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Category: NJ - Rescission
Three months after one its contractors or employees was involved in a child’s death, a nursing agency applied for insurance. It sought insurance that would…
The insured purchased watercraft insurance on a boat. During the application process, the insured represented his boat was solely used for pleasure purposes, and was…
The carrier sought to void a life insurance policy on the basis of material misrepresentation. The beneficiary brought counterclaims for breach of contract and bad…
Plaintiff was a life insurer and defendant trust owned life insurance policies issued by the insurer. The insurer brought suit seeking rescission based on putative…
In this case, the court granted the insurer a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The case involved misrepresentations in applying for insurance, specifically involving whether the…
The insurer sought damages and rescission under Pennsylvania common law and New Jersey’s Insurance Fraud Prevention Act. There was a fire at the insured’s New…
An insurer brought a declaratory judgment action seeking policy rescission based upon alleged misstatements concerning the insured’s business in the application process. The insured was…
In Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange v. Perez, New Jersey’s Supreme Court found that even where an insurer could void an auto policy for fraud, if…
In Nova Casualty Co. v. Col-Mor Apartments, Inc., the insured was sued on the basis that it was providing drinking water contaminated with radioactive materials. …