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Carlton Fields

No CGL Coverage for Opioid Distributor Sued for Economic Damages but Not Bodily Injury Damage

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In Westfield National Insurance Co. v. Quest Pharmaceuticals, the Sixth Circuit held that two insurers owed no coverage obligations to Quest Pharmaceuticals in connection with 77 lawsuits filed against it alleging misconduct...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Insurance Update - September 21 2022

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Some important insurance decisions were handed down over the past month. We begin in Ohio, where public nuisance claims by state and local governments over opioids and lead paint were on full display. In Acuity, the...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

No Duty to Defend Claims of Retailer’s Own Negligent Mislabeling Under Supplier’s Indemnity Agreement or Vendor’s Endorsement

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In Target Corporation v. Golden State Ins. Co. Limited (No. B279995, filed 10/10/19), a California appeals court held that there was no duty to defend or indemnify a retail pharmacy against allegations that it had mislabeled...more

Nossaman LLP

More on the Duty to Defend

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The California Supreme Court recently granted review in Travelers Property & Casualty Co. v. Actavis, Inc., a very unusual case where two counties sued the manufacturers of opiate medicines for allegedly engaging in a...more

Locke Lord LLP

Seventh Circuit: Insurer Has Duty To Defend West Virginia’s Suit Against Drug Distributor Seeking To Recover Amounts Expended By...

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Based on the policy language before it, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently found that an insurer has a duty to defend a pharmaceutical distributor in a lawsuit brought by West Virginia’s attorney...more

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Is There Coverage for The Pill Mill Lawsuits?

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In an effort to deal with the terrible epidemic of drug abuse and the human and economic costs of this dilemma, the state of West Virginia has brought lawsuits in several jurisdictions against pharmaceutical companies and...more

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