Judge: Intellectual Property Exclusion Relieves Insurer Of Its Duty To Defend

Mealey's (April 5, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California federal judge on April 3 entered final judgment in favor of a commercial general liability insurer after finding that it has no duty to defend its insured against an underlying trademark and trade dress infringement lawsuit because the insurance policy’s intellectual property exclusion bars coverage for all claims (Secard Pools, Inc., et al. v. Kinsale Insurance Co., No. 16-02404, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47871)....