Nationwide Insurance v. Central Laborers' Pension Fund

MANION, Circuit Judge.

While employed at an accounting firm, Jeanne Hentz had a compact disc belonging to the firm stolen from her personal vehicle which was parked at her house. The compact disc contained confidential information belonging to some of her employer’s clients. Those clients sued Hentz in Illinois state court for credit monitoring and insurance expenses incurred to mitigate potential misuse of the stolen information. She tendered the defense of the state action to her homeowner’s insurance company, Nationwide Insurance Co. Seeking a declaration that it had no duty under Hentz’s…