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The California Court of Appeals ruled in Federal Insurance Company v. MBL, Inc. that an insured must accept its insurer’s defense counsel where no conflict of interest exists that could be influenced by defense counsel in litigation. The issue arose when MBL, a supplier of dry cleaning products, was sued by one of its customers seeking indemnity and contribution after the customer was found responsible by the federal government for contamination of land on which its dry cleaning business operated. Continue reading →