Cumis Counsel

Cumis Counsel

A Cumis counsel is "an attorney employed by a defendant in a lawsuit when there is an insurance policy supposedly covering the claim, but there is a conflict of interest between the insurance company and the insured defendant."

Read more about Cumis Counsel:  The Landmark 1984 Cumis Decision, Cumis, Before and After

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