Insured Fails To Show Claims Constitute Disparagement, Defamation, 3rd Circuit Says

(July 11, 2019, 1:32 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 10 affirmed a lower federal court’s finding that an insurer has no duty to defend its insured against an underlying lawsuit alleging false advertising and unfair competition because the insured failed to establish that the underlying claims constitute disparagement or defamation to trigger coverage (Albion Engineering Company v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company, No. 18-1756, 3rd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 20488)....

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