Markel Insurance Company v. Secret Harbor
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2:23-cv-00158
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February 06, 2026
Abuse Claimants Can't Enter Coverage Fight, Insurer Says
Former residents of a boys group home in Washington state cannot intervene in a dispute over coverage for underlying claims of physical and sexual abuse, the facility's insurer told a federal court, saying the claimants' contention that the facility cannot defend itself is without support.
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March 10, 2025
Insurer May Be Liable For Coverage Of School Abuse Suits
A Washington federal judge said an insurer may still be liable for covering underlying claims of physical and sexual abuse against staff at a boarding school for troubled youth on the state's Cypress Island, because one policy year unlike others was missing an endorsement requiring connection to a particular location.
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January 30, 2025
Insurer Says It Owes No Coverage For Boys Home Abuse
An insurer told a Washington federal judge Thursday that it should be off the hook for coverage in an underlying case involving sexual abuse claims at home for boys because the alleged harm occurred years before the first policy was issued to the group home operator.