Panel: Professional Liability Insurer Has Duty To Defend Senior Living Facility

Mealey's (July 13, 2022, 10:51 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 12 held that residents of a senior living facility have pleaded an injury “caused by” a professional health care incident, affirming a lower court’s ruling that a professional liability insurer has a duty to defend against an underlying class action alleging that the facility and its owners breached their contractual duties to provide adequate staffing and personal care....