyber Coverage Gaps

    The Sixth Circuit's finding that an electronic data exclusion in Home Depot's insurance policies barred coverage for a $50 million claim stemming from a 2014 data breach marks an important distinction in litigation over whether multiple types of policies can cover the same loss, experts say.

  3. January 13, 2025

    6th Circ. OKs Home Depot's $50M Data Breach Coverage Loss

    The Sixth Circuit affirmed Monday a finding that an electronic-data exclusion provision in Home Depot Inc.'s commercial general liability excess policies with Steadfast Insurance Co. and Great American Assurance Co. unambiguously barred coverage for the retail giant's $50 million claim for defense and settlement costs over a 2014 data breach.

  4. November 14, 2024

    6th Circ. Grills Home Depot Over Data Breach Coverage Fight

    Home Depot urged a Sixth Circuit panel to find that a contested electronic data exclusion in its commercial general liability excess policies was ambiguous, "tacking a crack" at persuading the appellate court that a 2014 data breach didn't involve the loss of use of electronic data.

  5. July 18, 2024

    General Liability Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2024

    Insurance experts are keeping their eyes peeled on a number of pending commercial general liability cases, including a potential ruling from the Third Circuit on the duty to defend a hotel accused of participating in sex trafficking and a Tenth Circuit decision on the application of an absolute pollution exclusion. Here, Law360 looks at the general liability cases to watch in the second half of 2024.

  6. February 05, 2024

    No CGL Coverage For Home Depot Data Breach, 6th Circ. Told

    Two insurers have told the Sixth Circuit they owe no commercial general liability coverage to Home Depot for its $172 million settlement with financial institutions over a 2014 breach of customer payment information, arguing an electronic data exclusion wholly barred coverage for the institutions' claimed losses.

  7. December 14, 2023

    Home Depot Brings $50M Data Breach Loss To 6th Circ.

    Home Depot urged the Sixth Circuit to reverse a lower court's ruling that its insurers don't owe over $50 million in coverage for defense and settlement costs for a 2014 data breach, maintaining that the court incorrectly applied the policies' electronic data exclusion to bar coverage.