Appointed Counsel Cannot Discharge Insurer's Defense Duty

JACO Environmental, Inc. v. AISLIC, No. C09-0145 JLR, 2010 WL 415067, at *4 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 26, 2010) (AISLIC, having denied a defense, cannot claim that counsel appointed by Truck who associated in as defense counsel discharged its duty to defend as such counsel did not displace independent counsel selected by Jaco to defend it and such fees remain unreimbursed requiring AISLIC to pay the sums remaining.).