Defending Liability Insurance Carriers in Coverage Disputes
Summer 2000
This article can be found in the DRI: Young Lawyers Form Book. It highlights various coverage issues which may arise under a general liability policy, such as: What constitutes “bodily injury” or “property damage”? What is an “occurrence”? What does “legally obligated to pay” really mean? How do the policy exclusions apply? What policy conditions may come into play? The article discusses procedural considerations, substantive coverage defenses and discovery strategies to use when defending a liability carrier. It also includes example pleadings and discovery requests.
