United States Sixth Circuit

Kentucky courts would likely find that negligent hiring and retention of an employee constitutes an "occurrence" under the terms of an employer's insurance liability contract, thus an insurer was obligated to defend the employer in a negligence action arising from a murder committed by an employee.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/10/2003
• Decided 07/15/2003
• Published 07/15/2003

Judges

• Before MOORE and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges;  SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John H. Engle (argued and briefed), Kolstein, Engle & Prince, Cincinnati, OH, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Suzanne Cassidy (argued and briefed), O'Hara, Ruberg, Taylor, Sloan & Sergent, Covington, KY, for Defendants-Appellees.