Judge: Painting Over Mural Is No Accident; No Coverage Owed For Artist’s Injuries

Mealey's (July 20, 2018, 3:52 PM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma federal judge on July 12 held that a commercial general liability insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured against an underlying lawsuit brought under the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, finding that there is no coverage for the intentional act of painting over an artist’s mural on a commercial building (United Specialty Insurance Company v. Homeco, LLC, et al., No. 17-820, W.D. Okla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119008)....