Ringler Associates Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Co.

Opinion

McGUINESS, P. J.

Ringler Associates Incorporated (Ringler) appeals from summary judgment granted in favor of respondents Maryland Casualty Company (Maryland) and Northern Insurance Company of New York (Northern). The trial court found that under a “first-publication” exclusion clause contained in a general liability insurance policy respondents had issued to Ringler, respondents had no duty to' defend or indemnify certain defamation claims asserted against Ringler in two underlying lawsuits. On appeal, Ringler contends: (a) the trial court erred in construing the first-publication…