Federal Judge: Special Events Policy’s Assault And Battery Exclusion Bars Coverage

Mealey's (October 1, 2019, 1:48 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge in California on Sept. 30 granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment in its declaratory judgment lawsuit, finding that a special events policy’s assault and battery exclusion bars coverage for underlying negligence and premises liability claims brought against a concert promoted insured (Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London subscribing to Policy No. EH7713140 v. WorldOne Presents, LLC, et al., No. 18-02432, E.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169474)....