A McKool Smith lawyer recently helped convince a Delaware Court that a $10 million insurance policy his hotel chain client purchased from National Union Fire Insurance Co. should cover his defense costs of a trade secrets case—even though the policy excluded trade secrets claims.

According to the court, the case involved Woodspring Hotels, a Kansas-based company that owns 250 extended-stay hotels across the country. Woodspring was sued by Extended Stay America, a competitor that alleged that Woodspring hired two of its former employees who appropriated ESA’s electronic information, including a customer database, and gave it to Woodspring.