Outside Business Exclusion Bars Professional Liability Coverage, Federal Judge Says

(October 2, 2018, 1:22 PM EDT) -- JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania federal judge on Oct. 1 held that a professional liability insurance policy’s outside business exclusion precludes coverage for underlying claims against a law firm insured and one of its attorneys, further finding that genuine issues of material fact preclude summary judgment as to the insurer’s claims for rescission and voidance (Westport Insurance Corporation v. Hippo Fleming & Pertile Law Offices, et al., No. 15-251, W.D. Pa., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168756)....