Scudder v. Hanover Insurance Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• presumption of intent applies to fondling of minor's genitals because of emotional harm, despite lack of force
• the insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify the insured for allegedly sexually assaulting four minors, because that activity was intentional as a matter of law and therefore excluded under the insurance policy
• “[U]nder Illinois law, policy provisions excluding coverage for acts committed by the insured with intent to cause personal injury will only exclude coverage if the insured acted with specific intent to injure, unless the policy states otherwise.”
• the insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify the insured for allegedly sexually assaulting four minors, because that activity was intentional as a matter of law and therefore excluded under the insurance policy
• the insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify the insured for allegedly sexually assaulting four minors, because that activity was intentional as a matter of law and therefore excluded under the insurance policy

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).