A Missouri court rejected BancorpSouth’s attempt to countersue a hacked commercial banking customer, Choice Escrow and Land Title, for losses, damages and legal costs, according to BankInfoSecurity.

In 2010, a fraudulent wire transfer from Choice Escrow’s account at BancorpSouth cost Choice more than $400,000. After Choice sued the bank in 2010 seeking to recover its losses, BancorpSouth filed its countersuit.

According to BankInfoSecurity, the Missouri court’s interpretation of a section of the Uniform Commercial Code could set a precedent for similar cases involving bank cyber frauds.

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For earlier coverage of this topic, see Diverging Decisions on Banks’ Responsibility for Cybercrimes and Online Banking Fraud to Surge.