Mealey's (October 16, 2019, 11:32 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 15 held that an insured’s “admissions to committing aggravated assault, battery, and false imprisonment” combined with “other stipulated and pleaded facts” establish that he intended to cause underlying injuries, affirming a lower federal court’s ruling in favor of a homeowners and umbrella liability insurer (Carly Kogler v. State Farm General Insurance Company, No. 18-15298, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 30661)....