August 13, 2020
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday affirmed a lower court's ruling that Atain Specialty Insurance Co. does not have a duty to defend a pornography studio in underlying lawsuits alleging performers contracted HIV on the job, ruling the insurer's exclusion provision precludes coverage of injury resulting from sexual acts.
July 15, 2020
A pornography studio and its British owner urged the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to find that Atain Specialty Insurance Co. has a duty to defend or indemnify them against performers' lawsuits alleging they contracted HIV on the job, arguing that coverage is not barred by a sexual acts policy exclusion.
September 12, 2019
The owner of a California pornography studio on Wednesday urged the Ninth Circuit to find that Atain Specialty Insurance Co. is required to fund its defense of lawsuits brought by performers who allegedly contracted HIV on the job, saying a lower court improperly applied a policy exclusion for sexual abuse claims.