Insurance,
Civil Litigation
Feb. 17, 2021
Insurance company argues it has no duty to defend or indemnify claims relating to former USC doctor George Tyndall
The lawsuit concerns a policy with a $20 million limit of liability that ran from 2017 to 2018 just around the time allegations against Tyndall surfaced. Plaintiffs now want a declaration from the trial court that the excess health care professional liability policy issued to USC bars or limits coverage for claims asserted against the school, its trustees and Tyndall.
An insurance company asked a federal court to rescind a health care liability policy issued to USC, claiming that the school hid sexual assault allegations against a former gynecologist, George Tyndall.
"If Ironshore had known of the allegations against Dr. Tyndall, Ironshore would not have issued coverage on the same terms, and certainly would not have agreed to provide coverage for claims arising out of Dr. Tyndall's alleged m...
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