November 01, 2023
A citrus company does not have coverage toward a $5 million judgment against it in a lawsuit in which it was found to have defamed a former employee, a California federal court ruled, finding that state insurance law bars indemnification for the company's willful act.
November 14, 2022
A citrus fruit supplier and its subsidiary are owed coverage toward $4.9 million they paid to a former employee who prevailed on defamation claims at an underlying trial, the supplier told a California federal court, arguing that its insurance policy clearly provided coverage for employment-related torts.