Frontline Processing Corp. v. American Economy Insurance

¶1 In April 2003, plaintiff Frontline Processing Corporation (Frontline), a credit card processing company, brought this action in the United States District Court for the District of Montana for breach of contract and violation of Montana’s Unfair Trade Practices Act. Defendant American Economy Insurance Company (American Economy) moved for partial summary judgment based in part on its argument that the definition of the term “direct loss” in the insurance contract at issue precluded Frontline from recovering many of the damages that it claims are covered and payable under the policy. The…