N.J. Panel: Insurers Have No Duty To Defend Dental Practices Against Underlying Suits

(June 20, 2023, 2:04 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey appeals panel on June 19 affirmed a lower court’s ruling that general liability and directors and officers liability insurers have no duty to defend 14 dental practice insureds against lawsuits alleging trademark infringement, breach of contract and other claims, finding that “based on the clear and unambiguous exclusionary language in the policies, plaintiffs were not obligated to defend or indemnify defendants.”...