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<p class=MsoNormal>Can anyone point me to a case or statutory construction on
whether an insurer must reimbursement an insured for pre-suit 558.004
compliance cost , legal fees or otherwise, where insurer ultimately took on the
duty to defend once suit was filed and subsequently settled the damage claim? <o:p></o:p></p>
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