Lisa Szymanski
August 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
'Conditional Duty to Indemnify' in Pa.: An Insurance Company's Duty to Pay a SettlementAn insurance company's duty to defend carries with it a conditional duty to indemnify a settlement reached prior to judgment. When an underlying action is settled, there are often unresolved factual questions. In almost all circumstances, Pennsylvania law does not permit a trial of those facts in an insurance declaratory judgment action.
By Timothy P. Law and Lisa Szymanski
8 minute read
Trending Stories
- 1Ex-Prosecutor and Judge Fatally Shot During Attempted Arrest on Federal Corruption Charges
- 2'I'm Staying Everything': Texas Bankruptcy Judge Halts Talc Trials Against J&J
- 3The Law Firm Disrupted: For Big Law Names, Shorter is Sweeter
- 4NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted on Public Corruption Allegations
- 5What We Know About the Kentucky Judge Killed in His Chambers
More from ALM
- Morgan & Morgan Class Action Attorneys Detail Pathway to Success Within Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice 1 minute read
- Holwell Shuster & Goldberg Partners Leverage 'Hostile' Witnesses to Secure $101 Million Verdict Against Walmart 1 minute read
- Legal Speak at General Counsel Conference Midwest 2024: Mike Andolina, Partner, White & Case 1 minute read