Law Office of Drew J. Bauman et al v. THE HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. et al

  1. January 08, 2024

    NJ Atty Settles With Insurer, Broker On Malpractice Coverage

    An attorney asked a New Jersey federal judge Monday to dismiss his suit seeking coverage for an underlying malpractice case, having settled his claims with his former insurer and broker through mediation.

  2. May 02, 2023

    NJ Atty Fights To Keep Malpractice Coverage Suit Alive

    A New Jersey attorney is fighting attempts by his onetime insurer and onetime broker to throw out his claims that they must cover him in an underlying malpractice suit, arguing "the duty of an insurer to defend is broader than its obligation to indemnify."

  3. April 06, 2023

    Insurers Seek To Toss NJ Atty's Malpractice Coverage Suit

    A New Jersey attorney's amended bid for coverage of an underlying malpractice suit related to a cyberattack should be tossed, two Hanover units told a New Jersey federal court Thursday, saying the attorney has not pleaded viable claims for breach of contract or bad faith.

  4. February 27, 2023

    NJ Attorney's Malpractice Coverage Suit Tossed

    A New Jersey federal judge tossed an attorney's suit Monday against The Hanover Insurance Group and his insurance broker, finding he had failed to state a claim in his bid for coverage for an underlying malpractice case.

  5. February 03, 2023

    NJ Atty's Coverage Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, Judge Says

    A New Jersey attorney who sued his insurance companies for denying coverage for a malpractice suit brought over a scam wire transfer should have his case remain in federal court, a magistrate judge has said, due to the potentially high-dollar amount of the dispute.

  6. August 15, 2022

    NJ Atty Says Policy Covers Cyberattack Malpractice Claims

    A New Jersey attorney has told a federal court that policy language and the amount at issue means insurance companies should go back to state court to face his lawsuit seeking coverage for a malpractice action alleging that a cyberattack bilked his former real estate client out of about $50,000.

  7. July 20, 2022

    Insurers Fight Coverage Bid For NJ Atty's Cyberattack Suit

    A pair of insurers told a New Jersey federal judge Wednesday that they have no obligation to defend or indemnify a Maplewood-based attorney in an underlying suit over a cyberattack that cost his client $50,000.