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· 8/29/2001

Coregis Insurance Company v. Baratta & Fenerty, Ltd Anthony Baratta, Esq. Kenneth Lee Danielle Lee Baratta & Fenerty, Ltd Anthony Baratta, Esq.

Citations

  • 264 F.3d 302
  • 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 19244

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that an attorney “cannot assume that the claim will not be brought because he subjectively believes it is time barred or lacks merit”
  • noting that “[w]hen an attorney has a basis to believe he has breached a professional duty, he has a reason to foresee that his conduct might be the basis of a professional liability claim against him”
  • applying Selko two-part inquiry to an exclusion that eliminated coverage for “acts, errors, or omissions occurring prior to the effective date of the Policy if [the insured] knew or could have reasonably foreseen that they might be the basis of a claim.”
  • “Only where the facts are so clear that reasonable minds cannot differ may the commencement of the limitation period be determined as a matter of law.”
  • “When an attorney has a basis to believe he has breached a professional duty, he has a reason to foresee that his conduct might be the basis of a professional liability claim against him.”
  • applying Selko test to exclusion in insurance policy

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Judges: Becker, Nygaard, Ambro

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