Southwest Airlines Co v Liberty Insurance Underwriters Inc

  1. January 30, 2026

    Court Backs Southwest's Interpretation Of Loss In Outage Suit

    A Texas federal court handed Southwest Airlines Co. a win in its suit seeking $10 million in coverage for a 2016 computer outage under its excess cyber risk policy, agreeing that the term "but for" within the policy's definition of loss means "except for."

  2. January 01, 2025

    D&O, Cyber Issues Top Specialty Line Cases To Watch In 2025

    2025 promises to usher in significant developments in ongoing litigation fights over crucial specialty line insurance issues, including directors and officers and cyber risk policies. Here, Law360 speaks to experts for carriers and policyholders on the top cases to watch in the new year.

  3. September 07, 2022

    Southwest Loses Bid For $10M In Computer Outage Coverage

    Southwest Airlines Co. can't recover $10 million from a Liberty Mutual unit in a dispute stemming from a 2016 computer outage, a Texas federal judge ruled, finding that the airline's losses didn't exceed the dollar threshold required to trigger coverage since many of its costs weren't directly caused by the outage.