Insurer Owed Duty to Defend to County for Wrongful Imprisonment and Subsequent Injuries

June 17, 2019

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has found coverage for a Mississippi county for insurance policies issued decades apart for bodily injury claims suffered by three people wrongfully convicted for rape and murder. The case is Travelers Indem. Co. v. Mitchell, No. 17-60291, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 15915 (5^th Cir. May 29, 2019).