Insurer Owes Coverage For Listeria Contamination Suit Filed Against Insured

Mealey's (June 1, 2020, 9:51 AM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on May 29 granted an insured’s motion for summary judgment after determining that an insurer has a duty to defend an insured for an underlying suit arising out of listeria contamination because it is not clear whether the policy’s exclusion for expected or intended injury bars coverage for some of the underlying claims (Conte’s Pasta Co. Inc. v. Republic Franklin Insurance Co., No. 18-12410, D. N.J., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93847)....