Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. v. AIG Hawai'i Insurance Co.

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C.J.

The instant appeals arise out of a declaratory judgment action initiated by plaintiff-appellanVeross-appellee Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (Fireman’s Fund). Therein, Fireman’s Fund, the assignee and insurer of Outrigger Hotels Hawai'i (Outrigger), sought a declaration that defendant-appel-lee/cross-appellant AIG Hawai'i Insurance Co., Inc. (AIG Hawai'i) had a duty to defend Outrigger in two personal injury lawsuits: (1) Labarbera v. Outrigger Hotels Hawai'i; and (2) Dannog v. Outrigger Hotels Hawai'i [hereinafter, collectively, the underlying lawsuits].…