Vermont Insurance Management, Inc. v. Lumbermens' Mutual Casualty Co.

Plaintifl/insured Vermont Insurance Management Company (VIM) appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant/ insurer Lumbermens’ Mutual Casualty Company (Lumbermens). Plaintiff filed this suit against defendant for insurance coverage and tort damages for insurance bad faith in connection with a lawsuit against plaintiff brought by one of its former employees. The trial court granted summary judgment because it found there was no coverage and, therefore, no bad faith claim either. Plaintiff argues on appeal that (1) defendant waived its right to deny coverage under the terms of…