Legal Opinion
Lexington Insurance v. General Accident Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 4, 2003No. 03-1124PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant General Accident Insurance Company of America (General Accident) claims that it is entitled to reimbursement from plaintiff-appellee Lexington Insurance Company (Lexington) for a pro rata share of defense costs incurred on behalf of the parties’ mutual insured. The district court disagreed, and General Accident now appeals. We affirm.
The essential facts are not in dispute. General Accident issued a professional responsibility policy with an aggregate limit of liability of $10,000,000 to the law firm of Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley (Blank Rome).…
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