Judge:  Human Trafficking, Wage Claims Fall Outside Professional Liability Coverage

Mealey's (July 13, 2020, 1:45 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on July 9 granted a professional liability insurer’s motion to dismiss an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit, finding that underlying human trafficking and wage violations brought against the insured by a former employee fail to trigger coverage (Carl Hemphill, et al. v. Landmark Insurance Company, No. 19-5260, E.D. Pa., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120447)....