Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Kipp Flores Architects, L.L.C.

PER CURIAM: *

Following a jury trial in a prior lawsuit, Defendant-Appellee Kipp Flores Architects, LLC (“KFA”), an architecture firm, obtained a judgment against a builder, Hallmark Design Homes, L.P. (“Hallmark”), for copyright infringement for building hundreds of buildings from its designs without licensing them. Plaintiff-Appellant Mid-Continent Casualty Company (“Mid-Continent”), Hallmark’s insurer, filed this declaratory judgment action against KFA, seeking a declaration that it has no duty to indemnify under the applicable policies. Mid-Continent claimed the policies did not cover…