Judge:  Insurer Has Duty To Defend City Against Employee’s Discrimination Claims

Mealey's (July 14, 2020, 1:48 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — A federal judge in Michigan on July 13 held that an insurer had and has a continuing duty to defend its city insured against an underlying discrimination lawsuit brought by an employee, finding that the underlying action triggers the policy’s Employment Practices Liability coverage and that the “prior and pending” exclusion does not bar coverage (City of Grosse Pointe v. United States Specialty Insurance Company, et al., No. 18-13428, E.D. Mich., Southern Div., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122292)....