Suit Fails To Allege ‘Medical Incident’ To Trigger Professional Liability Coverage

Mealey's (August 4, 2021, 10:12 AM EDT) -- FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A federal judge in Arkansas on Aug. 2 granted a professional liability insurer’s motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit seeking a declaration that it has no duty to defend or indemnify its incarcerated doctor insured against an underlying sexual assault lawsuit, finding that the underlying action fails to assert a “medical incident” that occurred in the context of the insured’s provision of medical services to trigger coverage....