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· 7/20/2017

McCasline v. State

Citations

  • 169 A.3d 352

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that an insurer bears a duty to defend “even if the allegations in a suit are groundless, false, or fraudulent”
  • comparing the allegations of the complaint with the terms of the insurance policy
  • comparing the allegations of the complaint with the terms of the insurance policy
  • in adopting an objective standard for “occurrence,” court held that courts may infer that insured intended natural and probable consequences of its intentional acts
  • duty to defend is broader than duty to indemnify
  • \'The duty to defend is broader than the duty to indemnify ...; the duty to defend is measured by the nature and kinds of risks covered by the policy and arises whenever the insurer ascertains facts which give rise to the potential of liability under the policy.\

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