Judge Says CGL Insurer Owes Reasonable Defense Costs, Orders Allocation Of Costs

Mealey's (September 18, 2023, 1:51 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts held that a commercial general liability insurer has a duty to pay all reasonable defense costs incurred by its insured in an underlying trade secret lawsuit brought by a competitor but ordered a reasonable allocation of costs between the insured and noninsured parties....