The New York Court of Appeals today accepted the following certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit:

Is a claim of conversion cognizable for electronic data?

The question arises in Thyroff v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.  Sanford at Second Opinions and Nicole at Sui Generis previously blogged about the Second Circuit certification.

New York Civil Law will keep you apprised of developments with this question.