Insurance liability for Iraq prison torture ruling [4th Circuit]

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Insurance liability for Iraq prison torture ruling [4th Circuit]

May 15, 2009 11:59:00 am

CACI International, Inc., et al. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, May 14, 2009 [holding that St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. has no duty to defend or indemnify CACI against claims of torture at Iraq prisons such as Abu Ghraib]. Read the full text of the decision [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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