Stop-Gap Endorsement Excluded Coverage It Said It Provided; West Virginia’s Top Court Said That Was Ambiguous

CINCINNATI, Oct. 30 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release:

Dinsmore's Ashley French and Kevin Nelson, representing Kimes Steel, Inc., were recently successful in an insurance coverage dispute before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. A unanimous Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's ruling in a "deliberate intent" case that Kimes Steel was entitled to a defense and indemnification from its insurer through its purchase of a Stop Gap employer liability endorsement.

Read full coverage of the decision from FC&S Legal: The Insurance Coverage Law Center in the file linked here (http://www.dinsmore.com/content/uploads/2017/10/STOP-GAP-ENDORSEMENT_.pdf).