Majority: Insured Did Not Follow Professional Liability Policy’s Notice Requirements

Mealey's (September 16, 2019, 12:11 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A majority of a Missouri appellate panel on Sept. 3 found that because an “objectively reasonable attorney” would have understood that legal malpractice claims survived a client’s death, an attorney insured had a duty to notify its professional liability insurer of a potential malpractice claim when he applied to renew his policy (Elizabeth A. Ruiz v. The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company, No. ED106926, Mo. App., 2019 Mo. App. LEXIS 1381)....

Attached Documents

Related Sections