Trade‑Secret Conspiracy Allegations Against Georgia Attorney Do Not Arise from Professional Services and Do Not Trigger Duty to Defend

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia held that a lawyers’ professional liability insurer owed no duty to defend or indemnify an attorney against trade‑secret and conspiracy claims because the underlying complaint did not allege a covered “wrongful act” in the performance of professional services.... By: Wiley Rein LLP