Tag: advertising injury

Eleventh Circuit Finds Exclusion Insufficient for Insurance Companies to Avoid “Advertising Injury” Coverage for Copyright Infringement

Introduction and “Exclusion 13” Although federal appellate courts issue “unpublished” opinions relegated to the status of merely persuasive precedent and not binding precedent,[1] occasionally even an “unpublished” opinion may strike upon an issue of first impression or otherwise set forth judicial reasoning that still makes it noteworthy.  On […]

Insurance Company Files DJ Action to Avoid Coverage for Defendant in Lawsuits Brought by George Clooney and Julia Roberts

In a prior post, we reported on an October 2012 right-of-privacy (right to publicity) lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Georgia by celebrities George Clooney and Julia Roberts against Kennesaw-based Digital Projection, Inc. (“DPI”), a seller of projectors and related items.  With service of the summons having been waived […]