Holyoke Mutual Insurance v. Vibram USA, Inc.

Kaplan, Mitchell H., J.

INTRODUCTION

This action arises out of a coverage dispute between the plaintiff insurance companies, Holyoke Mutual Insurance Company in Salem (Holyoke) and Maryland Casually Company (Maryland) (individually, an Insurer and collectively, the Insurers) and the defendant, Vibram USA, Inc.1 Each of the Insurers issued commercial general liability policies (the Policies) to Vibram during the relevant period that provided, among other things, coverage for losses from “advertising injury liability.” Each of the Policies also provided that the Insurer has the duty to defend an…