Legal Opinion
Boyle v. Zurich American Insurance
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided September 24, 2013No. MICV201102244PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Salinger, Kenneth W., J.
The Court previously denied Zurich American Insurance Company’s motion for summaiy judgment [31 Mass. L. Rptr. 139). Plaintiffs Joseph and Janice Boyle claim that Zurich breached contractual and statutory duties to defend and indemnify C&N Corporation and Nicolas Rago against tort claims that resulted in a $3.7 million default judgment in favor of the Boyles, and to settle those claims once the liability of Zurich’s insureds became reasonably clear. Zurich sought summaiy judgment on the ground that its offer to pay the Boyles its $50,000 policy limit plus interest—made…
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