Intervenor’s Request To Amend Pleadings Against Insurer Untimely, Judge Says

Mealey's (November 14, 2017, 3:36 PM EST) -- GREENBELT, Md. — An intervening party in an insurance company’s lawsuit accusing an insured of making material misrepresentations on a policy application cannot amend its pleadings to change admissions and add counterclaims, a federal judge in Maryland ruled Nov. 13, finding that the request was untimely (CX Insurance Company v. Benjamin L. Kirson, No. 15-cv-3132, D. Md., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187164)....