Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Jacob Rieger & Co., LLC

  1. January 19, 2023

    8th Circ. Renews Pre-Notice Fee Battle In TM Coverage Fight

    The Eighth Circuit reversed a Missouri federal judge's ruling relieving Cincinnati Insurance Co. of reimbursing a distillery for costs it incurred in defending a trademark infringement suit before it provided notice, finding Thursday that the carrier shoulders the burden of showing prejudice.

  2. December 21, 2021

    Mo. Distillery Urges 8th Circ. To Revive TM Suit Coverage Row

    A Kansas City, Missouri, distillery told the Eighth Circuit on Tuesday to resurrect its coverage suit with Cincinnati Insurance Co. over defense costs spent for two trademark infringement suits, arguing it is being "penalized for strategic decisions" made in the suits over the distillery's monogram-label whiskey.