A New Jersey Court has granted summary judgment that Atlantic Employers Insurance Company, a Chubb subsidiary, is financially liable in more than 25 Chartwell Manor School sex abuse cases dating back to the early 1980s. In doing so, the Court rejected Chubb’s coverage defense that the school expected or intended the abuse. Burns Bair led the insurance litigation in these cases, all tied to the sexual abuse of minors by a former headmaster at the now-closed New Jersey school.

“Unfortunately, Chubb has a record of denying responsibility for and payment of claims in other sexual abuse cases,” says the firm’s Tim Burns. “We expect this decision will have repercussions across the nation. This is the first time Chubb has been held accountable, in sex abuse cases, to this level. Usually, plaintiffs seek to avoid summary judgment on the expected/intended defense and get to a jury trial. We brought the battle to Chubb and won—on summary judgment!”

We are thankful for the shared efforts of our allies in the struggle to bring justice and fair compensation to childhood sex abuse survivors.

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