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California Supreme Court Refines the Tort of Commercial Disparagement
Posted on 12 Aug 2014 by Tyler C. Gerking

The California Supreme Court has issued its decision in the closely watched case of Hartford Casualty Insurance v. Swift Distribution, Inc. , S207172. I reported on the Court of Appeals decision last year on this blog in the post "California Supreme... Read More

Tags: disparagement , Advertising , insurance coverage , infringement , trademark

LexisNexis® Insurance Law Community Podcast featuring David A. Gauntlett on Intellectual Property Insurance
Posted on 25 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Legal Business Community Staff

On this edition, David A. Gauntlett of Gauntlett & Associates of Irvine, Calif. discusses various issues surrounding potential coverage for intellectual property claims. He provides insight on exclusions, endorsements and definitions, talks about... Read More

Tags: insurance coverage , infringement , Endorsements , New Appleman , Attorneys Fees , Intellectual Property Insurance , exclusions , prliminary injunctions

Duty to Indemnify – Personal and Advertising Injury– New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, Chapter 19
Posted on 22 Jun 2010 by Sherilyn Pastor

By Sherilyn Pastor, Partner, McCarter & English, LLP As a consequence of competition, companies increasingly face business tort claims such as misappropriation of trade secrets, false advertisement, patent or copyright infringement, disparagement... Read More

Tags: disparagement , insurance coverage , infringement , commercial general liability , CGL , personal injury , advertising injury , insurance exclusions , Trade Secrets , occurrence , duty to indemnify

Duty to Indemnify – Personal and Advertising Injury– New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, Chapter 19
Posted on 22 Jun 2010 by Sherilyn Pastor

By Sherilyn Pastor, Partner, McCarter & English, LLP As a consequence of competition, companies increasingly face business tort claims such as misappropriation of trade secrets, false advertisement, patent or copyright infringement, disparagement... Read More

Tags: disparagement , insurance coverage , infringement , commercial general liability , CGL , personal injury , advertising injury , insurance exclusions , Trade Secrets , occurrence , duty to indemnify

LexisNexis® Insurance Law Community Podcast featuring David A. Gauntlett on Intellectual Property Insurance
Posted on 25 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Legal Business Community Staff

On this edition, David A. Gauntlett of Gauntlett & Associates of Irvine, Calif. discusses various issues surrounding potential coverage for intellectual property claims. He provides insight on exclusions, endorsements and definitions, talks about... Read More

Tags: insurance coverage , infringement , Endorsements , New Appleman , Attorneys Fees , Intellectual Property Insurance , exclusions , prliminary injunctions

Duty to Indemnify – Personal and Advertising Injury– New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, Chapter 19
Posted on 22 Jun 2010 by Sherilyn Pastor

By Sherilyn Pastor, Partner, McCarter & English, LLP As a consequence of competition, companies increasingly face business tort claims such as misappropriation of trade secrets, false advertisement, patent or copyright infringement, disparagement... Read More

Tags: disparagement , insurance coverage , infringement , commercial general liability , CGL , personal injury , advertising injury , insurance exclusions , Trade Secrets , occurrence , duty to indemnify