CLARENCE SPURLING v. WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE CLARENCE SPURLING, ESQ., ) d/b/a/ SPURLING LAW OFFICES ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 1:21-cv-00053-JDL ) WESTPORT INSURANCE ) CORPORATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT This diversity action involves a dispute over whether Defendant Westport Insurance Corporation (“Westport”) has a duty to defend Plaintiff Clarence Spurling, Esq. (“Spurling”) against a complaint filed in the Maine Superior Court by Spurling’s former client, Jane Doe (“Doe”), alleging sexual assault and professional misconduct, among other claims. The…