Cordova v. Scottsdale Insurance

OPINION

This appeal arises from a direct action initially instituted in state court by Nestor Cordova against Scottsdale Insurance Company (“Scottsdale”), seeking to recover on a $2,000,000 default judgment Cordova had obtained against Dr. Carl Alper, one of Scottsdale’s putative insureds. Determining that Alper was not covered under the general and professional liability policy issued by Scottsdale (the “policy”), the district court awarded summary judgment in Scottsdale’s favor. Because we are unconvinced that, as a matter of law, Alper was excluded from the policy’s coverage, we vacate the…