No Coverage Owed For $475,000 Award Arising From Church’s Election Recall Petition

Mealey's (January 9, 2018, 1:44 PM EST) -- EL PASO, Texas — A Texas federal judge on Jan. 4 held that an insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify a church and its president against a $475,000 consent judgment for their violations of the Texas Election Code, finding that a recall election notice posted on the church’s website failed to constitute an “advertisement” under the insurance policy (Word of Life Church of El Paso, et al. v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 17-00049, W.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1688)....