Special Event Participation Exclusion Bars Coverage, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (January 30, 2019, 4:02 PM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon federal judge on Dec. 22 adopted a magistrate’s findings and recommendation after agreeing that a commercial liability insurance policy’s “special event participation” exclusion bars coverage for an underlying personal injury lawsuit arising from a demonstration involving the firing of a projectile from a World War II-era tank destroyer (Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. National Wings & Armor Foundation, et al., No. 17-01407, D. Ore., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 219817)....