Federal Judge Grants Summary Judgment To Insurer’s General Agent In Fraud Dispute

Mealey's ( August 24, 2022, 11:09 AM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A federal judge in California on Aug. 15 entered judgment in favor of an insurer’s general agent in a third-party negligence and equitable indemnity complaint filed in a fraud lawsuit brought by a health insurer, finding that the undisputed material facts demonstrate that the agent did not owe the defendant a duty as a matter of law....