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AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE CTY.

Docket Nos. G012222, G012226.

19 Cal.App.4th 320 (1993)

23 Cal. Rptr.2d 442

AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; WATERCLOUD BED CO., INC., et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

September 21, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Alan J. Freisleben, Todd A. Picker, Alan B. Unterman, Mark C. Raskoff, Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard, Joseph K. Hegedus, Lance A. Selfridge, Joseph D. Tuchmayer, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, Raoul D. Kennedy and Paul D. Fogel for Petitioners.

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, James P. Wagoner, Robert K. Landen, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Paul E.B. Glad, William C. Morrison-Knox, Thomas Holden, Wright, Robinson, McCammon, Osthimer & Tatum, James C. Nielsen, Charles H. Horn, Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, Richard de Saint Phalle and Timothy J. Barron as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Callahan & Gauntlett, David A. Gauntlett, Steven L. Dickinson and Jeffrey M. Thompson for Real Parties in Interest.

Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, Barry S. Levin, David B. Goodwin and Paula G. Urla as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Parties in Interest.

OPINION

MOORE, J.

The primary issue in this case is whether a standard comprehensive general liability policy (CGL) which includes coverage for "advertising injury" potentially affords coverage for inducing or contributing to patent infringement so as to trigger an insurer's duty to defend.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Aetna Casualty and Surety Company and Industrial...

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