FIDELITY & CAS. CO., NY v. Mobay Chemical Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “When an insurer wrongfully refuses to defend [its insured], it is liable to the insured for breach of contract. The measure of damages for such a contractual breach is generally the amount of the judgment against the insured.”
• a trial court has broad discretionary powers relative to discovery matters, orders restricting discovery will only be reversed as an abuse of discretion when such rulings prevent the ascertainment of truth or substantially affect an issue in a case
• “When an insurer wrongfully refuses to defend [its insured], it is liable to the insured for breach of contract. The measure of damages for such a contractual breach is generally the amount of the judgment against the insured.... ”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).