T.H.E. Insurance v. Dowdy's Amusement Park

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• finding jurisdiction where the cause of action was clear and a detailed demand letter had been sent to the insurer detailing the complaint and asserting an intent to file suit
• “It is much more sensible to permit resolution of coverage issues when the dispute first arises than to require all parties to endure unnecessary uncertainty and expense until a third-party complaint has been filed.”
• “Where a settlement demand has been made, the presence or absence of coverage is critical for all parties in determining how to proceed, and a disputed coverage issue is a sufficiently live controversy to make exercising jurisdiction appropriate under” the Declaratory Judgment Act

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