Federal Judge Grants Judgment For Insurers In Fraud Suits, Cites False Statements

Mealey's (January 6, 2023, 9:04 AM EST) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge granted summary judgment to commercial general liability insurers in consolidated declaratory judgment suits against their insureds seeking a declaration stating that they have no duty to defend the insureds in an underlying state court suit filed by people injured in a shooting, finding that because the insureds made omissions on their insurance application, the insurers are entitled to rescind the policies due to “equitable fraud.”...