Judge rules in favor of insurance company in lawsuit against former U.Va. lacrosse player Huguely

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Judge rules in favor of insurance company in lawsuit against former U.Va. lacrosse player George Huguely

Chartis Property Casualty Company will not have to cover potential damages for upcoming civil lawsuit

by Maggie Servais and Sam Henson | Mar 24 2017 | 10 hours ago

A federal judge in Maryland ruled in favor of Chartis Property Casualty Company Monday in a lawsuit the insurance company filed against former University student and lacrosse player George Huguely. The insurance company sought to dispute the claim that they were obligated to provide Huguely insurance coverage in a related civil lawsuit.

The case decided Monday was contingent upon the lawsuit Sharon Love filed on April 26, 2012 against Huguley, charging Huguley with the 2010 murder of Love’s daughter, Yeardley Love, who was a fourth-year College student at the time of her death. ... Huguely and Love had been in a relationship prior to May 3, 2010, the day when Huguely entered Love’s apartment and engaged in a physical altercation with her that resulted in her death.

Huguely was convicted of second-degree murder and grand larceny in Feb. 22 2012 and sentenced to 23 years in prison. ... Huguely’s parents, Andrew and Marta Murphy, fought the conviction, arguing Huguely should have instead been convicted of involuntary manslaughter. The Supreme Court of Virginia ultimately declined to hear Huguely’s appeal in November 2014.

According to the original wrongful death lawsuit filed against Huguely in 2012, Love sought $29.45 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages. ... The Huguely family requested insurance coverage from Chartis Property Casualty Company, the insurance company covering Huguely, in the event a jury awards Love the compensatory and punitive damages. According to the complaint filed by Chartis, Huguely sought coverage based on a “Chartis homeowners insurance policy and a Chartis personal excess liability insurance policy issued to Andrew and Marta Murphy,” his step-father and mother. ... Chartis filed its own civil suit on May 20, 2013, asking to be exempt from providing coverage for Huguely.

[JenniferJuniper]

1. if you are looking for coverage under a liability policy

you need to cooperate with the carrier.

An insurance company can't defend someone who won't work with them.