In an action alleging that defendant-insurer breached its insurance agreement in bad faith by refusing to defend plaintiff in an arbitration, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where defendant properly refused to defend plaintiff because the allegations in the arbitration did not state a claim potentially within the scope of the policy’s coverage.
Read Ganim v. Columbia Cas. Co., No. 08-3945
Appellate Information
Argued: June 9, 2009
Decided and Filed: July 23, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Martin
Counsel
For Appellant:
Michael David Zaverton, Walter & Haverfield LLP, Cleveland, OH
For Appellee:
Andrew L. Margulis, Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, New York, NY
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