The Intentional Act of One Insured Does Not Bar Coverage for Allegations of Negligence Against Another Insured
In May, we reported on the May 5, 2010 oral argument before the California Supreme Court in Minkler v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America, which involved allegations that a homeowner, Betty Schwartz, negligently failed to stop her adult son, David, who was Minkler's baseball coach and lived with Betty, from sexually molesting Minkler when he was a teenager. In that entry, we opined that there was a strong possibility that the court would find that the intentional acts exclusion does not bar coverage for the claims that Betty acted negligently by failing to prevent David's intentional acts against Minkler. On...