Addison Automatics, Inc. v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Company

  1. March 31, 2015

    Insurers Prevail In $18M Junk Fax Deal Coverage Dispute

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. and Twin City Fire Insurance Co. don't have to cover a policyholder's nearly $18 million junk fax class settlement, holding that exclusions in the policies for Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations clearly apply to bar coverage.

  2. August 28, 2014

    Junk Fax TCPA Breach Isn't Covered 'Accident,' Insurers Say

    Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. and Twin City Fire Insurance Co. asked an Illinois federal judge on Wednesday to rule that they shouldn't have to cover a policyholder's $18 million junk fax class settlement, because Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations don't qualify as accidents.

  3. May 22, 2014

    Coverage Row Over $18M Junk Fax Deal Kept Alive And In Ill.

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday refused to transfer or dismiss an automatic door manufacturer's attempt to enforce an $18 million junk fax class action settlement against the underlying defendants' insurers, ruling that to grant either request would contravene instructions from the Seventh Circuit.

  4. June 27, 2013

    $18M Hartford TCPA Coverage Row Booted To State Court

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday sent a suit demanding that Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. and Twin City Fire Insurance Co. cover a junk fax class action that settled for $17.8 million back to state court, rejecting the insurers' argument that the Class Action Fairness Act created federal jurisdiction.