Ohio Panel Reverses, Remands No Coverage Ruling In Dispute Over Opioid Epidemic

(June 25, 2020, 1:35 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — An Ohio appeals court on June 24 reversed and remanded a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a commercial general liability insurer, finding that some of the underlying losses claimed by governmental entities against a pharmaceutical distributor insured arising from the opioid epidemic are arguably “because of” bodily injury to trigger coverage under the policy (Acuity v. Masters Pharmaceutical, Inc., No. C-190176, Ohio App., 1st Dist., 2020 Ohio App. LEXaIS 2381)....