I know that this is hard to believe, but even when an insurance company complies with its duty to defend, the interests of the insurance company and its policyholder may not be aligned. The policyholder may want to settle, while the insurance company wants to roll the dice; or, vice-versa. Or, the policyholder may want
Burd v. Sussex
The Penn State scandal and the duty to defend
I greatly respect judges. And, I feel sympathy for judges. They have a very difficult job. We hand them enormous caseloads for relatively low pay (most of them could make a lot more money in private practice) and then expect them to become conversant in every legal subject imaginable, from water rights to alimony. By…