May 28, 2019

Upholding the lower court's ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled that a Chubb Ltd. unit is not obligated to pay a $5 million settlement in a case where the parents of a 10-year-old who committed suicide filed suit against the therapist who had provided treatment to their son. The case is Chapman v. Ace Am. Ins. Co., No. 18-12972, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 15013 (11^th Cir. May 21, 2019).

Mark and Barbara Chapman had a 10-year old boy named Gregory Chapman who was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and had a history of behavioral problems, including stealing and a self-inflicted gunshot to the leg. After receiving a referral from the Department of Children and Family Services, the Chapmans engaged Robert Taylor to provide mental health services to Gregory. Taylor counseled Gregory between January and May 1998. Gregory committed suicide in May, 1998.