Judge:  Claim Was Not First Alleged Before Professional Liability Policy’s Inception

(December 12, 2019, 12:31 PM EST) -- FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A federal judge in Indiana on Dec. 10 held that a claim alleging that a medical malpractice insurer failed to settle a malpractice claim against its doctor insured was not first made before the inception of its professional liability insurance policy and, therefore, the issue should not be submitted to a jury when the case goes to trial next month (The Medical Protective Company of Fort Wayne Indiana v. American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company, No. 13-357, N.D. Ind., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213592)....

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