Manish S. Shah

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Presiding over trade secrets case

Applied Systems, the dominant provider of insurance agency management software, has won a legal battle against upstart competitor Comulate. A federal judge found that Comulate likely violated its contract by creating a fake insurance agency (PBC Consulting) to gain unauthorized access to Applied's Epic platform. Over 19 months, Comulate conducted product demonstrations and improved its integration software.

Updated May 29