The insured, Dish Network Corporation, was sued for patent infringement by Ronald A Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. (RAKTL). See Dish Network Corp. v. Arch Specialty Ins. Co., 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 20955 (10th Cir. Oct. 17, 2011). RAKTL alleged Dish infringed on twenty-three patents. The underlying complaint provided little information about how Dish
Infringment
Ninth Circuit Finds No Coverage for Infringment Claim
By Tred R. Eyerly on
The issue in United National Ins. Co. v. Spectrum Worldwide, Inc., No. 07-55833 (9th Cir. Feb. 2, 2009) [here] was whether the policy's "first publication" exclusion applied to an infringement claim.
In December 1997, Sunset hired Spectrum, the insured, to advertise and distribute the "Hollywood 48-Hour Miracle Diet" drink. Two Spectrum executives later…
Ninth Circuit Lights Fire Under St. Paul, Ruling It Must Defend in Squabble Between Survivors of the Doors
By Tred R. Eyerly on
What makes for a more interesting insurance case than a fight between surviving members of the Doors leading to a coverage dispute over the duty to defend? Applying California case law, which is very similar to Hawaii case law, the Ninth Circuit recently determined St. Paul had a duty to defend a surviving of the …