6th Circuit: No Coverage For $770,065 Malpractice Judgment Against Law Firm

Mealey's (July 29, 2016, 11:40 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 28 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that a law firm insured failed to provide timely notice of an incident that could potentially give rise to a malpractice claim, finding that there is no coverage for an underlying $770,065 judgment against the insured (John N. Thomson, et al. v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co., No. 15-1501, 6th Cir.)....