Theft Over Multiple Days Constitutes 1 Occurrence, 9th Circuit Affirms

(February 6, 2018, 1:16 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 5 affirmed a lower court’s ruling in favor of a business insurer on insureds’ claims for breach of contract and bad faith, finding that theft of business merchandise over the course of multiple days is still considered to be one "occurrence” under the insurance policy (Patrick E. Patterson, et al. v. American Economy Insurance Co., No. 16-16445, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 2846)....