The North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned a trebled award of damages against an employer’s automobile insurance carrier that failed to defend and settle a wrongful death action against an employee.
Case: Ortez v. Penn National Security Insurance Co., No. COA24-169, 12/17/2024, published.
Facts: Penn National Security Insurance Co. issued a commercial auto insurance policy to Kitchen and Lighting Designs Inc.
The policy provided coverage as an insured for “[a]nyone else while using with [employer’s] permission a covered ‘auto.’”
The po...
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