Judge Tosses Breach of Contract Suit Against Insurer Over $38.3M Defamation Verdict

Mealey's (September 19, 2017, 1:30 PM EDT) -- LAS VEGAS — Finding that coverage for an underlying defamation lawsuit is barred by a policy exclusion, a Nevada federal judge on Sept. 6 granted with prejudice the insurer’s motion to dismiss a breach of contract action arising from the underlying $38.3 million jury verdict (Bradley Stephen Cohen, et al. v. Berkley National Insurance Co., No. 17-00057, D. Nev., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144633)....