Lawsuit Fails To Trigger Professional Liability Coverage, 7th Circuit Affirms

(March 22, 2017, 2:56 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 21 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that an underlying lawsuit against an insured does not assert a claim that plausibly falls under her professional liability insurance policy, rejecting an appeal by a homeowners insurer seeking reimbursement of underlying defense costs from the professional liability insurer (Madison Mutual Insurance Co. v. Diamond State Ins Co., No. 15-3292, 7th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 5006)....

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