4th Circuit Considers Malpractice Insurer’s Duty When Insured Flees

Mealey's (January 16, 2019, 8:53 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court is set to decide whether a medical malpractice insurer should have defended against liability when the insured left the country, or whether its insured’s failure to communicate prevented it from mounting a defense in his shoes (Claudia M. Mora, et al. v. Lancet Indemnity Risk Retention Group Inc., No. 18-1566, 4th Cir.)....