United States Eighth Circuit
H&R Block, Inc. v. Am. Int'l Specialty Lines Ins. Co., 07-3156
Class actions filed against nationwide tax preparer H&R Block asserting a variety of statutory and common law claims arising out of H&R's Refund Anticipation Loan (RAL) program are excluded from "prior acts" coverage under professional liability "claims made" insurance policies because other class actions asserting similar claims were filed prior to the policy periods.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/14/2008
- Published 11/14/2008
Judges
- LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BEAM and BYE, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Thomas Walsh, argued, St. Louis, MO (Elizabeth C. Carner, St. Louis, MO, Craig S. O'Dear, Terence J. Thum, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Patricia M. Kelly, argued, Chicago, IL (James P. McCarthy, on the brief), for appellee, Lexington Ins. Co., Thomas B. Weaver, argued, St. Louis, MO (Lynn W. Hursh, Carlton D. Callenbach, Ryan C. Fowler, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee, American Intern. Specialty Lines Ins. Co.