Tokio Marine Unit Avoids Most Coverage in Job Pay Scale Case

A Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. unit largely prevailed in its bid to limit insurance coverage for a company operating Jack in the Box restaurants in Washington state that was sued by job applicants alleging the policyholder violated state law by omitting pay scales in job postings.

The underlying suit doesn’t involve a “wrongful act” as defined by Houston Casualty Co.'s employment practices liability policy issued to Feast Foods LLC, Judge Richard A. Jones of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled May 22.

California-based Feast Foods faces a putative class action filed in January 2025 by ...