9th Circ. Panel Finds Insurer Owed Defense To Wash. Provider

By Gianna Ferrarin ( April 6, 2026, 8:18 PM EDT) -- An Allied World unit unreasonably declined to defend a Washington behavioral health network in a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct by an employee, a Ninth Circuit panel held Monday, partially reversing a summary judgment win for the insurer....

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