Breach Of Contract, Vexatious Refusal To Pay Claims Can Proceed In Asbestos Dispute

(January 16, 2020, 12:42 PM EST) -- SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Missouri federal judge on Jan. 14 denied an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on breach of contract and vexatious refusal to pay claims arising out of an asbestos coverage dispute after determining that the insured presented sufficient evidence that the insurer breached its contract when it ceased defending the insured based on the insurer’s incorrect belief that the primary policies’ limits were exhausted (O’Reilly Auto Enterprises LLC v. United States Fire Insurance Co. et al., No. 17-3007, W.D. Mo., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5910)....

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