Am. Legacy Found., RP v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, 09-3336

Judgment against a nonprofit organization's suit against its insurer for denying coverage in litigation with a tobacco firm affirmed

Am. Legacy Found., RP v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, 09-3336, involved a nonprofit organization's suit against its insurer for expenses incurred in defending against a tobacco company in an underlying suit related to the series of ads branded "the truth (TM)", for which the insurance company denied coverage.  In affirming the district court's judgment in favor of the insurer, the court held tht none of the insurer's policies entitle the plaintiff to recover expenses incurred in defending its underlying lawsuit.

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