Opinion ID: 203784
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Company shall have the right and duty

Text: to investigate any Claim or defend any Suit brought against the Insured alleging a Veterinary Incident and seeking damages on account thereof, to which this insurance applies, even if such Claim or Suit is groundless, false, or fraudulent. . . . -2- Common Certificate Definitions Form D. Claim means any of the following: . . . 2. A Suit, arbitration or other proceeding served on an Insured for damages resulting from a Veterinary Incident. . . . M. Veterinary Incident means any malpractice, negligent act or omission, utterance or publication of a libel or slander, or other defamatory or disparaging material:
veterinary services, . . . by the Named Insured or by any person for whom the Named Insured is legally responsible. . . . Relevant to this dispute, the Policy also contains the following exclusions: