Default Judgment Granted Over Contractor’s Insurance Application Misstatements

Mealey's (February 2, 2022, 9:00 AM EST) -- PITTSBURGH — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Jan. 20 granted an insurer’s motion for default judgment in an insurance fraud dispute stemming from a contractor’s alleged material misrepresentations made in its application for insurance, ruling that the insurer has sufficiently pleaded that all necessary factors have been met in seeking such relief....