Sorbee International Ltd. v. Chubb Custom Insurance

BECK, J.:

• ¶ 1 We address in the context of an insurance policy the meaning of the term “misappropriation of advertising ideas.” We affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-ap-pellee Chubb Custom Insurance Company (“Chubb”).

¶ 2 Appellant Sorbee International Limited (“Sorbee”) makes hard candy, and so does its competitor, Simply Lite Food Corporation (“Simply Lite”). Sorbee brought an action against Simply Lite in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Simply Lite filed a counterclaim against Sorbee in the New York litigation…