Professional Services Exclusions Found to Bar Coverage for Insureds’ Administration of Medications Leading to Meningitis Outbreak

In Westfield Insurance Co. v. Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center of Northern Indiana, Inc. (N.D. Ind. Mar. 28, 2017), an Indiana federal court held an insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured against over scores of malpractice and negligence claims that allegedly caused a meningitis outbreak. The district court concluded that, under the subject CGL and umbrella policies, the underlying claims did not involve an “occurrence” and, further, professional services exclusions precluded coverage entirely.

As background, NECC manufactured a preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate …

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