United States Fourth Circuit

In a class-action lawsuit alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, defendant-insurer is not required to defend plaintiff since neither the "property damage" nor the "advertising injury" provision of the parties' insurance policy covers the present dispute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/11/2005
• Published 05/11/2005

Judges

• Before KING and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• ARGUED:Charles E. Spevacek, Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company. William Edgar Spivey, Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk, Virginia, for Resource Bankshares Corporation and Resource Bank. ON BRIEF:  Alan B. Rashkind, Furniss, Davis, Rashkind And Saunders, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia, for St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company. R. Johan Conrod, Jr., Kaufman & Canoles, Norfolk, Virginia, for Resource Bankshares Corporation and Resource Bank. Andrew Butz, William H. White, Jr., Bonner Kiernan Trebach & Crociata, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae American Casualty Company of Reading, PA, Supporting St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company.  Vernon Priddy, III, Sands, Anderson, Marks & Miller, Richmond, Virginia;  Daniel J. Cunningham, Kathleen A. Sweitzer, Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, Chicago, Illinois, for Amici Curiae Erie Insurance Company, Federal Insurance Company, and Great Northern Insurance Company, Supporting St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company.