9th Circuit:  USFWS Officer’s Sexual Contact With Employee Was Not ‘Occurrence’

Mealey's (December 4, 2019, 11:53 AM EST) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 3 held that a former regional field dive officer for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s sexual contact with a fellow employee was not an occurrence under a homeowners insurance policy, affirming a lower court in part (American Reliable Insurance Company v. Lawrence Lockard, et al., Nos. 18-35758 and 18-35786, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 35869)....