February 19, 2015
Guess Inc. licensee Signal Products Inc. has settled its suit seeking to force American Zurich Insurance Co. to cover more than $3.4 million in defense costs from a trademark dispute between Guess and Gucci America Inc., according to Wednesday filings in California federal court.
January 06, 2015
Guess Inc. licensee Signal Products Inc. urged a California federal judge Monday to reject American Zurich Insurance Co.'s request for a three-phase trial in a coverage dispute over its legal fees in a trademark battle between Guess and Gucci America Inc., saying such an approach would be wasteful.
December 22, 2014
Signal Products Inc. asked a California federal judge on Friday to sanction American Zurich Insurance Co. in a coverage dispute over $1.9 million in legal fees billed by O'Melveny & Myers LLP stemming from a trademark battle between Guess? Inc. and its licensees, and Gucci America Inc.
August 13, 2014
A California federal court recently held in a trademark-related coverage dispute that policyholders can hire multiple firms as independent counsel without automatically losing insurance, shedding light on a rarely addressed issue and providing valuable leeway for policyholders on defense strategy in complex cases.
August 11, 2014
A California federal judge has held that a state law does not automatically bar policyholders from using two law firms as independent counsel, while rejecting summary judgment motions in an insurance dispute flowing from a trademark battle between Guess? Inc. and its licensees, and Gucci America Inc.