School District Asks 8th Circuit To Reverse No Coverage Ruling For Harassment Claims

Mealey's (January 22, 2020, 12:22 PM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — A school district insured recently asked the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower federal court’s finding that a math teacher's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge and subsequent lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation constitute a single claim that was “first made” against a school district insured during a 2015 policy period and that there is no coverage because the insured did not timely report the claim (Pine Bluff School District v. ACE American Insurance Company, No. 19-2594, 8th Cir.)....