Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage For Cardiac Litigation, Majority Says, Reverses

Mealey's (October 21, 2022, 2:14 PM EDT) -- FRANKFORT, Ky. — A majority of the Kentucky Supreme Court on Oct. 20 held that an appeals court erred in holding that a “prior notice of events” policy exclusion bars coverage for insureds’ costs in defending 127 underlying lawsuits alleging violations of federal health care laws, reversing and reinstating a trial court’s summary judgment ruling against a directors and officers and professional liability insurer and an excess insurer....