Legal Opinion

Cummings Props., LLC v. Pub. Serv. Ins. Co.

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided November 26, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-11256-RWZPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RYA W. ZOBEL, SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Plaintiff Cummings Properties, LLC leases an office suite in a commercial building to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue ("DOR"). A DOR employee has sued Plaintiff in state court for an alleged slip and fall in the parking lot of the leased premises. Plaintiff alleges that defendant Public Service Insurance Company ("PSIC") issued a commercial general liability insurance policy pursuant to which it must defend plaintiff in the pending state court lawsuit and indemnify plaintiff. Defendant disclaims as a matter of law any duty to defend or…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Adria International Group, Inc. v. Ferré Development, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  2. Cody v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  3. prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,686 Mary Hayes, Administrator of the Estate of Robert Hayes, Jr., and Eric Hayes v. Douglas Dynamics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  4. Herbert A. Sullivan, Inc. v. Utica Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
  5. Poulis Minott v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004

11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Brennan v. Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2022
  2. Edward F. Groden v. NASDI, LLCDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2023
  3. First Baptist Church in Newton v. Church Mutual Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2025
  4. Life Skills, Inc. v. Harleysville Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2024

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API