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Unpaid Wages – Insurance

By: Derek Hawkins//May 31, 2016//

Unpaid Wages – Insurance

By: Derek Hawkins//May 31, 2016//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. v. Karlin, Fleisher & Falkenberg, LLC, et al

Case No.: 15-3417

Officials: BAUER, POSNER, and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Unpaid Wages – Insurance

Insurance company had no duty to defend respondents in breach of contract litigation.

“This case is similar. Fleisher had a contractual claim to compensation for unpaid vacation time and sick leave, and contended that the defendants had refused to honor the claim, thus breaking the contract. But the defendants were not insured against a breach of contract. Hartford therefore had no duty to defend the defendants from having to compensate Fleisher for the breach. Nor was it obligated to pay the defendants’ litigation expenses.”

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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