Liberty Mutual Ends Insurance Appeal Over Knockoff Shoe Lawsuit

A shoe company accused of infringing Vans Inc.'s intellectual property has agreed with a Liberty Mutual Group unit to end an insurance coverage appeal.

ACI International Inc. and Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. on Tuesday filed a stipulated motion to dismiss an appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

• Liberty Mutual covered ACI, a footwear company that allegedly designed and manufactured “copycat” Vans shoes to sell in Walmart Inc. stores, under commercial general liability and umbrella liability insurance policies.
• The insurer sued ACI in the US District Court for the Central District of California in April ...