In other words, when the injured person tries to sue you for the injuries your renters insurance can pay to
defend you against that claim because the policy would pay for the loss if it were to be proven.
Not exact matches
See also Lucy Barbour, «Competition watchdog ACCC head Rod Simms (sic) denies
claims an «effects test» would be «economically dangerous» (ABC Rural, 18 August 2014), in which the ACCC Chairman
defends the ACCC's proposed effects test (and is also reported as saying that the current case
against Coles was brought under the unconscionable conduct provisions rather than under s 46
because the misuse of market power prohibitions is a law that exists only between competitors...)
Ukip has also been forced to
defend itself
against claims they barred a candidate from standing as a candidate in a local election
because he was disabled.
Skyway «Network» elementary schools came out strong on Thursday, February 7, 2013 to
defend their schools
against the
claim that many of them should be closed
because Chicago Public Schools face an «underutilization crisis».
If it's a large injury, perhaps sustained
because you were too anxious to get off the plane in lovely Oklahoma City and ran into someone, resulting in them falling straight into the airline counter, your liability coverage will
defend you
against that
claim as well as paying the
claim if it comes to that.
You'd also have a difficult time finding someone to
defend you
against the suit or
claim,
because you'd have to pay the lawyer several thousand dollars up front.
That coverage also
defends you
against those
claims, so you don't have to pay out - of - pocket for a lawyer
because it is covered by the policy.
In essence, this says that they will
defend you
against the
claim for the time being, but they have not yet accepted liability for paying the
claim because they don't have all of the information necessary to make that determination.
If the insurer could have
defended you and you lose, they are unlikely to pay
because you have prejudiced the situation
against them by not allowing them to
defend against the
claim.
- Attribution makes a
claim of fair use marginally easier to
defend,
because a failure to attribute would weigh heavily
against you in the «likely effect on the market for the work» factor.
If your spouse successfully
defended against your
claim of adultery, you'd still be able to divorce on other grounds, but not
because of the adultery.
The insurance company may say something like a settlement is being offered for «nuisance value,» or the amount that the insurance company is willing to pay to settle the
claim because it would spend even more (on attorney's fees, court costs, expert witnesses, etc.) than the offered amount to
defend against the «nuisance» of the victim's
claim.
In a post titled, «A Tidal Wave of Crap,» Pattis suggests that it's time for attorneys to
defend themselves
against frivolous
claims (Ambrogi reports that 62,000 were dismissed
because the agency lacked jurisdiction or the complaint lacked facts constituting professional misconduct).
Your insurer has a duty to
defend against those
claims or suits,
because they don't just affect you, they affect other policyholders and the company as well.
You'd also have a difficult time finding someone to
defend you
against the suit or
claim,
because you'd have to pay the lawyer several thousand dollars up front.
The insurance carrier can
defend you
against suits and pay those
claims because you have a renters insurance policy.
In essence, this says that they will
defend you
against the
claim for the time being, but they have not yet accepted liability for paying the
claim because they don't have all of the information necessary to make that determination.
If the insurer could have
defended you and you lose, they are unlikely to pay
because you have prejudiced the situation
against them by not allowing them to
defend against the
claim.
Because an insurer may have an obligation to at least
defend a lawsuit in which excluded
claims such as those based on mold or fraud are joined with other covered issues, you should immediately put your professional liability insurance carrier on notice from the date you first become aware of a possible malpractice
claim against you.
It's far easier to launch a challenge
against a board for their sales pricing data and
claim their privacy argument is a smokescreen than to launch a lawsuit
against Ontario's Land Registry System
because I suspect they already know that's been tried several times and each time denial to that bulk information was successfully
defended by Ontario's Privacy Commissioner.