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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia finds that general liability policy’s employer’s liability exclusion does not bar a defense in a claim involving a workplace shooting
- Hunton & Williams LLP
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- USA
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- July 2 2009
A United States district court judge in the Eastern District of Virginia held in Admiral Insurance Co. v. G4S Youth Services, No. 3:07-CV-656, that Admiral Insurance Company (“Admiral”) is obligated under a contract for commercial general liability insurance to defend its insured G4S Youth Services (“G4S”) in a Florida litigation in which G4S has been sued for the shooting death of one of its employees
First Circuit Court of Appeals finds that the known loss doctrine applies only in cases when the insured’s liability has already been established or is substantially certain
- Hunton & Williams LLP
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- USA
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- May 12 2009
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Employers Reinsurance Corporation v. Globe Newspaper Company, No. 08-1733 (1st Cir. March 19, 2009) reversed a trial court’s application of the known loss doctrine, finding that the doctrine is applicable only when the insured’s liability has already been established or is substantially certain before coverage is obtained
