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HOME DEPOT, INC.; HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC. v. STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY; GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY,

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 13, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Roman Martinez, LATHAM & WATKINS, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Suzanne C. Midlige, COUGHLIN MIDLIGE & GARLAND LLP, Morristown, New Jersey, for Appellee Steadfast Insurance. Charles E. Spevacek, MEAGHER + GEER, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Appellee Great American Assurance.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Roman Martinez, Charles S. Dameron, Jordan R. Goldberg, LATHAM & WATKINS, LLP, Washington, D.C., Ronan P. Doherty, Michael R. Baumrind, BONDURANT, MIXSON & ELMORE LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, Peter O’Shea, KATZ TELLER BRANDT & HILD, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants. Suzanne C. Midlige, Kevin T. Coughlin, Steven D. Cantarutti, Patrick A. Florentino, COUGHLIN MIDLIGE & GARLAND LLP, Morristown, New Jersey, Kevin M. Young, Jennifer L. Mesko, Benjamin C. Sassé, TUCKER ELLIS LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee Steadfast Insurance.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Charles E. Spevacek, Alexander V. Tibor, MEAGHER GEER, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rachael A. Rowe, Sarah V. Geiger for Appellee Great American Assurance.

Judge(s): STRANCH, THAPAR, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Cincinnati

THAPAR, Circuit Judge. After a data breach, Home Depot, Inc., and Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. (together, “Home Depot”) sued its insurers for indemnification. Home Depot also claimed the insurers owed it a duty to defend. Because there’s no obligation to indemnify or defend these claims, we affirm.

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