Judge Refuses To Dismiss $1M Professional Liability Coverage Suit Over Facility Fire

Mealey's (September 18, 2019, 11:59 AM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A federal judge in Maryland on Sept. 11 denied an insurer’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit seeking a declaration that a professional liability insurance policy provides up to $1 million in coverage for underlying claims for injuries and damages arising from a March 2017 fire that occurred at an assisted living facility, finding that the declaratory judgment lawsuit is appropriately beforethe federal court (Tarhonika Vaughn, et al, v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, No. 18-3375, D. Md., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155723)....