Exclusions Bar Coverage For Contempt Proceeding Against Insured, 9th Circuit Affirms

Mealey's (April 6, 2020, 1:34 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 1 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that coverage for an underlying contempt proceeding against an insured is barred by a general liability insurance policy’s intellectual property and unfair competition exclusions, rejecting the appellants’ argument that the exclusions violate public policy pursuant to California law (Great American E&S Insurance Company v. Theos Medical Systems, Inc., No. 19-15351, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 10345)....