CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

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CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026

White and Williams LLP Secures Trio of Cyber Coverage Wins

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Three weeks, three jurisdictions, three cyber wins.

May 12, 2026
Gabriel Darwick & Sean Elman - White and Williams LLP

Three weeks, three jurisdictions, three cyber wins.

White and Williams picked up the first victory on March 9, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, where the court granted summary judgment to their client enforcing a Cyber Crime Loss sublimit. See Perry & Perry Builders, Inc. v. Cowbell Cyber and Obsidian Specialty Ins. Co., 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49409 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 9, 2026). In Perry, the insured was deceived into transferring money intended for a vendor to an unintended third party. The insurer acknowledged that the loss was covered and paid the insured the policy’s Cyber Crime Loss sublimit. Discontent with a single sublimit, the insured argued that because it wired the money to the fraudster in separate transfers, it was entitled to a second Cyber Crime Loss sublimit.

Reprinted courtesy of Gabriel Darwick, White and Williams LLP and Sean Elman, White and Williams LLP

Mr. Darwick may be contacted at darwickg@whiteandwilliams.com
Mr. Elman may be contacted at elmans@whiteandwilliams.com


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