Panel: Assault And Battery Exclusion Bars Coverage For Claims Arising From Shooting

Mealey's (November 27, 2017, 2:31 PM EST) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 20 affirmed a lower court’s finding that an insurance policy’s assault and battery exclusion barred coverage for an underlying shooting at a concert by a security officer hired by the insured (Event Security, LLC, et al. v. Essex Insurance Co., No. 17-6073, 10th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 23292)....