WASHINGTON FEDERAL COURT FINDS THAT SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIM NOT COVERED EVEN WHEN “NEGLIGENCE” CLAIM WAS ALLEGED
Quarterly Newsletter Fall 2018 In the wake of the clergy abuse scandals and the “me too” movement, Washington has seen an uptick in sexual abuse claims. These claims raise coverage issues if the policy provides “occurrence” coverage and/or contains intentional act and/or sexual abuse exclusions. Recently, a Washington federal district court judge weighed on this...