Judge Dismisses Majority Of Doctor’s Counterclaims Against Insurer Over Coverage

Mealey's (August 14, 2018, 2:44 PM EDT) -- CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge in New Hampshire on Aug. 13 dismissed six of an ophthalmologist’s eight counterclaims against an insurance company seeking to rescind a policy issued to him and his practice, finding that he could not pursue claims under Massachusetts law because New Hampshire law applies to the suit and because the insurer’s complaint cannot form the basis for counterclaims of libel, defamation and false light (General Star Indemnity Co. v. Adam P. Beck M.D., et al., No. 18-cv-108-JD, D. N.H., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136019)....

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