Law360, New York (October 26, 2009) -- Arguing that its coverage does not extend to patent claims, Travelers Indemnity Co. of Illinois has joined a group of insurers seeking to deflect a Dish Network Corp. suit over their duty to defend the satellite provider against patent infringement claims brought by billionaire inventor Ronald A. Katz over a Dish telephone system.
In a motion for summary judgment lodged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado Friday, Travelers told the court that while it had issued commercial general liability...


