Legal Opinion

American Commerce Insurance v. Porto

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided December 26, 2002No. 2001-80-AppealPublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

This is an insurance-coverage dispute concerning the scope of a policy provision excluding coverage for bodily'injury claims arising out of “the actual, alleged or threatened sexual molestation of a person.” The defendants, Sebastian M. Porto (Porto), the Boy Scouts of America, Narragansett Council (BSA), 1 and a member of the BSA troop who was a minor when the alleged sexual molestation occurred (fictitiously referred to herein as “Jimmy”) and his parents (collectively, the family), appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff insurer, American…

2Cases cited51 opinions

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  2. Doe v. ShafferOhio Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Horace Mann Ins. Co. v. Barbara B.California Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Mount Vernon Fire Insurance v. Creative Housing Ltd.New York Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. EMPLOYERS'FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. BealsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968

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3Cited by35 opinions

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