Judge Enters Default Judgment Against Lawyer In Professional Liability Dispute

Mealey's (February 8, 2017, 1:27 PM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on Feb. 3 granted a lawyers professional liability insurer’s motion for a default judgment against its attorney insured, finding that the insured knowingly made material misrepresentations on his insurance applications and that the insurer will also suffer prejudice if the default is denied (Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc. v. James H. Wolfe, III, et al., No. 16-2353, D. N.J., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16295)....