Legal Opinion
Tolson v. Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 29, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2016-0440PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge
In 2014, plaintiff Sharon Tolson filed an action in D.C. Superior Court against Massage Escape Spa, Inc. (“Massage Escape”), alleging that a Massage Escape employee sexually assaulted her during a massage. Massage Escape’s business liability insurance carriers, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (“Hartford”) and Sentinel Insurance Company, Ltd. (“Sentinel”), refused to defend or indemnify Massage Escape on Tolson’s claims, and the Superior Court entered a $1,000,000 consent judgment against Massage Escape. Instead of…
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