Ohio High Court: No Coverage For Damages Based On Vicarious Liability In Abuse Suit

Mealey's (May 13, 2016, 3:25 PM EDT) -- COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court on May 12 found that a commercial liability insurance policy’s abuse or molestation exclusion precludes coverage for an award of damages based on an insured’s vicarious liability for intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) arising from its employee’s physical abuse of a minor while in the insured’s care and custody, further finding that the policy does not provide coverage for an attorney fees award and post-judgment interest (World Harvest Church v. Grange Mutual Casualty Co., No. 2014-1161, Ohio Sup.; 2016 Ohio LEXIS 1306)....