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.
