Hartford Unit Ends Web Tracking Coverage Suit Against Optometrist

A Hartford Insurance Group Inc. unit is dropping its suit against an Illinois eye doctor over coverage for underlying web tracker litigation.

Hartford Underwriters Insurance Co. filed its notice of dismissal without prejudice in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Wednesday.

• Hartford sued Morfoot Family Eye Care LLC in July, arguing litigation against the clinic alleging the use of “pixel-tracking” technologies on its website wasn’t covered.
• Privacy litigation over the use of web tracking technologies has led to questions about whether insurers will pick up the costs of litigating and resolving the claims. Cincinnati Insurance ...