Lawyer’s Misrepresentations Were Material, Judge Says; Insurer Can Rescind Policy

(January 19, 2017, 8:17 AM EST) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A federal judge in Illinois on Jan. 10 granted in part an insurance company’s motion for summary judgment, finding that the company could rescind a policy it issued to a law firm because misrepresentations on the policy application were material (Carolina Casualty Insurance Company v. Robert S. Forbes, et al., No. 16-cv-40-JPG-SCW, S.D. Ill.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3422)....