Hartford Gets Reversal of ‘Related Claims’ Drug Test Ruling (1)

A Hartford Insurance Group Inc. unit convinced a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court decision holding it had to provide coverage for a lawsuit against a drug testing company that allegedly had poor quality control leading to false positives.

The 2022 lawsuit against Avertest LLC is related to an earlier claim that a Loews Corp. insurer is obligated to cover under its policy, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said in an unpublished opinion Tuesday.

“Both lawsuits alleged that Avertest reported false positive drug tests due to fundamental problems with its testing methodology,” the appellate ...