Keen v. FLORIDA SHERIFFS'SELF-INSURANCE

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• ruling that insurer had no duty to defend because allegations in the complaint fell within the policy exclusion
• concluding that the officer’s “law enforcement duties ended when he coerced ... sex ... [and] [therefore, the sexual assault was not within law enforcement duties and was not covered” by the insurance plan
• stating that if the complaint clearly shows “the applicability of a policy exclusion, the insurer has no duty to defend”
• “A liability insurance carrier must defend the insured only when the initial pleadings fairly bring the case within the scope of coverage. However, if the pleadings show the applicability of a policy exclusion, the insurer has no duty to defend.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).