(Supreme Court, Jul 12, 2023 – Judge Kennedy with Judges DeWine, Donnelly, Steward, Brunner, Deters and Fischer concurring) (reversing judgment of the First District Court of Appeals, reinstating judgment of the trial court in favor of United Specialty, and holding “that when a commercial general-liability insurance policy excludes coverage for injuries arising out of an ‘assault or battery,’ the subjective intent of the person who committed the assault or battery is irrelevant;” that is, when an “insurance contract that explicitly excludes coverage for injuries arising from assault or battery, courts should not interpret the contract so as to provide such coverage.”)
https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2023/2023-Ohio-2343.pdf