Judge: Exclusions Do Not Bar Coverage For Claims Arising From Opioid Epidemic

(August 18, 2023, 1:48 PM EDT) -- GREENSBORO, N.C. — A federal judge in North Carolina on Aug. 17 ruled in favor of a wholesale pharmaceutical drug distributor insured in its lawsuit seeking coverage for underlying allegations that it failed to detect and investigate suspicious prescription opioids orders by pharmacies, rejecting the insurer’s argument that the policy’s contract and professional services exclusions bar coverage....