Federal Judge: 2 Exclusions Bar Coverage For Dispute Over ‘Got Milk?’ Campaign

Mealey's (March 31, 2016, 1:45 PM EDT) -- DULUTH, Minn. — A Minnesota federal judge on March 29 entered judgment in favor of a commercial general liability insurer one day after ruling that the insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured against underlying counterclaims filed in a lawsuit over the ownership and use of the “got milk?” service marks and trademarks (Food Market Merchandising, Inc., Plaintiff, v. West Bend Mutual Insurance Co., No. 15-3347, D. Minn.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40770)....