Panel Refuses To Disturb No Coverage Ruling In Suit Arising From Opioid Epidemic

Mealey's (March 18, 2024, 1:55 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously voted to deny a prescription drug distributor insured’s petition seeking rehearing of the panel’s Jan. 26 ruling that there is no coverage owed for lawsuits prompted by the opioid epidemic because the underlying claims “describe exclusively deliberate conduct.”...