Magistrate:  Claims Arose Out Of Professional Services; Exclusion Limits Coverage

Mealey's (September 17, 2019, 2:11 PM EDT) -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal magistrate judge in Rhode Island on Sept. 12 held that an emergency room nurse’s underlying negligence lawsuit brought against a doctor arose out of the doctor’s rendering of professional services that triggered coverage under health care professional liability insurance coverage, further finding that coverage is limited by the policy’s workers’ compensation exclusion (ProAssurance Specialty Insurance Company, Inc. v. Ricky W. McCullough, M.D., et al., No. 18-343, D. R.I., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155865)....