Insurer Does Not Have To Indemnify Punitive Damages Award, Panel Affirms

Mealey's (April 27, 2018, 3:01 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 25 affirmed a federal court’s finding that an insurer has no duty to indemnify its insured for underlying punitive damages awarded against three of the insured’s employees for willfully defaming a competitor (Paul Evert's RV Country, Inc., et al. v. Universal Underwriters Insurance Co., No. 17-15730, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 10458)....