Panel: Assault And Battery Exclusion Bars Coverage For Human Trafficking Suit

(July 25, 2019, 1:38 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 22 affirmed a lower federal court’s finding that an insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its motel owner insured against underlying claims that it was negligent in failing to prevent human sex trafficking from occurring at its property because the "assault and battery" exclusion precludes coverage (Nautilus Insurance Company v. Motel Management Services, Inc., et al., Nos. 18-2290 & 18-3436, 3rd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 21680)....

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