(May 18, 2020, 1:21 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 15 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that an insurer has a duty to defend its insureds against an underlying lawsuit alleging tortious interference with economic relationships and tortious interference with contract, rejecting the insurer’s argument that coverage is barred by an exclusion for actions taken with the intent to cause harm (Mariam, Inc., et al. v. Universal Underwriters Insurance Company, No. 19-1736, 4th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 15658)....