4th Circuit Denies Attorney’s Request To Reconsider Professional Liability Dispute

(January 31, 2024, 9:36 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 30 rejected an attorney insured’s petition for rehearing en banc challenging the appeals court’s affirmation of a lower federal court’s ruling in favor of insurers in his lawsuit seeking professional liability coverage for his claim arising from a grand jury subpoena the U.S. Department of Justice served on his law firm, standing by its finding that the insurers never made a clear promise to provide coverage for the insured’s underlying expenses and his lack of good faith claim at a minimum required him to demonstrate that he was entitled to coverage....