Judge: No Disparagement Or Defamation Claim Was Alleged To Trigger Duty To Defend

Mealey's (March 28, 2018, 12:11 PM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — Granting an insurer’s motion for summary judgment, a New Jersey federal judge held March 26 that the insurer’s defense duty was not triggered because neither a disparagement claim nor a defamation claim was alleged in the underlying lawsuit brought against the insured (Albion Engineering Company v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company, No. 17-3569, D. N.J., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49271)....

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