Professional Liability Coverage Barred For Legal Malpractice Claims, 9th Circuit Affirms

Mealey's (March 5, 2019, 12:22 PM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 4 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that a professional liability insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its attorney insured against underlying malpractice claims (Ben Li, et al. v. Ironshore Indemnity, Inc., No. 17-55972, 9th Cir.,  2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 6520)....