United States Sixth Circuit

In an action alleging that Defendant-Insurer breached its insurance agreement in bad faith by refusing to defend Plaintiff in an arbitration, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where Defendant properly refused to defend Plaintiff because the allegations in the arbitration did not state a claim potentially within the scope of the policy-s coverage.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/23/2009
• Published 07/23/2009

Judges

• Before:  MARTIN, RYAN, and SUTTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Michael David Zaverton, Walter & Haverfield LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Andrew L. Margulis, Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, New York, New York, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Mark S. Fusco, Susan Keating Anderson, Walter & Haverfield LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Andrew L. Margulis, Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, New York, New York, for Appellee.