Panel: Insurer Of Wendy’s Franchise Owes No Coverage For Assault And Battery Claims

( October 15, 2025, 8:03 AM EDT) -- LAS VEGAS — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that a Wendy’s franchise owner’s insurer has no duty to indemnify Wendy’s employees against an underlying assault and battery lawsuit, agreeing with the lower federal court that there was no “occurrence” to trigger policy coverage because the underlying claims are intentional torts....