New Jersey Federal Court: Policyholders Must Plead Specific Policy Provisions to Maintain Suits
By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/23
In Law Office of Drew J. Bauman v. Hanover Insurance Co., the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey affirmed that policyholders must allege, under New Jersey law, the specific provisions of the insurance policy in order to state a claim for relief under the insurance contract. In doing so, the court bolstered the growing national judicial trend of restricting policyholder coverage litigation to those involving specific allegations of a carrier’s purported breach of contract, not...
By: Carlton Fields