DUTY TO DEFEND TRIGGERED BY EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE

A U.S. District Court decision issued 11/25/2020 is a good illustration of the rule that if a Complaint implicates the possibility of coverage, the insurer’s duty to defend cannot be eliminated by extrinsic evidence that demonstrates no coverage, and if it is determined that the insurer’s refusal to defend was unjustified, it will be obligated to pay the underlying judgment. In Craige v. Gov’t Em...
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