Illinois Federal Court Refuses to Extend NY Insurance Law 3420 to Policy Not Issued or Delivered in New York

An Illinois federal district court in Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Company v. The Hockey Cup, LLC held that an insurer was excused from its defense obligations due to late notice, since the court found that New York Insurance Law Section 3420(a)(5)’s requirement that insurers show prejudice to deny coverage based on late notice did not apply because the policy was not issued or delivered in New York. 

The underlying lawsuit, in which the National Hockey League was one of the plaintiffs, alleged the insureds, A&R Collectibles, …

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Illinois Federal Court Finds Advertising Injury Coverage Not Implicated by Business Competition and Intellectual Property Claims

In Lemko Corp. v. Federal Insurance Co., No. 12 C 03283, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138667 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 30, 2014), the Northern District of Illinois granted summary judgment in favor of Federal Insurance Company (Federal) and Cincinnati Insurance Company (Cincinnati), finding that they had no duty to defend Lemko Corporation in a business competition and intellectual property infringement lawsuit brought by Motorola. The underlying complaint involved several claims by Motorola against Lemko originating from Lemko accessing “Motorola computers without authorization, or in excess …

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