Legal Opinion
CERTAIN INTERESTED UNDERWRITERS v. Stolberg
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 16, 2012No. 11-2251PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
An injured party sued defendant-appellant Perry Stolberg, a developer, in a Massachusetts state court for injuries allegedly sustained in the course of construction work. The appellant tendered the defense of the suit to Certain Interested Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London (Lloyd’s), issuer of a commercial general liability (CGL) policy. Lloyd’s provisionally accepted the defense but repaired to the federal district court in an effort to obtain a declaration that its policy did not obligate it either to defend the suit or to indemnify the insured. The district court agreed…
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