Does Product Liability Cover Legal Fees?

Often, for defense of a covered CGL suit; pre-claim advice and regulatory responses may fall outside the duty to defend.

An illustrative ISO CGL form requires defense for certain suits seeking covered bodily-injury or property-damage damages and lists specified supplementary payments. This does not make every legal bill a covered defense cost.

Check who selects counsel, when the duty begins, whether expenses reduce limits, and how the deductible or retention applies. Ask separately about recall investigations and regulatory inquiries.

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