Church’s Insurer Has No Duty To Defend, Indemnify Libel Suit Against Volunteer

Mealey's (October 12, 2022, 12:53 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that a church’s general liability insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify a church volunteer against an underlying libel and slander lawsuit arising from his negative review of a solar company on social media, finding that the volunteer failed to establish a triable issue regarding whether he is covered under the policy....