Mealey's (May 22, 2017, 2:13 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 17 rejected a doctor and his wife’s argument that they were entitled to coverage for an adverse verdict in a wrongful death suit because their homeowners insurance policy's abuse exclusion was not applicable, affirming a lower federal court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of the insurer (American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. Carlos F. Verdugo, M.D., et al., Nos. 16-15687 and 16-15717, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 8828)....