Legal Opinion

Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. United Rentals (N. Am.), Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 30, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 13–12824–DPWPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DOUGLAS P. WOODLOCK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I. BACKGROUND

This is the second phase of an insurance coverage action arising from a personal injury suit in the Rhode Island courts. In the first phase, I found that plaintiff Scottsdale Insurance Company ("Scottsdale") owed a duty to defend to defendant United Rentals (North America), Inc. ("United Rentals") in an underlying personal injury action. Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. United Rentals (N. Am.), Inc. ("Scottsdale I "), 152 F.Supp.3d 15 (D. Mass. 2015). The underlying action has now settled, and I am called upon to determine whether Scottsdale…

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