Competitor's Claims Are Covered 'Advertising Injuries,' New Jersey Panel Affirms

Mealey's (July 14, 2020, 1:11 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey appeals panel on July 10 affirmed a lower court's $337,495.73 judgment in favor of an insured in its lawsuit seeking coverage for an underlying copyright infringement lawsuit, finding that the underlying claims are covered "advertising injuries" under the insurance policy and the "intentional acts," "computer software professional activities" and "prior publication" exclusions do not bar coverage (Superior Integrated Solutions, Inc. v. Mercer Insurance Company of New Jersey, Inc., et al., No. A-1027-18T4, N.J. Super., App. Div., 2020 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1370)....