Insurer Granted Default Judgment In Row Over Absent Motorist’s Misrepresentations

(July 10, 2024, 1:44 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J.  — A New Jersey federal judge on July 9 granted default judgment in an insurer’s suit seeking a declaration that the auto insurance policies issued to its insured are rescinded and that it has no duty to defend and indemnify regarding an auto accident involving the insured where another man died, finding that the complaint sufficiently alleges fraud and that the insurer will be prejudiced without default judgment against the insured, who failed to appear....