In Wireless Buybacks, LLC v. Hanover American Insurance Co. (D. Md. Dec. 8, 2016), the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland held that an insurer had no duty to defend its insured against claims stemming from the company’s unauthorized acquisition and resale of Sprint phones.
As background, Sprint accused Wireless of illegally acquiring Sprint phones, unlocking them so they could function on non-Sprint wireless networks, and reselling the phones overseas. Sprint filed a sixteen-count suit against Wireless, alleging mainly business torts. Wireless …
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