{"id":4323,"date":"2019-03-05T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4323"},"modified":"2019-08-04T10:07:22","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T15:07:22","slug":"us-court-of-appeals-reverses-summary-judgment-in-conflict-over-medical-malpractice-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/us-court-of-appeals-reverses-summary-judgment-in-conflict-over-medical-malpractice-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Summary Judgment in Conflict Over Medical-Malpractice Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit of Chicago held that a prior acts exclusion under an insurance policy issued by a professional liability insurer to a medical-practice insurer excluded coverage. The exclusion was ruled legal only if the medical-malpractice insurer committed an actual wrongful act, not just if it was accused of committing such an act.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpro.com\/\">MedPro<\/a>, the insured medical malpractice carrier in this case, was represented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clydeco.com\/\">Clyde &#038; Co., LLP <\/a>of Washington, D.C. The professional liability insurer was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/research\/stocks\/private\/snapshot.asp?privcapid=24806231\">American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co. (AISLIC).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MedPro issued medical-malpractice coverage to Dr. Benny Phillips, subject to a $200,000 liability limit.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/us-court-of-appeals-reverses-summary-judgment-in-conflict-over-medical-malpractice-insurance\/#more-4323\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit of Chicago held that a prior acts exclusion under an insurance policy issued by a professional liability insurer to a medical-practice insurer excluded coverage. 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