United States First Circuit

In a dispute involving insurance coverage, district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the claims against defendant can be construed as ones arising out of veterinary malpractice or negligence, which potentially fall within the coverage of the insurance policy and thus trigger plaintiff's duty to defend; and 2) plaintiff's duty to defend was not relieved by Exclusion H in the insurance policy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/23/2009
• Published 04/23/2009

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and STAHL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey T. Edwards and Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP, on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David M. Sanders, on brief for appellee.