First Ins. Co. of Hawaii v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that the \ ‘duty to defend is determined at the time suit is brought and not at the conclusion of the litigation’\
• noting that the \ 'duty to defend is determined at the time suit is brought and not at the conclusion of the litigation' \
• holding insurer’s duty to defend is broader than duty to indemnify
• “[Ajffording an insured a defense under a reservation of rights agreement merely retains any defenses the insurer has under its policy”
• stating that “[insurance] policies are subject to the general rules of contract construction; the terms of the policy should be interpreted according to their plain, ordinary, and accepted sense in common speech unless it appears from the policy that a different meaning is intended”
• parties may alter common law rules of contract interpretation by use of clear and unambiguous language

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).