Road Safety Tech Firm Gets Partial Win on Insurance Coverage

Motive Technologies Inc.'s cyber insurers must cover its defense costs in a suit by a competing road safety technology company alleging patent infringement and trade secret theft, a Delaware state court ruled.

However, the insurers aren’t obligated to reimburse Motive for its legal bills in a counter-suit against Samsara Inc., the Delaware Superior Court said in an order unsealed Thursday.

Samsara’s January 2024 suit against Motive alleged the logistics tech company copied Samsara’s products, made misleading advertisements, and improperly accessed and copied the competitor’s technology and marketing strategy. The suit included various claims for fraud, unfair competition, patent infringement, and ...