(January 22, 2018, 1:21 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 17 affirmed a lower federal court’s finding that an employment practices liability insurer has a duty to defend its insured against an underlying class action lawsuit (PHP Insurance Service Inc., et al. v. Greenwich Insurance Co., No. 16-15083, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 1128)....