Judge:  Insurer’s Duty To Defend School Against Misconduct Suits Remains Active

Mealey's (November 1, 2019, 12:18 PM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon on Oct. 31 denied a commercial general liability insurer’s motion for summary judgment in its interpleader and declaratory judgment lawsuit arising from underlying sexual and nonsexual misconduct claims against its preshool and elementary school insured, rejecting the insurer’s argument that it extinguished its duties to defend and indemnify by placing a $100,000 interpleader deposit into the court’s registry (United States Fire Insurance Company v. Mother Earth School, et al., No. 18-01762, D. Ore., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 188826)....