Court of Appeals of New York

An insurer is obligated to defend its policyholder under his homeowner's insurance policy in a wrongful death action resulting from a shooting committed in self defense when a policy represents that it will provide the insured with a defense, which actually constitutes "litigation insurance," even though it may not necessarily be required to pay once the litigation has come to an end.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/08/2006
• Published 06/08/2006

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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