Judge Adopts Magistrate’s Finding That Government Exclusion Negates Defense Duty

Mealey's (March 15, 2017, 12:13 PM EDT) -- SHERMAN, Texas — A Texas federal judge on March 2 adopted a magistrate’s report that recommended granting an insurer’s request for a declaration that it has no duty to defend or indemnify its insureds against an underlying lawsuit because coverage is barred by the policy’s government exclusion (Continental Casualty Co. v. Jeffrey Ramsey, et al., No. 16-00125, E.D. Texas)....