Dispute Resolved Over Overlapping GL and D&O Insurance Policies

In a decision that was issued in late February, the Court of Appeals held that the duty to defend owed by a general liability (GL) carrier required the GL carrier to defend the insured against all claims in the underlying lawsuit, even where many of the claims in the lawsuit were potentially covered under a directors' and officers' (D&O) policy issued by another insurer and only one of the claims was potentially covered by the GL policy.