Insurer Says No Defense Owed For Suit Alleging Mattresses Emitted Chemical Odor

Mealey's (May 9, 2017, 9:37 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — An insurer has no duty to defend an underlying consumer class action lawsuit alleging that an insured’s mattresses were defective because the underlying suit alleges only intentional conduct on the part of the insured and does not allege an accident as required by the policy at issue, the insurer maintains in an April 14 reply brief filed in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Tempur-Sealy International Inc., et al., No. 16-16056, 9th Cir.)....