New Jersey Appeals Panel Reverses Entry Of Default Judgment Against Insurer

Mealey's (December 18, 2018, 12:28 PM EST) -- JERSEY CITY, N.J. — In coverage dispute regarding a personal injury settlement that an insolvent insurer was unable to pay, a lower court failed to apply the correct legal standard in its denial of an insurer’s motion to vacate a default judgment of $16,641.79, a New Jersey appeals panel held Dec. 7 (Rosanna Gomez v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., No. A-4231-16T3, N.J. Super., App. Div., 2018 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2683)....