Mealey's (October 22, 2018, 12:46 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 19 found that reversal of a lower federal court’s ruling in favor of an insurer is warranted after a majority of the California Supreme Court, in answer to a certified question, concluded that third-party claims against an employer for negligent hiring, retention and supervision of its employee qualify as an "occurrence" under the employer's commercial general liability policy (Liberty Surplus Insurance Corporation, et al. v. Ledesma and Meyer Construction Company, Inc., et al., No. 14-56120, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 29548)....