EMPLOYERS REINSURANCE CORP. v. GLOBE NEWSPAPER CO., INC.

No. 08-1733.

560 F.3d 93 (2009)

EMPLOYERS REINSURANCE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. GLOBE NEWSPAPER COMPANY, INC. and Richard A. Knox, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan M. Albano with whom Robert A. Buhlman, Carol E. Head, Bingham McCutchen LLP, and George Freeman, The New York Times Company, were on brief for appellants.

Richard E. Quinby with whom Daniel C. Reiser, Lauren J. Coppola and Craig and Macauley Professional Corporation were on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, SILER and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a dispute over whether insurance coverage is barred by the "known loss" doctrine under Massachusetts law. The appellants are Globe Newspaper Company which owns the Boston Globe (we refer to both as "the Globe") and Richard Knox, a former Globe columnist; plaintiff-appellee is the insurer, Employers Reinsurance Corporation ("Employers"). A condensed description of the events and litigation will set the...

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