Boehm v. Scheels All Sports, Inc.

OPINION & ORDER

JAMES D. PETERSON, District Judge

Plaintiffs are sports photographers who accuse defendants, mostly sports memorabilia dealers, of making and selling unauthorized reproductions of their work. Some defendants have business insurance policies that may cover “advertising injury,” so those defendants tendered this case to their insurers, who intervened to contest coverage. Three of those insurers now move for summary judgment that their policies do not afford coverage for plaintiffs’ claims.

A basic business insurance policy will often include coverage for what is called “advertising…