Judge: Advertising Injury Coverage Was Triggered In Suit Over Wheat Seed Sale

Mealey's (March 14, 2017, 10:40 AM EDT) -- WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas federal judge on March 9 held that an underlying lawsuit alleging that an insured sold wheat seed in violation of the Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) included a claim that potentially fell under an insurance policy’s advertising injury coverage (Brett Parker and D&B Parker Farms, L.L.C. v. Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Co., No. 15-01204, D. Kan., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3417)....