In a pro-policyholder trend, multiple federal courts have recently resolved several important insurance coverage issues arising from underlying lawsuits alleging sex trafficking. In recent years, general liability insurers have increasingly disclaimed their defense obligations to hotel franchisors or operators sued for allegedly benefiting from the use of their hotels by third-party criminals using the hotels as a location to commit criminal sex trafficking, including claims brought under the…
By: K&L Gates LLP
By: K&L Gates LLP
