Judge: Professional Services Exclusion Bars Coverage For False Lab Report Claims

Mealey's (July 9, 2020, 2:24 PM EDT) -- ASHLAND, Ky. — A federal judge in Kentucky on July 7 held that a business insurance policy’s professional services exclusion bars coverage for an underlying lawsuit alleging the insured reported false lab results, granting the insurer’s motion for a declaratory judgment that it has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured (State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. Compliance Advantage, LLC, et al., No. 19-41, E.D. Ky., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118778)....