Apana v. TIG Ins. Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20231
No(s). 06-00653JMS/LEK (D. Haw. Aug 16, 2007)

A district court held that an insurance company has a duty to defend, but not indemnify, a plumber and his employer in an underlying action concerning damages suffered by an individual who inhaled noxious fumes after the plumber poured chemicals down a clogged drain. Under Hawaiian case law, an insu...