Personal Injury
Car crashes and accident litigation.
Insurer who Wrongfully Denies Coverage is Estopped from Raising Policy Defense to Coverage
In Mt. Hawley Ins. Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Llyod’s London, 311 Lincolnway Properties, LLC (owner of the property) and Builders, Inc. (general contractor) (Collectively, the “311 Entities”) were defendants in a worker’s personal injury suit following an accident on its construction site. The 311 Entities hired Toji Engineering, Ltd. (“Toji”) as a subcontractor to […]
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