Flori v. Allstate Insurance

How courts have described this case

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

• insurer had duty to defend tort action where pleadings alleged negligence, insured requested an actual defense from insurer, and insurer refused to defend citing policy exclusion
• “irrespective of whether the plaintiffs in the tort action can or will ultimately prevail”
• “[I]f the complaint discloses a statement of facts bringing the case potentially within the risk coverage of the policy the insurer will be duty-bound to defend irrespective of whether the plaintiffs in the tort action can or will ultimately prevail.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

19 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Siebe, Inc. v. Louis M. Gerson Co.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-06-30· cited 344×
• Emhart Industries, Inc. v. Home Insurance
  D. Rhode Island· 2007-09-26· cited 25×
• Allstate Insurance v. Russo
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1994-05-25· cited 24×
• Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance v. Heroux
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1988-10-31· cited 22×
• Aetna Insurance Co. v. Lythgoe
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1980-10-31· cited 21×
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Kelly
  D. Rhode Island· 1995-07-05· cited 18×
• Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. PIC Contractors, Inc.
  D. Rhode Island· 1998-10-28· cited 10×
• Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. Providence Washington Insurance
  First Circuit· 2012-07-11· cited 9×
• Peloso v. Imperatore
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1981-09-04· cited 9×
• Nestle Food Co. v. Miller
  D. Rhode Island· 1993-08-25· cited 9×
• Nortek, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
  D. Rhode Island· 1994-02-02· cited 8×
• Hartford Fire Insurance v. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
  First Circuit· 2000-12-06· cited 6×
• B & D APPRAISALS v. Gaudette MacHinery Movers, Inc.
  D. Rhode Island· 1990-12-21· cited 5×
• O'Donnell v. Twin City Fire Insurance
  D. Rhode Island· 1999-03-18· cited 5×
• Narragansett Jewelry Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
  D. Rhode Island· 2007-11-26· cited 3×
• Emhart Industries, Inc. v. Century Indemnity Co.
  First Circuit· 2009-03-13
• Gendron v. Delpozzo
  Superior Court of Rhode Island· 2007-12-07
• Progressive Casualty Insurance v. Narragansett Auto Sales, 95-3525 (1997)
  Superior Court of Rhode Island· 1997-06-02
• Reliance Insurance Co. v. New England Telephone Telegraph, 97-5326 (1998)
  Superior Court of Rhode Island· 1998-10-22

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• EMPLOYERS'FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Beals
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1968-04-03· cited 138×
• Missionaries of the Co. of Mary, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1967-05-10· cited 132×
• Fragman Construction Co. v. Preston Construction Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1971-10-15· cited 24×
• Thomas v. American Universal Insurance
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1952-12-17· cited 18×
• Grenga v. National Surety Corporation
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1974-04-08· cited 14×
• Crook v. Kalamazoo Sales & Service, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1954-12-23· cited 12×
• Angelone v. UNION MUTUAL INS. CO. OF PROVIDENCE
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1974-05-24· cited 4×

Other cases named Flori v. Allstate Insurance

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Flori v. Allstate Insurance
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1978-09-15