Legal Opinion
Interstate Fire & Casualty Co. v. Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Phoenix
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 30, 2014No. 12-17195, 12-17264, 13-15223PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
Does “any” mean “any,” or does “any” mean “any one”? The answer to this seemingly simple question dictates the result in this insurance coverage case, which arises from the alleged sexual abuse of adolescent males by priests in the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Phoenix (“the Diocese”). The excess indemnity policy provided by Interstate Fire & Casualty Company, Inc. (“IFC”) to the Diocese excludes “liability of any Assured for assault and battery committed by or at the direction of such Assured.... ” Based on the ordinary meaning of this exclusion and…
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