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Denial of Insurance Coverage Professional Liability Breach of Contract

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Minnesota Appeals Court Limits Coverage in Law Firm Malpractice Dispute Over Policy Clause

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In Smith Jadin Johnson PLLC v. Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co., the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision that required Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. to defend a legal malpractice claim...more

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Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability - Case Law Update

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In Law Office of Drew J. Bauman v. Hanover Insurance Company, 2023 WL 2238552 (D.N.J. February 27, 2023), the plaintiffs maintained a professional liability insurance policy with the Hanover defendants from October 2017 to...more

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No Coverage for Breach of Contract under Professional Liability Policy

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The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, applying Minnesota law, has held that a law firm’s professional liability policy does not provide coverage for the firm’s alleged breach of various litigation...more

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New Jersey District Court Affirms Irrelevance of Breach of Contract Claims in Cases Involving Woerner Actions.

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Law Office of Drew J. Bauman v. Hanover Insurance Company, 2023 WL 2238552 (D.N.J. Feb. 27, 2023) - The plaintiffs had maintained a professional liability insurance policy with Hanover from October 2017 to October 2019. They...more

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Lawyers Professional Liability Policy Does Not Cover Non-Insured Construction Management Company; Insurer Justified in Requesting...

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A New York federal court, applying New York law, has held that a lawyers professional liability policy does not provide coverage to a construction management company not named as an “insured” in the policy and that did not...more

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