City of Burlington v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

The City of Burlington and those certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London (“Underwriters”) appeal a superior court order granting defendants, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and its subsidiaries, summary judgment against Underwriters and partial summary judgment against Burlington. Underwriters sought indemnity, or alternatively presumptive damages, from Gallagher, an insurance broker that procured a liability insurance policy for the City of Burlington, because Gallagher failed to notify Underwriters of a claim made against the city. Burlington sought punitive damages from Gallagher, in addition to…