· 3/2/1925
United States v. Dunten
Citations
- 4 F.2d 616
- 1925 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 974
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that \an insurer must defend an action even if only a small portion of the conduct alleged in the complaint falls within the scope of the insurance policy.\
- rejecting argument that price-fixing claim in complaint which also contained covered advertising injury claim necessarily alleged antitrust criminal activity
- reiterating “the principle that if any of the conduct alleged in the complaint falls within the scope of the insurance policy, the insurer must defend”
- conduct, and not legal label attached to conduct, is what is important in evaluating policy coverage
- a meaning ascribed to policy term will not be a reasonable interpretation where that meaning is divorced from the term’s contextual usage and the common understandings in the industry
- an insurance policy covering \unfair competition\ requires the insurer to defend a claim of false advertising and related fraud, but not an antitrust claim
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Judges: Wolverton
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