No Coverage For Claims Arising From Gunshot Injury At Insured’s Bar, Judge Rules

Mealey's (January 29, 2019, 9:48 AM EST) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia federal judge on Jan. 25 granted a commercial general liability insurer’s motion for summary judgment in its federal lawsuit seeking a declaration as to coverage for an underlying gunshot injury that occurred at a bar that was owned by its insured, finding that the "assault and battery" exclusion bars coverage (Capitol Specialty Insurance Corp. v. Tayworsky LLC, et al., No. 16-11340, S.D. W.Va., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12110)....