General Insurance Co. of America v. Chopot

Edward Chopot appeals a summary judgment in favor of General Insurance Company of America. We affirm.

Chopot was insured by General Insurance Company (General) in July 1975. Chopot has been sued in two federal court actions concerning wrongful videotaping of motion picture and television works and their eventual distribution for profit in the Fiji Islands. Chopot tendered defense of the federal actions to General, which undertook to defend Chopot under a reservation of rights to cease defending. General brought a declaratory judgment action in Spokane County Superior Court to determine whether…