· 5/27/2011
House of Clean, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Inc.
Citations
- 775 F. Supp. 2d 302
- 85 Fed. R. Serv. 565
- 41 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20200
- 2011 WL 2118633
- 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57281
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that a primary insurer breached its duty to defend because it was on notice that the potential scope of liability would fall within the applicable policy but nonetheless failed to defend the insured
- finding that a primary insurer breached its duty to defend because it was on notice that the potential scope of liability would fall within the applicable policy but nonetheless failed to defend the insured
- “The duty to indemnify, unlike the duty to defend, is determined by the facts as they unfold at trial or in a settlement agreement, rather than simply the pleadings.”
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Judges: Gorton
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