United States Eighth Circuit

Under Nebraska law, there is insufficient causation in advertising injury clause in insurance policy to cover copyright infringement claim where insured used advertising to attract franchisees and franchisees committed infringement by using insured's products.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/13/2001
• Published 11/13/2001

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, BEAM, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John A. Kinney, Omaha, Nebraska, argued (H. Daniel Smith, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael D. McClellan, Omaha, Nebraska, argued (William E. Gast, on the brief), for appellee.