throbber
700 Twelvth Street
`Washington , DC 20005
`USA
`202-508-4600
`Fax: 202-508-4650
`Email: JAMES.MYERS@ROPESGRAY.COM
`
`John S Cipolla
`[COR LD NTC]
`Calfee, Halter & Griswold -Cleveland
`1400 Keybank Center
`800 Superior Avenue
`Cleveland , OH 44114
`USA
`216-622-8200
`Fax: 216-241-0816
`Email: JCIPOLU\@CALFEE.COM
`
`Joshua V Vanhoven
`[COR LD NTC]
`Ropes & Gray -East Palo Alto
`6TH Floor
`1900 University Avenue
`East Palo Alto , CA 9430
`USA
`-
`650-617-4063
`Fax: 650-566-4232
`Email: JOSHUA.VANHOVEN@ROPESGRAY.COM
`
`Mark W McDougall
`[con LD NTC]
`Calfee, Halter & Griswold -Cleveland
`1400 Keybank Center
`800 Superior Avenue '
`Cleveland , OH 44114
`USA
`216-622-8524
`Fax: 216-241-0816
`Email: MMCDOUGALL@CALFEE.COM
`
`Nicole M Jantzi
`[COR LD NTC]
`Ropes & Gray -Washington
`\ One Metro Center
`700 Twelvth Street
`Washington , DC 20005
`USA
`202-508-4600
`Fax: 202-508-4650
`Email: NICOLE.JANTZI@ROPESGRAY.COM
`
`James R Myers
`[COR LD NTC]
`Ropes & Gray -Washington
`One Metro Center
`700 Twelvth Street
`Washington , DC 20005
`USA
`202-508-4600
`Fax: 202-508-4650
`Email: JAMES.MYERS@ROPESGRAY.COM
`
`John S Cipolla
`[COR LD NTC]
`Calfee, Halter & Griswold -Cleveland
`1400 Keybank Center
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`Page 000496
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`The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company
`Defendant
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`Open Seas Solutions, Inc
`Defendant
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`.
`
`800 Superior Avenue
`Cleveland , OH 44114
`USA
`216-622-8200
`Fax: 216-241-0816
`Email: JCIPOLLA@CALFEE.COM
`
`Joshua V Vanhoven
`[COR LD NTC]
`Ropes & Gray -East Palo Alto
`6TH Floor
`1900 University Avenue
`East Palo Alto’ , CA 94303
`USA
`650-617-4063
`Fax: 650-566-4232
`Email: JOSHUA.VANHOVEN@ROPESGRAY.COM
`
`’,
`
`Mark W McDouga||
`[COR LD NTC]
`Calfee, Halter & Griswold —Cleveland
`1400 Keybank Center
`800 Superior Avenue
`Cleveland , OH 44114
`USA
`216-622-8524
`Fax: 216-241-0816
`Email: MMCDOUGALL@CALFEE.COM
`
`Nicole M Jantzi
`[COR LD NTC]
`Ropes & Gray -Washington
`One Metro Center
`700 Twelvth Street
`Washington , DC 20005
`USA
`'
`202-508-4600
`Fax: 202-508-4650
`Email: NICOLE.JANTZI@ROPESGRAY.COM
`
`James R Myers
`[COR LD NTC]
`Ropes & Gray —Washington
`One Metro Center
`700 Twelvth Street
`Washington , DC 20005
`USA
`202-508-4600
`Fax: 202-508-4650
`Email: JAMES.MYERS@ROPESGRAY.COM
`
`John S Cipolla
`[COR LD NTC]
`Calfee, Halter & Griswold -Cleveland
`1400 Keybank Center
`800 Superior Avenue
`Cleveland , OH 44114
`USA
`216-622-8200
`Fax: 216-241-0816
`Email: JCIPOLLA@CALFEE.COM
`
`Joshua V Vanhoven
`[COR LD NTC]
`Ropes & Gray -East Palo Alto
`6TH Floor
`
`Page 000497
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`

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`1900 University Avenue
`East Palo Alto , CA 94303
`USA
`650-617-4063
`Fax: 650-566-4232
`Email: JOSHUA.VANHOVEN@ROPESGRAY.COM
`
`Mark W McDougall
`[COR LD NTC]
`Calfee, Halter & Griswold -Cleveland
`1400 Keybank Center
`800 Superior Avenue
`Cleveland , OH 44114
`USA
`216-622-8524
`Fax: 216-241-0816
`Email: MMCDOUGALL@CALFEE.COM
`
`Nicole M Jantzi
`[COR LD NTC]
`Ropes & Gray -Washington
`One Metro Center
`700 Twelvth Street
`Washington , DC 20005
`USA
`202-508-4600
`Fax: 202-508-4650
`Email: NICOLE.JANTZI@ROPE$GRAY.COM
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`Date
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`06/18/2010
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`06/ 1 8/2010
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`06/21/2010
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`06/21/2010
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`06/21/2010
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`06/21/2010
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`06/21/2010
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`06/23/2010
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`06/23/2010
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`06/23/2010
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`06/24/2010
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`Proceeding Text
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`Complaint with jury demand against All Defendants. Filing fee paid &#36 350, Receipt number
`0647-4148235. Filed by Progressive Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A,
`US Patent No. 6064970, # 2 Exhibit B, Ohio Rewind Program, # 3 Exhibit C, Onboard Adviso_r
`Ohio Fi|ing,'# '4 Exhibit Onboard Advisor Washington Filing, # '5 Civil Cover Sheet) (Wooley,
`James) (Entered: 06/18/2010)
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`Corporate Disclosure Statement identifying Corporate Parent The Progressive Corporation for
`Progressive Casualty Insurance ‘Company filed by Progressive Casualty Insurance Company.
`(Woo|ey, James) (Entered: 06/18/2010)
`
`Judge Kathleen M. O'Ma||ey assigned to case. Recused pursuant to General Order No. 2009-3.
`(C,BA) (Entered: 05/21/2010)
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`' Judge Lesley Wells assigned to case. Judge Kathleen M. O'Ma||ey terminated. (C,BA) (Entered:
`06/21/2010)
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`Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 3.1. In the event of a referral,
`case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Vecchiarelli. (C,BA) (Entered: 06/21/2010)
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`Magistrate Consent Form issued. No summons provided, no summons issued. (C,BA) (Entered:
`06/21/2010)
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`This action has been identified as a Patent Case that is subject to the Local Patent Rules. Link to
`Local Patent Rules. (C,BA) (Entered: 06/21/2010)
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`Order of Recusal. This case is returned to the Clerk for reassignment. Judge Lesley Wells (C,KA)
`(Entered: 06/23/2010)
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`Judge Patricia A. Gaughan assigned to case. Judge Lesley Wells terminated. (C,BA) (Entered:
`06/23/2010)
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`Praecipe for issuance of Original Summons to all Defendants filed by Progressive Casualty
`Insurance Company. Related document(s) 1 , 2 . (Attachments: # 1 Summons to Safeco Ins.
`Co. of Illinois, # 2 Summons to Safeco Ins. Co. of America, # 3 Summons to Safeco Corp., # 4-
`Summons to Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., # 5 Summons to Liberty Mutual Group Inc., # 6 Summons
`to Ohio Casualty Ins. Co., # 7 Summons to Open Seas Solutions, Inc.)(Woo|ey, James)
`(Entered: 06/23/2010)
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`Original Summons issued for service upon Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance
`Company, Open Seas Solutions, Inc., Safeco Insurance Company of America, Safeco Insurance
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`07/01/2010
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`07/07/2010
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`07/07/2010
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`07/08/2010
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`07/08/2010
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`07/08/2010
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`07/12/2010
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`07/13/2010
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`'07/14/2010
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`07/14/2010
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`07/14/2010
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`07/ 14/2010
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`07/ 15/2010
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`07/15/2010
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`07/15/2010
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`07/19/2010
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`07/ 19/2010
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`07/19/2010
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`Company of Illinois, The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2
`Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons) (R,N) Modified text on
`7/8/2010 (B,IE). (Entered: 06/24/2010)
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`FILING ERROR, no summons attached. Praecipe for issuance of Original Summons As Corrected
`filed by Progressive Casualty Insurance Company. Related document(s) 1 , 2 . (wooley, James)
`Modified to denote filing error on 7/6/2010 (B,IE) (Entered: 07/01/2010)
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`‘
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`Service by Clerk. Summons and Complaint addressed to Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Liberty
`Mutual Insurance Company, Open Seas Solutions, Inc., Safeco Insurance Company of America, '
`Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois & The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company placed in U.S.
`Mail. Type of service: certified mail. Receipt #
`70071490000026718765/8819/8796/8802/8789/8772. (C,BA) (Entered: 07/07/2010)
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`Praecipe for issuance of Original Summons as corrected filed by Progressive Casualty Insurance
`Company. Related document(s) 1 , 2 . (Attachments: # 1 Summons to Safeco Corporation)
`(wooley, James) (Entered: 07/07/2010)
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`Original Summons issued for service upon Safeco Corporation. (B,IE) (Entered: 07/08/2010)
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`I Service by Clerk. Summons and Complaint addressed to Safeco Corporation placed in U.S. Mail.
`Type of service: certified mail. Receipt # 70071490000026718826. (C,BA) (Entered:
`07/08/2010)
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`Case Management Conference Scheduling Order with case management conference set on
`8/20/2010 at 9:00 a.m. to be held telephonically before Hon. Patricia A. Gaughan. Signed by
`Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 7/08/10. (D,MB) (Entered: 07/08/2010)
`Return of Service by Clerk executed upon Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Open Seas
`Solutions, Inc. by certified mail on 7/9/2010, filed on behalf of Plaintiff. Related document(s) 1 .
`(B,B) (Entered: 07/12/2010)
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`Attorney Appearance by Christopher J. Higgins filed by on behalf of Progressive Casualty
`Insurance Company. (Higgins, Christopher) (Entered: 07/13/2010)
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`_,
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`Motion for attorney Laura Beth Miller to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ‘;
`0647-4186103, filed by Plaintiff Progressive Casualty Insumnce Company. (Attachments: # 1 _
`Affidavit of Laura Beth Mil|er)(Wooley, James) (Entered: 07/14/2010)
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`Mot_io_n for attorney Ralph J. Gabric to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number
`0647-4186121, filed by Plaintiff Progressive Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1
`Affidavit of Ralph J. Gabric)(Woo|ey, James) (Entered: 07/14/2010)
`
`Motion for attorney Jacob C. Bachman to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number
`0647-4186139, filed by Plaintiff Progressive Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1
`Affidavit of Jacob C. Bachman)(Wooley, James) (Entered: 07/14/2010)
`
`Notice Of Filing Report On The Filing Or Determination Of An Action Regarding A Patent Or
`Trademark filed by Progressive Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1_Report On The
`Filing Or Determination Of An Action Regarding A Patent Or Trademark)Re|ated document(s) 1 .
`-(Wooley,_James) (Entered: 07/14/2010)
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`Return of Service by Clerk executed upon Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois by certified mail
`on 7/12/2010, filed on behalf of Plaintiff. Related document(s) 1 . (B,B) (Entered: 07/15/2010)
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`Return of Service by Clerk executed upon Safeco Insurance Company of America and Liberty '
`Mutual Insurance Company by certified mail on 7/12/2010 filed on behalf of Plaintiff. Related
`document(s) 1 . (B,B) (Entered: 07/15/2010)
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`Return of Service by Clerk by certified mail executed upon Liberty Mutual Group Inc., no date of
`service indicated on green card, filed on behalf of Plaintiff. Related document(s) 1 . (B,B)
`(Entered: 07/15/2010)
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`Order [non-document]granting Motion for appearance pro hac vice by attorney Laura B. Miller
`for Progressive Casualty Insurance Company (Related Doc # 13 ). Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on
`7/19/2010.(S,J) (Entered: 07/19/2010)
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`Order [non-document]granting Motion for appearance pro hac vice by attorney Ralph J. Gabric
`for Progressive Casualty Insurance Company (Related Doc # 14 ). Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on
`7/19/2010.(S,J) (Entered: 07/19/2010)
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`Order [non-document]granting Motion for appearance pro hac vice by attorney Jacob C.
`Bachman for Progressive Casualty Insurance Company (Related Doc # 15 ). Judge Patricia A.
`Gaughan on 7/19/2010.(S,J) (Entered: 07/19/2010)
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`Return of Service by Clerk executed upon Safeco Corporation by certified mail on 7/14/2010,
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`07/23/2010
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`07/26/2010
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`08/03/2010
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`filed on behalf of Plaintiff. Related document(s) 1 . (B,B) (Entered: 07/20/2010)
`Motion for attorney Charles M. McMahon to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 100, receipt
`number 0647-4201928, filed by Plaintiff Progressive Casualty Insurance Company.
`(Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Charles M. McMahon)(Woo|ey, James) (Entered: 07/23/2010)
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`Attorney Appearance by John S. Cipolla of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP filed by on behalf of All’
`Defendants. (Cipolla, John) (Entered: 07/26/2010)
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`Attorney Appearance by Mark W. McDouga|| of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP filed by on behalf
`of All Defendants. (McDouga||, Mark) (Entered: 07/26/2010)
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`Motion for To Reschedule Date of Case Management Conference with Consent of Plaintiff filed by
`Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Open Seas Solutions, Inc.,‘
`Safeco Corporation, Safeco Insurance Company of America, Safeco Insurance Company of
`Illinois, The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Cipo||a,
`John) (Entered: 07/27/2010)
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`Unopposed Motion for To Permit Counsel To Appear in Person at the Case Management
`Conference filed by Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Open Seas
`Solutions, Inc., Safeco Corporation, Safeco Insurance Company of America, Safeco Insurance
`Company of Illinois, The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)
`(Cipolla, John) (Entered: 07/27/2010)
`Unopposed Motion for extension of Time to Answer Complaint and Other Responsive Pleadings
`until September 8, 2010 filed by Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company,
`Open Seas Solutions, Inc., Safeco Corporation, Safeco Insurance Company of America, Safeco
`Insurance Company of Illinois, The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1
`Proposed Order)(Cipol|a, John) (Entered: 07/27/2010)
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`Attorney Appearance by Joshua V. Vanhoven of Ropes & Gray LLP filed by on behalf of All
`Defendants. (Vanhoven, Joshua) (Entered: 07/27/2010)
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`Motion for attorney James R. Myers to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number
`0647-4212234, filed by Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Open
`Seas Solutions, Inc., Safeco Corporation, Safeco Insurance Company of America, Safeco
`Insurance Company of Illinois, The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1
`Affidavit of James R. Myers)(Cipo||a, John) (Entered: 07/30/2010)
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`Motion--for» attorneyi—Nico|e M. -Jant-zi—-to ~Appear~Pro- Hac Vice. -Fi|ing~fee—$- »1-00, receipt number
`0647-4212251, filed by Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Open
`Seas Solutions, Inc., Safeco Corporation, Safeco Insurance Company of America, Safeco
`Insurance Company of Illinois, The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1
`Affidavit of Nicole M. Jantzi)(Cipo|la, John) (Entered: 07/30/2010)
`'
`Order [non-document]Defendants‘-Motion to Reschedule Date of Case Management Conference
`is GRANTED to 9/28/10 at 9:00 a.m. in Chambers 19B before Judge Patricia A. Gaughan. 24
`Approved by Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 8/02/10.(D,MB) (Entered: 08/03/2010)
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`Order [non—document]Defendants‘ Unopposed Motion to Permit Counsel to Appear in Person at
`the Case Management Conference is GRANTED. 25»Approved by Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on
`8/02/10.(D,MB) (Entered: 08/03/2010)
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`-.
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`Order [non-document]Defendants' Motion to Extend Time to File Responsive Pleadings is
`GRANTED to 9/08/10. 26 Approved by Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 8/02/10.(D,MB) (Entered:
`08/03/2010)
`'
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`Marginal Entry Order granting Motion for appearance pro hac vice by James R. Myers (Related ,
`Doc # 28 ). Signed by Judge Gaughan on 8/2/10(C,KA) (Entered: 08/O4/2010)
`
`Marginal Entry Order granting Motion for appearance pro hac vice by Nicole M. Jantzi (Related
`Doc # 29 ). Signed by Judge Gaughan on 8/2/10(C,KA) (Entered: O8/04/2010)
`Order [non-document] granting Motion for appearance pro hac vice by Charles M. McMahon.
`Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 8/2/10. (Related Doc # 21 ) (LC,S) (Entered: 08/10/2010)
`
`Motion to dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief May Be Granted filed by Liberty
`Mutual Group Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Open Seas Solutions, Inc., Safeco
`Corporation, Safeco Insurance Company of America, Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, The
`Ohio Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1 Brief in Support, # 2 Exhibit A - US
`Patent No. 6,064,970, # 3 Exhibit B - Case Law (Ultrmercial v. Hulu), # 4 Exhibit C - Case Law
`(Graff v. Federal Home Loan), # 5 Exhibit D - USPTO Memorandum re Bilski, # 6 Exhibit E -
`Interim Guidance after Bilski, # 7 Exhibit F - MPEP 2100 - Patentability)(Cipol|a, John) (Entered:
`09/08/2010)
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`Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Liberty Mutual Group Inc.. (Cipolla, John) (Entered:
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`10/26/2010
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`Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. (Cipolla, John)
`(Entered: 09/O8/2010)
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`Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Safeco Corporation. (Cipol|a, John) (Entered:
`09/08/2010)
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`Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Safeco Insurance Company of America. (Cipo||a, John)
`(Entered: 09/08/2010)
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`Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois. (Cipol|a, John)
`(Entered: 09/08/2010)
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`Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Open Seas Solutions, Inc.. (Cipo||a, John) (Entered:
`09/08/2010)
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`Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company. (Cipo||a, John)
`(Entered: 09/08/2010)
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`Joint Notice In Compliance With Local Patent Rule 1.5 filed by All Parties. (wooley, James)
`(Entered: 09/15/2010)
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`Joint Report of Parties‘ Planning Meeting , parties do not consent to this case being assigned to
`the magistrate judge, filed by All Parties. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A — Schedu|e)(Woo|ey,
`James) (Entered: 09/23/2010)
`
`Case Managment Order : Case Management Conference was held on 9/28/10. Case is assigned
`to the complex track. Case is suitable for ECF. Case is not suitable for ADR at this time but may
`be after discovery. Schedule through Claim Construction- 10/11/10 Progressive's Opposition to
`Rule 12(b)(6) Motion; 10/25/10 Safeco's Reply; 11/15/10 Infringement Contentions; 12/01/01
`Responses to written discovery served prior to 9/30/10 and 26(a)(1) disclosures; 12/15/10
`Non-infringement Contentions; 1/19/11 Invalidity and Unenforceability Contentions; 2/03/11
`Preliminary ID of Claim Terms to be Construed; 2/08/11 Validity and Enforceability Contentions;
`2/23/11 Final ID of Claim Terms; 3/10/11 Preliminary Claim Constructions and Supporting
`Materials; 3/25/11 ID of Claim Construction Expert; 4/11/11 Disclosure of Rebuttal Claim
`Construction Expert; 4/26/11 Completion of Expert Discovery (Cl. Constr.); 5/02/11 Final Claim
`Construction; 5/17/11 Opening Claim Construction Submission; 6/16/11 Responsive Claim
`Construction Submissions; 6/21/11 File Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement. A
`Status -Conference -by phone—is» set -1-/-1-1-/-2011» at -09 : 00~AM. Judge-Patriciav—A. -Gaughan -on
`9/28/10. (LC,S) Time: 1 hr. (Entered: 09/29/2010)
`
`Opposition to 32 Motion to dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief May Be
`Granted filed by Progressive Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. A -
`Deston Decision, # 2 Exhibit Ex. B - Bill of Lading Decision, # 3 Exhibit Ex. C - Yangaroo
`Decision, # 4 Exhibit Ex. D - Bird Barrier Decision, # 5 Exhibit Ed. E - Clma Decision, # 6
`Exhibit Ex. F - Rombach Decision)(McMahon, Charles) (Entered: 10/12/2010)
`
`Motion to stay Litigation Pending Ex Parte Reexamination of the Patent—in-Suit by the United
`States PTO filed by Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Open Seas
`Solutions, Inc., Safeco Corporation, Safeco Insurance Company of America, Safeco Insurance _
`Company of Illinois, The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: # 1 Brief in Support '
`of Defendants’ Motion To Stay Litigation Pending Ex Parte Reexamination of the Patent—in-Suit
`by the United States PTO, # 2 Affidavit DECLARATION of Joseph Cipriano, AVP and Senior
`Corporate Counsel, # 3 Affidavit DECLARATION of Karim Z. Oussayef, Esq., of Ropes & Gray
`LLP, # 4 Exhibit A — 11/12/99 Examiner Interview Summary, # 5 Exhibit B - Ex Parte
`Reexamination Filing Data, # 6 Exhibit C - MPEP, # 7 Exhibit D - 11/16/07 Letter Richard
`Hutchinson to Michael H. Hughes, # 8 Exhibit E - 12/26/07 Letter Scott E. Schrum to R.
`Hutchinson, # 9 Exhibit F - 11/28/08 Letter Charles E. Jarrett to Christopher C. Mansfield, # 10
`Exhibit G - 12/12/08 Letter Edmund Kenealy to C. Jarrett, # 11 Exhibit H - 1/13/09 Letter E.
`Kenealy to C. Jarrett, # 12 Exhibit] — 1/23/09 Letter C. Jarrett to E. Kenealy, # 13 Exhibit J -
`Reexamination Request, # 14 Exhibit K - Reexamination Transaction History, # 15 Exhibit L -
`PTO Pilot Program, # 16 Exhibit M — U.S. Patent No. 6,064,970, # 17 Exhibit N - 7/19/99
`Amendment, # 18 Exhibit 0 - 9/29/10 - Letter N. Jantzi to L. Miller, # 19 Exhibit P - Kosaka
`Reference, # 20 Exhibit Q - Dorweiler Reference, # 21 Exhibit R - Pettersen Reference, # 22
`Exhibit S - 11/18/99 Amendment)(Cipo|la, John) (Entered: 10/14/2010)
`\
`Reply to response to 32 Motion to dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief May Be
`Granted filed by All Defendants. (Cipo||a, John) (Entered: 10/26/2010)
`Opposition to 44 Motion to stay Litigation Pending Ex Parte Reexamination of the Patent-in-Suit
`by the United States PTO filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Charles M.
`McMahon, # 2 Exhibit 1 - Pages from Progressive website, # 3 Exhibit 2 - Pages from
`Progressive website, # 4 Exhibit 3 - Reexamination Filing Data (6/30/06), # 5 Exhibit 4 -
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`Reexamination Filing Data (12/31/07), # 6 Exhibit 5 — Reexamination Filing Data (3/31/09), # 7
`Exhibit 6 - Reexamination Filing Data (12/31/09), # 8 Exhibit 7 - U.S. Pat. No. 6,868,386, # 9
`Exhibit 8 — Magna Carta Holdings (slip op.), # 10 Exhibit 9 - Adaptor, Inc. (slip op.), # 11
`Exhibit 10 - MPEP Excerpts)(McMahon, Charles) (Entered: 10/28/2010)
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`Reply to response to 44 Motion to stay Litigation Pending Ex Parte Reexamination of the Patent-
`in-Suit by the United States PTO filed by All Defendants. (Cipo||a, John) (Entered: 11/04/2010)
`Memorandum Opinion and Order : Defendants‘ Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim
`Upon Which Relief May Be Granted is DENIED. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 11/12/10. (LC,S)
`(Entered: 11/12/2010)
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`Memorandum Opinion and Order : Defendants‘ Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Ex Parte
`Reexamination of the Patent-In-Suit by the United States PTO is GRANTED. This case will be
`closed, but reopened upon immediate notification of either party after the conclusion of the
`reexamination process. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 11/12/10. (LC,S) re 44 , 48 . (Entered:
`11/12/2010)
`Case reassigned to Judge Benita Y. Pearson pursuant to General Order 2011-4. (K,K) (Enteredzll
`01/20/2011)
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`0 1. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. Safeco Ins. Co., CASE NO. 1:10 CV 1370, UNITED STATES
`DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, EASTERN DIVISION, 2010
`U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120222, November 12, 2010, Decided, November 12, 2010, Filed
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`CORE TERMS: reexamination, patent, ex parte, simplify, infringement, invalidity,
`canceled, weigh, usage-based, injunction
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`are infringing plaintiff's patent, U.S. Patent No. 6,064,970 (hereinafter "patent").
`The facts of this case .
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`E A 2. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. Safeco Ins. Co., CASE NO. 1:10 CV 1370, UNITED STATES
`DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, EASTERN DIVISION, 2010
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`Filed, Stay granted by Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. Safeco Ins. Co., 2010 U.S. Dist.
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`CORE TERMS: patent, cha||enger's, invalidity, invalid, clear and convincing evidence,
`driving, onboard, infringement, presumed, monitoring
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`. are infringing plaintiff's patent, U.S. Patent No. 6,064,970 (hereinafter "patent").
`Plaintiff's patent claims an invention
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`1. 6931309, August 16, 2005, Motor vehicle operating data collection and analysis,
`Phelan, Joseph, The Woodlands, Texas, United States(US); Perquin, Johannes
`Abraham, The Woodlands, Texas, United States(US); 832521, June 4, 2004,
`ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS)., VICUS
`TECHNOLOGES LLC P.O. BOX 1147KENNEBUNK, MAINE, 04043, reel-
`frame:015430/0907; June 15, 2004, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE
`DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS)., INNOSURANCE INC. 70 LIGHTWOOD TRACE DRIVETHE
`WOODLANDS, TEXAS, 77382, reel—frame:015462/0453; February 25, 2005,
`CORRECTIVE TO CORRECT A DOCUMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL 015462
`FRAME 0453. (ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST), VICUS TECHNOLOGIES
`LLC P.O. BOX 1147KENNEBUNK, MAINE, 04043, reel—frame:015795/0305; April 21,
`2005, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS).,
`INNOSURANCE INC. 70 LIGHTWOOD TRACEDRIVETHE WOODLANDS, TEXAS,
`77382, reel-frame:015929/0876, Innosurance, Inc., The Woodlands, Texas, United
`States(US), United States company or corporation, November 25, 2008,
`ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS).,
`INNOSURANCE, INC 61 LIGHTWOOD TRACE THE WOODLANDS TEXAS 77382, reel-
`frame:021876/0790; November 25, 2008, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
`(SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS)., INNOSURANCE, INC. 61 LIGHTWOOD TRACE THE
`WOODLANDS TEXAS 77382, reel-frame:O21876/0798; December 4, 2008,
`ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS).,
`INNOSURANCE, INC 61 LIGHTWOOD TRACE‘ THE WOODLANDS TEXAS 77382,
`reel—frame:021924/0412; December 4, 2008, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS
`INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS)., INNOSURANCE, INC. 61 LIGHTWOOD
`TRACE THE WOODLANDS TEXAS 77382, reel-frame:021924/0416; December 17,
`2008, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS).,
`INNOSURANCE, INC. 61 LIGHTWOOD TRACE THE WOODLANDS TEXAS 77382, reel-
`frame:021985/0883; December 17, 2008, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
`(SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS)., INNOSURANCE, INC. 61 LIGHTWOOD TRACE THE
`WOODLANDS TEXAS 77382, ree|—frame:021985/0887; December 17, 2008,
`ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS).,
`INNOSURANCE, INC. 61 LIGHTWOOD TRACE THE WOODLANDS TEXAS 77382, reel-
`frame:021985/0937; February 25, 2009, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
`(SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS)., ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY 2775 SANDERS
`ROAD NORTHBROOK ILLINOIS 60062, reel-frame:022309/0254
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`CORE TERMS: trip, driver, recorded, acceleration, rating, driving, collected,
`interval, user's, uploaded, time marked, speed limits, database, query, variable,
`posted, stop sign, evaluated, traffic, calculated, duration, street, motor vehicle,
`utilized, utilize, engine, screen, road, appreciated, concurrent
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`5819198, October, 1998, Peretz, United States (US), 701#11‘7 6064970, May,
`2000, McMillan et al., United States (US),
`independent rating system. [0006]U.S. Pat. No. 6,064,970, assigned to
`Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, discloses a
`communicate "triggering events". [0007]U.S. Pat. No. 6,064,970 defines a
`methodology for private insurance quotes
`collected by the insurance company. U.S. Pat. No. 6,064,970 does not teach an
`apparatus and business process that allows customers to
`
`. 6868386, March 15, 2005, Monitoring system for determining and communicating a
`cost of insurance, Henderson, Maria, Tampa, Florida, United States(US); McMillan,
`Robert J., Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States(US); Craig, Alexander D.,
`Moreland Hills, Ohio, United States(US); Heinen, John P., Tampa, Florida, United
`States(US); Olexa, Byron J., Mentor—on—the—Lake, Ohio, United States(US);
`McElroy, Mark C., South Euclid, Ohio, United States(US); Lee, Robert S., Hudson,
`Ohio, United States(US); 571650, September 20, 2000, ASSIGNMENT OF
`ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS)., PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY
`INSURANCE COMPANY MAYFIELD VILLAGE OHIO 44143, reel-frame:O11107/0927;
`March 22, 2001, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR
`DETAILS)., PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY MAYFIELD VILLAGE
`OHIO 44143, reel-frame:011627/0258; June 28, 2001, ASSIGNMENT OF
`ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS)., PROGRESSIVE
`DIRECTRAC SERVICE CORP. MAYFIELD VILLAGE OHIO 44143, reel-
`frame:011934/0089; March 18, 2002, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
`(SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS)., PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
`MAYFIELD VILLAGE OHIO 44143, reel-frame:012698/0908, Progressive Casualty
`Insurance Company, Mayfield Village, Ohio, United States(US), United States
`company or corporation
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`CORE TERMS: insurer, sensor, driver, trigger, processing, recording, insured,
`rating, customer, recorded, computer, site, communicating, actuarial, usage,
`driving, user, motor vehicles, dispatch, raw data, monitoring, surcharge, enhanced,
`accident, stored, monitored, acquired, billing, age, vehicle insurance
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`Ser. No. 09135034, August 17, 1998, PENDING 6064970 , which is a
`Continuation of Ser. No. 08592958, January 29,
`Aug. 17, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,064,970 which is a continuation of U.S. Ser.
`No. 08/592,958,
`Aug. 17, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,064,970 discloses one such system.
`Customer comfort with such Web site
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`. 20040153362 (Note: This is a Patent Application on|y.), August 5, 2004, Monitoring
`system for determining and communicating a cost of insurance, Bauer, Alan Rex,
`Mill Valley, CALIFORNIA , United States of America(US); Burns, Kurtis Tavis,
`Lakewood, OHIO, United States of America(US); Esposito, Michael Vincent, Aurora,
`OHIO, United States of America(US); Huber JR., David Charles, Hudson, OHIO,
`United States of America(US); O'Malley, Patrick Lawrence, Avon, OHIO, United
`States of America(US); 764076, January 23, 2004, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS
`INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS)., PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE
`COMPANY 630 WILSON MILLS ROADMAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, 44143, reel-
`frame:014935/0875, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, United States
`company or corporation, May 6, 2010, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
`(SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS)., PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
`6300 WILSON MILLS ROAD, N72, MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, UNITED STATES OF
`AMERICA(US), 44143, reel-frame:O24348/0735
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`CORE TERMS: machine, insurer, recorded, display, discount, driver, mile, recorded
`information, recording, customer, usage, storage, software, acceleration, computer,
`driven, non—customer, sensor, deceleration, insured, driving, alternatively,
`operational, interface, stored, trip, additionally, actuarial, trigger, site
`
`Ser. No. 09135034, August 17, 1998, GRANTED 6064970 , May 15, 2000 ,
`which is a Continuation of Ser. No.
`
`Aug. 17, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,064,970, which is a continuation of U.S.
`Ser. No. 08/592,958,
`Aug. 17, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,064,970, discloses one such system.
`Customer comfort with such Web site
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`. 7821421, October 26, 2010, Traffic information system, Tamir, Asaf, Rehovot,
`State of Israel(IL), State of Israel(IL), Topaz, Ido, Tel—Aviv, State of Israel(IL),
`State of Israe|(IL); 563703, July 21, 2006, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
`(SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS)., SENSOMATIX LTD., 33 HAYATZIRA STREET,
`RAMAT—GAN, ISRAEL( ), 52521, reel-frame:018117/0228, Sensomatix Ltd., Ramat-
`Gan, State of Israel(IL), Foreign company or corporation
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`CORE TERMS: optionally, driver, warning, road, alternatively, monitoring,-
`additionally, driving, curve, control station, sensor, segment, collected, parameter,
`intersection, traffic, profile, deceleration, responsive, display, memory, score,
`accelerometer, coordinate, braking, accident, exemplary, acceleration, traffic lights,
`directive
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`May 11, 1999, Takahashi, United States of America (US) 6064970, May 16,
`2000, McMillan et al., United
`vehicles. [0013]U.S. Pat. No. 6,064,970 to McMillan et al., the disclosure of
`which is incorporated herein by reference,
`
`. 7339483, March 4, 2008, Automated consumer to business electronic marketplace
`system, Farmer, Bennie L., Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States(US); 825967, April
`27, 2005, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR
`DETAILS)., TELANON, INC. 3588 PLYMOUTH ROAD #297 ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN
`48105, ree|—frame:016173/0485,’ Telanon, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
`(US), United States company or corporation
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`CORE TERMS: driver, user, collision, alert, vehicle owners, driving, warning
`systems, premium, discount, site, vehicle insuran

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