Legal Opinion
David M. Governo & Governo Law Firm LLC v. Allied World Ins. Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 28, 2018No. C.A. No. 17-11672-MLWPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Mark L. Wolf, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
I. INTRODUCTION
This insurance coverage dispute arises from the Governo Law Firm's ("GLF") lawsuit against several former GLF attorneys and a competing law firm those attorneys established (the "Underlying Lawsuit"). Faced with counterclaims in its suit against its former attorneys and their new firm, GLF filed this action against its professional insurance provider, Allied World Insurance Company ("Allied World"), to cover the costs of defense. GLF and Allied World now dispute whether the counterclaims are covered by the GLF's Allied World insurance…
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