Insurers Owe No Coverage For Insured’s Willful Act Of Promoting Use Of Lead Paint

Mealey's (April 20, 2022, 5:00 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A trial court properly determined that insurers owe no coverage to an insured’s successor for an underlying public nuisance suit arising out of the use of lead paint in residences because the insurers cannot be held liable for the insured’s willful act of promoting the use of lead paint in residential homes under California insurance law, the First District California Court of Appeal said April 19....