Legal Opinion
Hooters of Augusta, Inc. v. American Global Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 6, 2005No. 04-11077UnpublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
American Global Insurance Co. (“American Global”) appeals from a final order of summary judgment entered in favor of Hooters of Augusta, Inc., (“Hooters”) in a dispute over an umbrella liability policy. At issue is whether the insurance policy’s coverage of “advertising injury” obligates American Global to pay amounts levied against Hooters for sending unsolicited fax advertisements in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227.
The district court concluded that Georgia principles of contract interpretation compel viewing the fax advertising as a…
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