Collier v. MD-Individual Practice Ass'n

How courts have described this case

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• counsel fees may be obtained by an insured who succeeds in obtaining a declaratory judgment that liability policy provides coverage
• attorney’s fees not available to health insurance policyholder because state’s exception is limited to third party liability insurance coverage disputes
• “In Maryland, the general rule is that costs and expenses of litigation, other than the usual and ordinary court costs, are not recoverable in an action for compensatory damages.”
• with the further statement, “If the language is ambiguous, extrinsic evidence may be consulted.”
• source of the duties “to defend against claims” and “to satisfy, up to policy limits, amounts for which the insured may be liable for covered acts or omissions” are “covenant[s]” contained in liability policies
• “With the exception of cases involving liability insurers and cost of defense, Maryland law has never recognized fee shifting in breach of contract actions, absent contractual provision, statute or rule.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).