Employer Liability Exclusion Bars Coverage for Claims by La. School Employees



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GRETNA, La. - Louisiana's Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed summary judgment for an insurer that relied on policy exclusions to deny coverage of claims by school office workers against their employer school board. Hemstad v. Jefferson Parish School Board, No. 05-CA-238 (La. 5th Cir.).

John D. Miller and other employees of the Jefferson Parish School Board complained that they became ill after being exposed to 'toxic Mold' and unknown other toxic substances at John Martyn High School.

The Miller plaintiffs accused the school board of battery and gross negligence and deliberate indifference in failing to make repairs, failing to …






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