Professional Services Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage, Insured Tells 9th Circuit

Mealey's (June 20, 2017, 2:17 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — An insured has asked the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower federal court’s finding that coverage for an underlying qui tam action brought against it under the False Claims Act (FCA) is barred because the claims arose out of its professional services (HotChalk Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co., No. 16-17287, 9th Cir.)....