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Insurance

Mar. 17, 2016

Scrutinize every lawsuit for claims of defamation

One of the biggest problems with every CGL insurance is that policyholders often do not read their policies to find out what is covered.

Dominic Nesbitt

Partner
Osborne & Nesbitt LLP

Email: dnesbitt@onlawllp.com

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Gary W. Osborne

Partner
Osborne & Nesbitt LLP

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Insurers market and sell commercial general liability insurance policies which promise their policyholders a defense against lawsuits brought by third parties. However, policyholders often overlook these policies as a source of funding for the defense of commercial litigation. For this reason, either the lawsuit is not tendered to the CGL insurer, or, if tendered and denied, the insurer's denial is accepted without challenge.

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