Umbrella Policy Didn't Cover Employer's Sexual Harassment, Battery

An employer's personal liability policy and renter's insurance policy provided no coverage for his $700,000 settlement of a sexual harassment and battery suit, according to a published decision from the California 4th District Court of Appeal. The appellate court affirmed a decision to grant State Farm General Insurance's motion for summary judgment in the case of Shanahan v. State Farm General Insurance Co. The published decision described how attorney Cheryl Skigin sued her employer, John M. Shanahan, for sexual harassment, sexual battery, retaliation, fraud and wrongful terminat...