Court Lets Insurer Pursue Coverage Claims in Appvion ESOP Case

In Great American Fidelity Insurance Company v. Stout Risius Ross, Inc. et al, No. 2:19-cv-11294 (E.D. Mi, March 4, 2021), a district court allowed Great American Insurance Company to proceed with claims it does not have to defend or indemnify the ESOP appraisal firm Stout Risius Ross over allegations about its valuation work for Appvion, an ESOP company that went bankrupt.