Outside Business Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage, Law Firm Insured Tells 3rd Circuit

Mealey's (July 3, 2019, 3:37 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A law firm insured recently asked the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower federal court’s ruling 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 (Westport Insurance Corporation v. Hippo Fleming & Pertile Law Offices, et al., No. 18-3551, 3rd Cir.)....