The Appellate Division sided with an insurer, finding that its reservation of rights letter adequately informed its customer of its right to reject the attorney the insurer selected.

The case, United Specialty Insurance v. Century Waste Services, was filed in Union County Superior Court. In March 2017, a Century Waste Services employee was operating a vehicle owned by a company manager’s mother, on company business, when he had an accident. Century appealed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of United Specialty Insurance, finding that the insurer is not required to indemnify Century, according to the opinion.

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