Fayette County Board of Tax Assessors v. Oddo

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• under statute providing for manufacturers’ indemnification of sellers, seller incurred compensable loss when insurer retained legal counsel to defend products liability action on seller’s behalf
• “It is clear from the history of the Rule, and the case law interpreting it, that Rule 1-341 was intended to function primarily as a deterrent.”
• “It is clear from the history of the Rule, and the case law interpreting it, that Rule 1-341 was intended to function primarily as a deterrent [against abusive litigation].”
• \[W]e hold that a party compelled to defend him[ ]self ... may recover the costs associated with that litigation ... regardless of whether those costs were paid by that party or by an insurance company or by another third person on the party's behalf.\
• “[W]e hold that a party compelled to defend him or herself ... may recover the costs associated with that litigation ..., regardless of whether those costs were paid by that party or by an insurance company or by another third person on the party’s behalf.”
• “[W]e hold that a party compelled to defend him or herself . . . may recover the costs associated with that litigation . . ., regardless of whether those costs were paid by that party or by an insurance company or by another third person on the party’s behalf.”

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