Shooting Incident Qualifies As ‘Gross Negligence,’ 8th Circuit Rules In Reversal

(June 29, 2018, 1:47 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 28 found that repeatedly shooting and encouraging others to shoot a handgun "in the general direction" of a small lake in a residential area, which resulted in the death of a young child, qualifies as "gross negligence” under an insurance policy, vacating and remanding a lower court’s ruling (Federal Insurance Company, et al. v. Great American Insurance Company, No. 16-4045, 8th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 17782)....

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