( September 24, 2024, 8:52 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — A majority of the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower federal court’s judgment in favor of a professional liability insurer in a breach of contract lawsuit brought by the attorney insured’s assignee, rejecting the assignee’s contention that the insurer must demonstrate that it was prejudiced by the late notice of the underlying legal malpractice claim in order to deny coverage....