Paradigm Consultants, Ltd. v. Builders Mutual Insurance

STEELMAN, Judge.

Where the trial court granted summary judgment to plaintiff as to one of defendant’s defenses, but denied summary judgment as to the balance of the issues raised by plaintiff and defendant, the order of the trial court is interlocutory. Where the prior litigation was concluded, there is no substantial right to have the interlocutory appeal heard on the questions of whether defendant had a duty to defend the prior action or whether there was coverage for the claims raised in the prior action.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On 18 August 2008, Paradigm Consultants, Ltd.…