Firearm Company Sues Insurer Over School Shooting Suit Coverage

Oct. 7, 2024, 3:29 PM UTC

A W.R. Berkley Corp. insurance unit should pay a firearm manufacturer’s defense costs and any judgment or settlement costs in litigation over its purported connection to a 2022 school shooting in northwest Washington, D.C., the company said in a lawsuit.

The commercial general liability policy issued by Admiral Insurance Co. afforded coverage for the underlying allegations, FosTecH Inc. said in a complaint filed Oct. 4 in the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

The underlying suit sought damages from a number of firearm manufacturers over their practices that allegedly led to the April 2022 shooting at Edmund ...

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