Legal Opinion
First American Title Insurance v. Lawson
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 17, 2003PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
VERNIERO, J.
This ease presents difficult questions concerning an attorney’s exposure to uninsured liability while practicing in a law firm organized as a limited liability partnership. The firm’s coverage also is at stake. Specifically, the firm’s managing partner knowingly had made material misrepresentations when he applied to an insurer for malpractice coverage on behalf of the firm and its members. The Appellate Division concluded that such misrepresentations entitled the insurer to consider the firm’s coverage void ab initio, that is, to treat…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jewish Center of Sussex Cty. v. WhaleSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Ledley v. William Penn Life InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Liebling v. Garden State Indem.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2001
- Gallagher v. New England Mutual Life Ins. Co. of BostonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1955
- Fisher v. New Jersey Auto. Full Ins. Underwriting Ass'nNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
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3Cited by54 opinions
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