Federal Judge: No CGL Coverage Owed For Suit Brought By Insured’s Former CEO

Mealey's (February 23, 2018, 5:31 PM EST) -- SPOKANE, Wash. — A Washington federal judge on Feb. 13 held that a commercial general liability insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its food company insured against an underlying lawsuit brought by its former CEO because the insured does not face potential liability for defamation (The Cincinnati Insurance Company, et al. v. Zaycon Foods LLC, et al., No. 17-00140, E.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23526)....