Insurance Claim- Coverage

By: Derek Hawkins//January 7, 2019//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Martinsville Corral, Inc., v. Society Insurance

Case No.: 18-1945

Officials: BAUER, ROVNER, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Insurance Claim- Coverage

Martinsville Corral, Inc. d/b/a Martinsville Texas Corral, Victor A. Spina, and William Spina (collectively, “MCI”), held a business owners insurance policy with an “Employment-Related Practices Liability Endorsement” (“Endorsement”) from Society Insurance (“Society”). When DirecTV sued MCI for publicly displaying its programming in MCI’s two restaurants without paying the commercial subscription rate, Society denied MCI’s claim. MCI sued Society for coverage, and the district court granted summary judgment for Society. MCI appeals the summary judgment order, limiting its appeal to the denial of coverage under the Endorsement only. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Affirmed

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Derek A. Hawkins is a trademark corporate counsel attorney for Harley-Davidson, where he concentrates his practice on brand protection and strategy.

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