Libel
Trademark Infringement

PERSONAL APPEARANCE-LIBEL

The editor of a business magazine was sued for libel for comments he made concerning a businessman's dealings. The comments were made during the course of a television interview on a national network. While the magazine's policy would not provide coverage for the remarks made on the television program, because the editor had a personal appearance policy. The editor purchased this policy because of his frequent public speaking engagements. Legal fees to defend the case were a large amount.

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PERSONAL APPEARANCE-TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT

A celebrity was sued by a trade group for alleged misappropriation of trade name related to a modeling pageant. The case was eventually dismissed, but not before legal fees incurred were of an above average amount.

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*These claims are examples of those encountered in the types of businesses insured under Media/Professional's Media Liability Plus Program.

Some are claims we've handled; in others, we were not directly involved. Coverage for these claims is not to be inferred from this list but must always be determined in reference to a particular insurance policy, which is the controlling document, as well as the facts and circumstances of each claim and applicable law.