Conn. High Court Ensures Insurers Can Sue Each Other

Law360, New York (August 20, 2014, 12:17 PM EDT) -- In Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America v. The Netherlands Insurance Company, the Connecticut Supreme Court held the plaintiff insurer had standing to institute a declaratory judgment action against the defendant co-insurer in the absence of any cognizable legal relationship between the parties. Applying traditional concepts of classical aggrievement and looking to federal law, the state high court affirmed the trial court's denial of the co-insurer's motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The court's decision expanded the ability of insurers to sue fellow insurers in coverage litigation....

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