Panel: Insurer Has No Duty To Defend, Indemnify $7M Wrongful Death Judgment

Mealey's (August 1, 2017, 2:24 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 26 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that a homeowners insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify an underlying $7 million judgment awarded in a wrongful death lawsuit brought against the estate of its insured (Western National Assurance Co. v. Sally Wipf, et al., No. 15-35071, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 13532)....