Judgment Entered In Insurers’ Favor In Coverage Dispute Prompted By Opioid Epidemic

( March 19, 2025, 8:20 AM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida on March 18 entered judgment in favor of insurers in an insured’s lawsuit seeking coverage for underlying actions arising from the opioid epidemic, finding that the insurers have no duty to defend or indemnify because the opioid lawsuits fail to allege damages “for bodily injury” or “because of bodily injury.”...