State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Watters

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that negligence claim is not covered under insured’s policy if the conduct giving rise to claim was intentional
• explaining that friendship is hardly a basis for finding any duty arising from a special relationship
• underlying complaint’s allegations of negligent infliction of emotional distress are transparent attempt to trigger insurance coverage when insured’s conduct was plainly intentional
• pleading negligent infliction of emotional distress did not bring the cause of action under policy coverage because it was “a transparent attempt to trigger insurance coverage”
• underlying complaint’s allegations of negligent infliction of emotional distress are transparent attempt to trigger insurance coverage when insured’s conduct was plainly intentional
• adding claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress to a lawsuit alleging sexual molestation of children was “a transparent attempt to trigger insurance coverage.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).