Judge: Insurer Failed To Show It Relied On Law Firm’s Alleged Misstatements

Mealey's ( February 13, 2023, 2:05 PM EST) -- LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal judge in Kentucky on Feb. 10 ruled that an insurer failed to state its fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation claims against a law firm in a alleging that a contractor and inspector were negligent in their repair of a parking garage, which led to the garage’s collapse, because the insurer did not show that its insured relied on any false or misleading statements in entering into an agreement to purchase the parking garage....