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A federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that an auto exclusion in a law enforcement insurance policy issued to a city precluded coverage of a claim alleging that negligent or reckless driving by a city police officer had caused a fatal accident. The court, however, permitted the city’s insurance coverage action to continue under its auto policy.

The Case