Another Victory for Insurers Relying on IP Exclusions

Pinnacle Brokers Insurance Solutions LLC v. Sentinel Insurance Co, Ltd., No. 15-cv-02976-JST, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117299 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 2, 2015), arose out of a lawsuit filed by Granite Professional Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (Granite) against Pinnacle Brokers Insurance Solutions LLC and employees of Pinnacle (collectively “Pinnacle”). Granite alleged that Pinnacle conspired to steal its customers and prospective customers by carrying out a series of misleading tactics and misappropriating confidential and trade secret information. The underlying complaint sought damages and injunctive relief and included …

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