In Erie Insurance Exchange v. Compeve Corp., 2015 IL App (1st) 142508, the Illinois Appellate Court held that Erie Insurance Exchange had no duty to defend Compeve Corporation and Slava Packovskis in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft specifically alleged copyright infringement as a result of the defendants selling computers with unauthorized copies of Windows XP installed.
Erie filed a declaratory judgment action. The Erie Policy contained standard CGL Coverage B language. The coverage dispute centered on the Infringement Offense, and …
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