MOUNT VERNON FIRE INS. CO. v. VISIONAID, INC.

No. 15-1351.

825 F.3d 67 (2016)

MOUNT VERNON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. VISIONAID, INC. f/k/a H.L. Boulton Co. Inc., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 9, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Berman , with whom Heather B. Repicky and Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellant.

James J. Duane III , with whom Scarlett M. Rajbanshi and Peabody & Arnold LLP, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Thompson, Circuit Judge, Souter, Associate Justice, and Barron, Circuit Judge.


This dispute between an insurance company and its insured has potentially wide-reaching implications for how liability insurers must conduct themselves in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The controversy here revolves around whether an insurer may be required to, as part of its defense of a claim against its insured, provide...

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