March 15, 2023
United Talent Agency's suit seeking coverage for a lawsuit alleging that it poached a competitor's agents and clients was revived by a Ninth Circuit panel, finding that a trial court erred in holding that a so-called professional services exclusion absolves UTA's insurer, Markel.
August 08, 2022
Markel American Insurance Co. told the Ninth Circuit it should uphold a California district court's ruling that a broadly worded professional services exclusion precludes coverage for an underlying talent poaching dispute, but should reverse its holding that a California statute barring coverage for willful acts did not apply.
July 07, 2022
A California talent agency urged the Ninth Circuit to revive its breach of contract and bad faith claims against Markel American Insurance Co., after it said a California district court too broadly interpreted a professional services exclusion to bar coverage of an underlying talent poaching dispute.