Legal Opinion
America Online, Incorporated v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, America Online, Incorporated v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 15, 2003No. 02-2018, 02-2084PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*91Affirmed, by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, .in which Judge WILKINSON joined. Judge TRAXLER wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
After America Online, Incorporated (“AOL”) released to the public its Version 5.0 access software, consumers filed numerous class actions against AOL, alleging that the software had substantial “bugs” in it and was incompatible with their computers’ other applications software and operating systems, causing the computers to be damaged. AOL tendered the defense of these actions to its insurers, St. Paul Mercury Insurance…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by35 opinions
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