Legal Opinion
Rob Levine & Associates Ltd. v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. of America
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 3, 2014No. Civil Action No. 13-560-MPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHN J. McCONNELL, JR., District Judge.
The issue presented in this case is whether lawyers sued by clients who allege a count for deceptive advertising are entitled to be defended by their insurer under a policy that excludes claims “related to the rendering of, or failure to render, professional services.” Because the claim is not related to the rendering of professional services, the exclusion does not apply and the insurer has the duty to defend.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs are a law firm and two of its attorneys, Robert Levine and Benjamin Pushner (collectively, “Levine &…
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