Interline Brands, Inc. v. Chartis Specialty Insurance Company

In this insurance dispute, the Plaintiff-Appellant, Interline Brands (“Interline”), suffers from a case of buyer’s remorse. Interline purchased a series of commercial general liability policies from the Defendant-Appellee, Chartis Specialty Insurance Company (“Chartis”). The policies Interline purchased contain an exclusion for violations of any statute that addresses transmitting any material or information (the “Exclusion”). During the policy period, Interline was sued for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”), 47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq. Chartis denied coverage based on…