Legal Opinion
City of Lakewood v. Safety National Casualty Corp.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided March 9, 2017No. Court of Appeals 15CA2039PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE HARRIS
¶ 1 The City of Lakewood (City) has an insurance policy that covers losses arising from the workers’ compensation or employers’ liability laws of any state on account of bodily injury to an employee.
¶ 2 After a City police officer was killed by friendly fire, his widow filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012), alleging that the City and various fellow officers had violated the deceased officer’s rights under the Federal Constitution. The City sought indemnification for its own defense costs and those of the officers named in the lawsuit, which the City has an…
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