Legal Opinion
The Home Insurance Company v. Michael J. Matthews
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1993No. 92-3851PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is whether an insurance company waived its right to void a legal malpractice policy because the insured misrepresented his knowledge of malpractice claims against him. In this diversity case, Louisiana authorities compel this Court to hold that the insurer has waived its right. We AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
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Michael J. Matthews, a Louisiana lawyer and a notary public, applied to The Home Insurance Company (Home Insurance) for malpractice insurance. A policy was issued to him on August 28, 1986 for one year. A second application to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Phoenix Life Ins. Co. v. RaddinSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Allied Chemical Corporation v. Jack MacKay D/B/A MacKay Farms Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- German American Mutual Life Ass'n v. FarleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Tate v. Charles Aguillard Ins. & Real Est.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- The Bull's Corner Restaurant, Inc. v. The Director of the Federal Emergency Management AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
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