Federal Judge Dismisses Professional Liability Insurer’s Declaratory Judgment Suit

(October 17, 2017, 2:22 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on Oct. 17 dismissed a professional liability insurer’s lawsuit disputing coverage for an underlying legal malpractice action against its law firm insured, finding that the underlying state court provides an adequate forum to resolve the dispute involving substantial similarity in both issues and parties (Markel Ins. Co. v. Connolly, Connolly & Heun, LLP, et al., No. 17-1885, D. N.J., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170325)....

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