Legal Opinion
United National Insurance v. Spectrum Worldwide, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2009No. 07-55833PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Spectrum Worldwide, Inc. (“Spectrum Worldwide”), Celebrity Products Direct, Inc. and Celebrity Products, Inc. (collectively “Celebrity”), Spectrum Worldwide’s president Murray Moss (“Moss”), CEO Lisa Tremain (“Tremain”), and CFO Howard Schwartz (“Schwartz”) (all of the defendants hereinafter referred to as “Spectrum”) asks this court to determine whether the “first publication” exclusion found in the United National Insurance Company’s (“United”) excess insurance policy applies to infringement claims. We hold that it does. Additionally, because Spectrum presents us…
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