Judge: Professional Liability Coverage Barred For Sanctions, Attorney Fees Claims

Mealey's (October 4, 2022, 1:56 PM EDT) -- SPOKANE, Wash. — A federal judge in Washington granted a professional liability insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment in its lawsuit disputing coverage for its attorney insureds, finding it undisputed that the only claims alleged in the underlying lawsuit involve sanctions and attorney fees that are “unambiguously outside” of the scope of coverage....