MOUNT VERNON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. VISIONAID, INC.

SJC-12142.

477 Mass. 343 (2017)

MOUNT VERNON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. VISIONAID, INC.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 22, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Berman ( Heather B. Repicky also present) for the defendant.

James J. Duane, III ( Scarlett M. Rajbanshi also present) for the plaintiff.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Marshall Gilinsky for United Policyholders.

Laura Foggan , of the District of Columbia, & Rosanna Sattler for American Insurance Association & others.

Michael F. Aylward for American International Group, Inc., & another.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, HINES, GAZIANO, LOWY, BUDD, & CYPHER, JJ.


In this case we are called upon to answer three certified questions from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit involving the scope of an insurer's duty to defend, and whether that duty extends to a counterclaim brought by the insured. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that where an insurance policy provides...

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