Delaware High Court Refuses To Review Order Requiring Insurer To Pay Defense Costs

Mealey's (October 28, 2020, 9:20 AM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — The Delaware Supreme Court on Oct. 7 rejected an insurer’s request for an interlocutory review of a lower court’s ruling that ordered it to advance and reimburse past and ongoing defense costs that its insured incurred in defending two company officers against an underlying lawsuit, finding that there are no exceptional circumstances that would warrant interlocutory review (Beazley Insurance Company, Inc. v. Ferrellgas Partners L.P., et al., No. 313, 2020, Del. Sup., 2020 Del. LEXIS 334)....