Burned-out homes and vehicles stand in Paradise, California, U.S., on Monday, November 26, 2018. Credit: David Paul Morris Burned-out homes and vehicles stand in Paradise, California, U.S., on Monday, November 26, 2018. Credit: David Paul Morris

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed the ruling of a lower court, ruling that Wesco Insurance Company has a duty to defend policyholder Brad Ingram Construction in a case involving a truck driver who was routinely exposed to dust created by wildfire debris. 

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