Attorney Should Have Reasonably Foreseen Malpractice Claim, Federal Judge Rules

Mealey's (April 19, 2019, 1:05 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington federal judge on April 18 held that a professional liability insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its attorney insured against an underlying malpractice lawsuit because the insured knew facts that could have reasonably caused him to foresee the malpractice claim before the insurance policy’s effective date (The Hanover Insurance Company v. Hurdelbrink Law Office, Inc., et al., No. C18-0651, W.D. Wash., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66482)....