9th Circuit Refuses To Rehear Coverage Dispute Over False Claims Lawsuit

Mealey's (June 29, 2018, 3:52 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 25 denied an insurer’s petition asking it to reconsider its earlier ruling that a lower federal court erred in holding that an insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify Office Depot Inc. in an underlying qui tam lawsuit (Office Depot Inc. v. AIG Specialty Insurance Company, No. 17-55125, 9th Cir.)....