No Allocation for Defense Costs Incurred in Lawsuit Comprised of Covered and Uncovered “Claims”

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, implementing California legislation, has held that, below a responsibility to protect policy, an insurer was demanded to fork out protection fees incurred in a lawsuit where the lawsuit contained both covered and uncovered “claims.” Stem, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2021 WL 3271265 (N.D. Cal. July thirty, 2021)….
By: Wiley Rein LLP