Legal Opinion
Frog, Switch & Manufacturing Co. v. Travelers Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 30, 1999No. 98-7552, 98-7553UnknownCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Chief Judge.
This case requires us to" interpret two insurance policies to determine whether the insurers had a duty to defend the insured against a lawsuit brought by a competitor for theft of trade secrets, unfair competition, and reverse passing off. The policies covered claims against the insured for “advertising injury.” The definition of “advertising injury” in standard business insurance policies has troubled and in some cases confounded courts for years. This case involves allegations that the insured stole various ideas and then advertised the results of…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Charles H. CAHILL; Aniko Der Cahill, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Gedeon v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Erie Insurance Exchange v. Transamerica InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Lucker Manufacturing, a Unit of Amclyde Engineered Products, Inc. v. The Home Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Romano v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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3Cited by2 opinions
- The Frog, Switch & Manufacturing Co., Inc., in No. 98-7552 v. The Travelers Insurance Company (d.c. Civ. No. 98-Cv-00643) the Frog, Switch & Manufacturing Co., Inc., in No. 98-7553 v. United States Fire Insurance Company (d.c. Civ. No. 98-Cv-00758)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Sheare v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County2002