Mealey's (June 22, 2020, 1:46 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 19 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that an employer’s cross-complaint against its former employee did not raise the possibility of liability for a defamation claim to trigger coverage under a homeowners insurance policy (Aaron Kaufman v. Federal Insurance Company, et al., No. 19-55603, 9th Cir.)....