Appealing An Interlocutory Order On Insurer Duty To Defend

By Carrie DiCanio and Neil Schur ( February 26, 2025, 1:34 PM EST) -- On Dec. 30, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Federated Mutual Insurance Co. v. Peterson's Oil Service Inc. denied the policyholder's motion to dismiss its insurance company's interlocutory appeal of an order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts finding that the insurance company had a duty to defend the policyholder in a class action....

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