Home Insurance Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance of Pittsburgh

OPINION

MEYER, Justice.

This case is part of Cargill, Inc.’s ongoing efforts to recover its expenses in defending itself and three of its subsidiaries in a patent infringement suit. We are asked to determine the nature and extent of three insurers’ duties to reimburse Car-gill for its defense costs. The patent infringement suit will be reviewed briefly, followed by Cargill’s insurance coverage at the time of the suit, and then the legal issues in the instant case will be presented.

Life Point Systems, Inc. (Life Point) owned proprietary rights to three patents in a spread spectrum radio…