Panel: Employers Liability Exclusion Is Ambiguous; Insurer Owes Defense, Indemnity

Mealey's (July 12, 2017, 1:40 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 10 affirmed a lower federal court’s conclusion that a commercial general liability insurance policy’s "Employers Liability Exclusion" is ambiguous as a matter of law, further finding that the insurer has a duty to both defend and indemnify its insured (Hastings Development LLC v. Evanston Insurance Co., Nos. 15-3816 and 15-4085, 2nd Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 12225)....