Legal Opinion
Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Wills
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided October 6, 1999No. 79S00-9808-CV-458PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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BOEHM, Justice.
This case deals with the increasingly common practice of defense of claims litigation by insurance company house counsel. We hold that an insurance company does not necessarily engage in the unauthorized practice of law when it employs house counsel to represent its insureds and that attorneys who are employees of an insurance company do not assist the insurer in the unauthorized practice of law when they represent the insureds. We also find no inherent conflict in such an arrangement but agree that conflicts may arise. For that reason, among…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Petition of YoungbloodTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Boykin v. HopkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
- Indiana Department of Public Welfare v. Chair Lance Service, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1988
- Utilities Ins. Co. v. MontgomeryTexas Commission of Appeals · 1940
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