1st Circuit Affirms Insurer Has Duty To Defend Cosby Against Defamation Suits

Mealey's (June 8, 2018, 11:58 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 7 affirmed a lower federal court's finding that William H. Cosby Jr.’s homeowners and excess insurer has a duty to defend him against underlying defamation lawsuits arising from sexual assault claims (AIG Property Casualty Co. v. William H. Cosby Jr., et al., No. 17-1505, 1st Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 15389)....