UCL insurance opinion: The Traveler's Property Cas. Co. v. Actavis, Inc.

In The Traveler's Property Cas Co. v. Actavis, Inc., ___ Cal.App.5th ___ (Nov. 6, 2017), the Court of Appeal (Fourth Appellate District, Division Three) considered whether the defendant pharmaceutical companies' CGL insurance policies required the insurers to defend a UCL "public prosecutor" action brought by Santa Clara and Orange Counties.  The complaint alleges that the defendants' opioid marketing campaigns, instituted in the 1990s to "increase sales of opioids and enhance corporate profits," were deceptive, unfair and unlawful.  The Court of Appeal found no duty to defend the action (or a similar action brought by the City of Chicago). 

The complaint in the underlying UCL action is available at this link.