Prior Knowledge, Prior Litigation Exclusions Bar Coverage, 9th Circuit Affirms

Mealey's (May 1, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 28 affirmed a lower federal court’s finding that a business and management insurance policy’s prior knowledge and prior litigation exclusions bars coverage for an underlying lawsuit against management insureds (Douglas Woo, et al. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co., No. 14-56992, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 7616)....