Panel Affirms Dismissal Of Professional Negligence Claim Against Insurance Broker

Mealey's (June 15, 2022, 10:56 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 14 affirmed a lower federal court’s dismissal of a professional negligence claim against an insurance broker in a lawsuit arising from claims that the construction firm insured’s negligence caused damages to a retaining wall, finding that the lower court did not err in concluding that the insured failed to establish a genuine issue of material fact as to whether it could prevail on its professional negligence claim....