BLUEFIELD — Citizens Telecommunications of West Virginia is suing C.H. Robinson Worldwide for breach of contract.
Citizens Telecommunications of West Virginia is doing business as Frontier Communications of West Virginia.
Frontier claims the defendant violated the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act and failed to fulfill its contractual obligation to procure an insurance policy naming Frontier Communications Corporate Services Inc. as an additional insured, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Frontier claims the contract breach extends to C.H. Robinson's shipping entities, as they allegedly failed to meet the same insurance requirement.
Frontier incurred unnecessary expenses defending itself in an underlying federal action because C.H. Robinson allegedly denied Frontier's tender of defense and indemnity in that case.
The legal action references an Agreement for Transportation Brokerage Services entered into on Feb. 22, 2011, which outlines the standards for C.H. Robinson's brokerage services on behalf of Frontier.
The contract stipulates that Frontier must be named as an additional insured for various third-party coverages, including Commercial General Liability and Comprehensive Automobile Liability insurance.
The contract also includes an expansive indemnification provision in favor of Frontier, according to the suit.
Frontier is seeking judgment in its favor. It is represented by Carte P. Goodwin, Alex J. Zurbuch and Adam S. Ira of Frost Brown Todd.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia case number: 1:23-cv-00716
