Mass. Appeals Court Reverses Ruling In Asbestos Suit, Says No Defense Costs Owed

(October 16, 2017, 2:43 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — The Massachusetts Appeals Court on Oct. 16 vacated a trial court’s ruling that an insurer owes its insured more than $2.4 million in defense costs for underlying asbestos bodily injury claims because the insured failed to prove that the insurer was operating under a conflict of interest that would justify the insured’s refusal of the insurer’s offer to take full control of the insured’s defense (OneBeacon America Insurance Co. v. Celanese Corp., No. 16-P-203, Mass. App.)....

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