Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 15, 2001No. 00-2072PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This appeal grows out of a lengthy and complex dispute over commercial liability insurance coverage. At odds are the insured, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (“MetLife”) 1 and one of its insurers, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. (“Liberty”). MetLife claims that Liberty had a duty to defend and indemnify MetLife in numerous lawsuits relating to the marketing of life insurance policies and real estate investments. Liberty refused coverage and prevailed in the district court. MetLife now appeals.
I. BACKGROUND
The origins of this dispute lie in twenty-seven lawsuits brought…
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