Au Pair Sponsor’s Request To Apply Notice-Prejudice Rule To Coverage Suit Rejected

Mealey's (January 3, 2020, 11:10 AM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S Court of Appeals on Dec. 13 rejected a federally authorized au pair program sponsor’s argument that California law requires a not-for-profit entity and directors and officers liability insurer to prove that it was prejudiced by the insured's alleged untimely reporting of an underlying lawsuit brought under the Sherman Act, finding that the notice-prejudice rule does not apply to the policy (EurAuPair International, Inc. v. Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company, No. 18-55933, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 36898)....