Ambiguities In Policy Warrant Reversal Of No Coverage Ruling, 7th Circuit Says

Mealey's (June 29, 2021, 2:07 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Reversing a lower court’s summary judgment ruling that the insurer has no duty to defend against an underlying negligence lawsuit brought against the operator of a horse farm and equestrian center and its employee and vacating the lower court’s finding that the insurer had a duty to indemnify, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 28 interpreted the ambiguous policy as a commercial general liability insurance policy that provided coverage for the underlying claims....