“Because no individual person or persons were identified, coverage fails?”

Justice Stewart to counsel for Acuity

“The way I read the underlying complaints was that the governments are suing for increased emergency services. Is that correct?”

Justice Fischer to counsel for Masters Pharmaceutical, Inc. 

On September 8, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral…

On September 8, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Acuity v. Masters Pharmaceutical, Inc., 2020-1134. At issue in this case is whether an insurance company, which issued a policy to a pharmaceutical distributor for “damages because of bodily injury” is required to defend against a government lawsuit stemming…

On August 18, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Granger v. Auto-Owners Ins., 2015-Ohio-3279. In a 5-2 opinion written by Justice Pfeifer, the court held that under the umbrella insurance policy at issue in the case, the insurance company had a duty to defend, and that the…

Update: on August 18, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

On June 25, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Steve Granger, et al. v. Auto-Owners Insurance, et al., 2013-1527. The issue on appeal is an…