CGL Insurer Has No Duty To Defend Trademark Infringement Suit, 9th Circuit Affirms

Mealey's (July 17, 2020, 12:53 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 16 held that underlying claims brought against the insured by its competitor were not potentially covered under a commercial general liability insurance policy's personal and advertising injury coverage or were barred by the policy's prior publication, known injury and intellectual property exclusions, affirming a lower court's summary judgment ruling in favor of the insurer (Scottsdale Insurance Company v. PTB Sales, Inc., No. 19-55350, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 22158)....