Legal Opinion
Hanover Insurance v. Vermont Mutual Insurance
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided November 14, 2014No. 1:13-cv-860Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
THOMAS J. McAYOY, Senior District Judge.
Before the Court are the parties’ motions for summary judgment in this case involving insurers’ obligations to fund a judgment against an insured in a lead-paint exposure case. See dkt. # s 31, 33. The matter has been briefed and is ripe for disposition.
I. BACKGROUND
The dispute in this case concerns insurers’ responsibility for contributing to a judgment entered against insured property owners Ralph and Nancy Palen (“the Palens”) for exposing a child to lead paint. Plaintiff Hanover Insurance Company (“Hanover”) served as excess…
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