Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. W.R. Berkley Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 22, 2005No. 05-CV-14PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Senior Judge.
Appellant Patricia Lynn Hawkins, individually and on behalf of a minor, Syrita Hawkins, filed an action for declaratory judgment against appellee, W.R. Berkley Corporation. Hawkins claimed that the lead paint exclusion in a general liability insurance policy issued to her landlord, Albert Goins, 1 by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkley (Fireman’s Insurance Company of Washington, D.C.) was void as against public policy. 2 The trial court granted Berkley’s motion for summary judgment, and Hawkins appealed. 3
The trial court had not ruled on Berk-ley’s earlier motion to…
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