Coach Appeals Court’s Ruling That Sexual Abuse Claims Against Him Are Not Covered

( October 8, 2024, 12:16 PM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — An insured filed an appeal notice asking the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to review a Washington federal court’s finding that a homeowners insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify him for an underlying sexual abuse lawsuit, challenging the court’s finding that the underlying claims of intentional sexual abuse are not accidental and, as a result, do not constitute an “occurrence” to trigger policy coverage....