Court Opinion

ID: 9481219
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 08:11:41.661096+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:48:09.916548
License: Public Domain

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge,
concurring.
While I agree with majority’s disposition on the specific facts of this case, I write separately to make clear that there are circumstances in which a declaratory judgment action is an appropriate means for an insurance company to resolve questions of liability with respect to its insured. See, e.g., State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Odom, 799 F.2d 247 (6th Cir.1986); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Green, 825 F.2d 1061 (6th Cir.1987). Thus, I would emphasize that our decision today does not function as a repudiation of our holdings in Odom and Green, but rather continues our policy of assessing the appropriateness of granting jurisdiction in declaratory judgment actions on a case by case basis.