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Finding Insured Lied in His Insurance Application, Brooklyn Court Dismisses Stolen Vehicle Claim

Although I’m certainly no fan of the insurance industry, I can’t blame them for fighting this claim. And I don’t blame the Court for siding with them either.
Recently, in Rampersant v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins. Co., a Brooklyn  judge dismissed the lawsuit brought by a Kings County man against his auto insurer, which sought money [...]

How to Prove a Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Under New York Law

Before addressing how you prove a negligent misrepresentation claim, we first have to define what it is – and what it isn’t.
Unlike its cousin, the fraud claim, negligent misrepresentation does not require a showing of malicious intent or recklessness by the defendant; rather, it requires that the plaintiff prove the following by a preponderance of [...]

Posted Under: Breach of contract, business fraud, misrepresentation
This post was written by Jonathan Cooper on July 15, 2010 Comments (0)