Insurer Owed Defense In Birth Defect Suit, 9th Circ. Says

By Hope Patti ( February 20, 2026, 7:07 PM EST) -- A commercial general liability insurer had a duty to defend a semiconductor manufacturer against an employee's suit claiming that his exposure to chemicals at work caused birth defects in his son, the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday, finding that certain policy exclusions did not unambiguously foreclose coverage....

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