2753 Under a policy that insured against liability for defamation, but excluded coverage for libel, slander, or disparagement arising out of publication of material the first publication of which took place before the beginning of the policy period, there was no coverage for substantially similar repetitions made during the policy period of material first published prior to inception of the policy, even though the repetitions were not identical to the originally published material.CitationRINGLER v MARYLAND CAS (First Publication) 80 CA4 1165 [See: Gilman v McClatchy 111 C 606; Smith v Maldonado 72 CA4 637, T/AT 7/99; Campanelli v Regents 44 CA4 572, T/AT 5/96; Gantry v American Pipe 49 CA3 186]
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