9th Circuit: Insurer Owes Insured Attorney Fees Incurred In Antitrust Suit

Mealey's (August 31, 2017, 12:13 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 30 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that an insurance policy exclusion does not unambiguously preclude coverage for an antitrust claim alleging that the insured's acquisition of a medical group gave it an unlawful advantage in bargaining over health care services prices (St. Luke's Health System, LTD, et al. v. Allied World National Assurance, et al., No. 15-35767, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 16655)....