Employment-Related Practices Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (April 1, 2019, 4:59 PM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon federal judge on March 18 adopted a magistrate judge’s recommendation to grant an insured’s motion for partial summary judgment and deny a commercial general liability insurer’s motion for summary judgment in a coverage dispute over an underlying defamation counterclaim brought against the insured, agreeing with the magistrate that the employment-related practices exclusion does not bar coverage (Technical Security Integration, Inc. v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, No. 14-1895, D. Ore., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43823)....