Insurer’s Lawsuit Accusing Law Firm of Fraud Dismissed By Judge

Mealey's (October 17, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey on Oct. 16 granted a motion to dismiss filed by estates named as defendants in an insurer’s declaratory judgment lawsuit accusing a law firm of making misrepresentations on its Lawyers Professional Liability Policy application, finding that an underlying action in state court filed by the estates is a more appropriate forum for the insurer’s allegations (Markel Insurance Company v. Connolly, Connolly & Huen LLP, et al., No. 17-1885, D. N.J., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170325)....