4th Circuit Affirms No Coverage For Suit Alleging Statutory Violations

Mealey's (August 9, 2018, 1:55 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va.— The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 7 affirmed a lower federal court’s finding that an insurer has no duty to defend its insured in two underlying class actions alleging violations of the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) because the business liability policy's statutory violation exclusion bars coverage (Hartford Casualty Insurance Company v. Ted A. Greve & Associates, PA, et al., No. 17-2407, 4th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21939)....