Erie Insurance Exchange v. Compeve Corporation

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Insurance
Citation
Case Number: 
2015 IL App (1st) 142508
Decision Date: 
Friday, May 8, 2015
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 5th Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
GORDON
Court properly found that Plaintiff insurer had no duty to defend Defendants in suit filed against them by Microsoft alleging that Defendants violated IP rights by selling computers loaded with unauthorized copies of its software. Policy language requires connection between injury and advertisement. Facts as alleged in Microsoft's complaint do not establish any connection between copyright infringement in advertisement and its alleged injury, and do not alleged that any copyrighted information was contained in advertisement. (PALMER and McBRIDE, concurring.)