Judge Denies Insured’s Motion To Stay Coverage Suit Pending Ruling On MDL Claims

( January 7, 2026, 2:04 PM EST) -- JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Jan. 6 denied an insured’s motion to temporarily stay its breach of contract and declaratory judgment lawsuit seeking coverage for an underlying multidistrict litigation over allegations that it violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Stored Communications Act, the Michigan Identity Theft Protection Act and Ohio data security laws, holding that the issues of coverage are not relevant to and will not be resolved by the MDL....