Legal Opinion
Owners Insurance Company v. European Auto Works, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 17, 2012No. 11-3068PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Owners Insurance Company and Auto-Owners Insurance Company brought this declaratory judgment action seeking a ruling that their insurance policies issued to European Auto Works, Inc., doing business as Autopia, do not cover class claims brought in state court by Percic Enterprises, Inc. The state court complaint alleged that Autopia violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(C), by sending unsolicited fax advertisements.
In this federal action the insurers argue that such claims do not fall within the policy provisions for “advertising…
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