9th Circ. Gets It Right On Molestation Insurance Coverage

By Adam Fleischer ( March 12, 2019, 5:45 PM EDT) -- A recent Law360 guest article, "A Regrettable Insurance Decision From The 9th Circ.," criticized the Ninth Circuit's recent ruling in Westport Insurance v. California Casualty Management, published Feb. 20, 2019. However, when the proper context of the case and its history is taken into account, the Ninth Circuit decision not only is strong, sound and stable, but it provides both insurers and their policyholders the proper predictability and incentive to resolve even the most difficult of molestation claims efficiently and collaboratively, as explained below....

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