No Professional Liability Coverage Owed For Wrongful Death Suit Against Doctor

(October 10, 2019, 12:53 PM EDT) -- LAS VEGAS — A federal judge in Nevada on Oct. 8 held that a professional liability insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its doctor insured against an underlying wrongful death lawsuit arising from an opioid overdose, finding that coverage is barred by the policy exclusion for "any willful violation of any law, statute, or regulation” (National Fire & Marine Insurance Company v. Steven A. Holper, No. 18-1338, D. Nev., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 174251)....

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