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CGL Coverage Excluded for Misappropriating Another’s Name, Likeness

In a decision filed August 5, 2016, the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of California, applying California law, held that a wine dealer’s commercial general liability insurance policy excludes coverage for the dealer’s misappropriation of a third …

NCAA $60M Video Image Settlement Could Attract 100,000 Claimants

The National Collegiate Athletic Association and Electronic Arts Inc. are scheduled to seek final court approval next May 14 of a $60 million settlement of claims that athletes’ images were wrongly used in video games. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken …