Legal Opinion
Reliance National Insurance v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 30, 2003No. 99-P-1861PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
By complaint for a declaratory judgment as to its liability under a legal malpractice insurance policy, Reliance National Insurance Company (Reliance) put the question: Is the activity involved in billing a client for legal services within the compass of professional services covered by a malpractice insurance policy? A judge of the Superior Court decided it was not and declared that Reliance was not liable under the policy. We affirm.
*6461. Facts. The following undisputed facts were developed on a motion for summary judgment brought by the defendant Reliance. In 1991, Daniel W. Goldstone…
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