The Ninth Circuit Hooks a California Policyholder Win Under a Commercial Crime Policy in a Phishing Scam Case

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a policyholder insurance coverage win in a phishing case centered in Long Beach, California (home of our California office), in Ernst & Haas Mgt. Co. v. Hiscox, Inc., 23 F.4th 1195 (9th Cir. 2022). The panel decision arrived January 26; on March 7, the Ninth Circuit declined rehearing en banc.
Background: A Phishing Email Results in an Unauthorized Funds Transfer
The facts tell a familiar story. An employee of Ernst & Haas, a property management…