Majority Reverses No Coverage Ruling For Lanham Act Suit Against Insured

(March 8, 2019, 8:49 AM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A majority of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 5 reversed a lower court’s finding that there is no coverage for an underlying lawsuit alleging Lanham Act and unfair competition claims against an insured, finding that there is a sufficient “potential for liability” to trigger the insurer's “broad duty to defend” pursuant to California law (First One Lending Corporation, et al. v. The Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, No. 17-55492, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 6625)....