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Duty to Defend a “Looney” Copyright Claim

by Sedgwick LLP on 5/17/2012

Here’s a recent case we thought our readers would be interested in that was posted in our May 2012 Media Law Bulletin. When Looney Ricks Kiss Architects, Inc. (Looney) created an architectural design known as the Island...more

'Looney' Copyright Claim Covered: Fifth Circuit Holds Breach of Contract Exclusion Doesn't Bar Liability Insurance Coverage

by Sedgwick LLP on 5/16/2012

When Looney Ricks Kiss Architects, Inc. (Looney) created an architectural design known as the Island Park Apartments in 1996, it probably wasn't thinking of insurance coverage law. But, it appears likely that Looney's...more

IP Liability Insurance: Do You Have the Protection You Think You Have?

by Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 5/9/2012

Given the risks and costs of intellectual property (IP) infringement claims (even when your company isn’t found liable), most companies ideally want coverage of perceived infringement of the products they sell or the services...more

Ten Minute Social Media Insurance Coverage Primer By: Olivera Medenica

by Wahab & Medenica LLC on 4/19/2012

Originally Given as part of a lecture to the New York State Bar Association on Friday, May 20, 2011. This outline was provided to the at the New York State Bar Association as a primer for lawyers not familiar with...more

2nd Circuit Holds No Duty to Defend Intellectual Property Claim

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 4/19/2012

In its recent decision titled Feldman Law Group v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7787 (2d Cir. Apr. 18, 2012), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, applying Pennsylvania law, had occasion...more

Growing Perils of Social Media - Your Insurer is Watching!

by Collins & Collins, P.C. on 1/12/2012

The recent explosion of social media (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Foursquare, Tumblr, Linked-In, and many others whose numbers grow daily) is creating a number of risks for its users. Some of the perils of social media have...more

Antitrust And Advertising Injury: Hurdles For Defendants

by Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP on 11/17/2011

Published in Competition Law360 - November 2011. Within the past two months, the Seventh and Eleventh Circuits have addressed whether antitrust claims against an insured gave rise to a duty to defend by insurers under...more

Tenth Circuit Finds Potential Insurance Coverage for Patent Infringement Claims Under "Advertising Injury" Provisions

by Morgan Lewis on 10/20/2011

On October 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, applying Colorado law, reversed a district court decision and held that a patent infringement claim may constitute an "advertising injury," thereby triggering,...more

Online Deal Programs and Merchant Liability

by International Lawyers Network on 9/8/2011

Unknown only a few years ago, online daily deal sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial have become a ubiquitous phenomenon, touted as being of considerable benefit to participating merchants. That may be so, but they also...more

It's No Secret: Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Claim Without Advertising Will Not Trigger Coverage

by Sedgwick LLP on 9/2/2011

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit In Continental Cas. Co. v. Consolidated Graphics, Inc., ___ F.3d ___, 2011 WL 2644736 (5th Cir. (Tex.) July 7, 2011), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that...more

August 2011 Business Litigation Report

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 8/22/2011

In This Issue: Firm News: Media and Technology Lawyer Carey Ramos Joins the Firm Quinn Emanuel Conducts Mock Trial Program in Beijing Quinn Emanuel Partner Brian Cannon Recognized as Top Biotech...more

TCPA Claims Arising From Junk Faxes Do Not Allege Unexpected or Unintended 'Property Damage'

by Sedgwick LLP on 8/4/2011

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois In Maxum Indem. Co. v. Eclipse Mfg. Co., ___ F.Supp.2d ___, (N.D. Ill. June 13, 2011), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held that...more

California Courts Continue to Rein in Class Certification in the Marketing and Sale of Insurance

by Barger & Wolen on 7/20/2011

In Fairbanks v. Farmers New World Life Ins. Co., decided July 13, 2011, California's Second Appellate District, Division Three, upheld the trial court’s denial of class certification for a proposed nationwide class of...more

Limiting Potential Liability for Off Label Drug Marketing Through Risk and Claims Management,

by Gilbert LLP on 7/15/2011

Originally published in Bloomberg Law Reports, July 15, 2011. As plaintiffs’ law firms and state and federal governments continue to scrutinize “off-label marketing,” drug manufacturers may become increasingly...more

Why Social Media Activity May Mean Updating Your Insurance Coverage

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/10/2011

It is now cliché to say that social media activity by companies is growing exponentially. Companies, hospitals, non-profits, the armed services, insurance companies…. every type of entity can be found on social networking...more

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