Court Refuses To Dismiss Suit Alleging Insurer Wrongfully Denied D&O Coverage

Mealey's (July 20, 2020, 10:50 AM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal magistrate judge in California on July 16 denied a directors and officers liability insurer’s motion to dismiss breach of contract, bad faith and California unfair competition law (UCL) claims, finding that the insurer has failed to show as a matter of law that the insurance policy does not provide coverage for an underlying lawsuit brought against the insured’s former chief executive officer and general counsel (Marius Domokos, et al. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, No. 20-00336, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125648)....