Reinsurer: Congregant Recast Suit From Earlier Dismissed Negligence Case

Mealey's (May 15, 2020, 12:38 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — In support of its res judicata argument as a basis for dismissal of a church congregant’s lawsuit, a reinsurer on May 11 argues to a Massachusetts federal court that the congregant simply changed the label of his legal theory from one in an earlier separate negligence action where the reinsurer was found not to have a duty to inspect the church’s boiler (Brian R. Bishop v. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, No. 20-30029, D. Mass.)....