A case argued before New Jersey's high court this week may resolve whether attorneys who are sued over advice they give to a school board are entitled to have the district pay for their defense. Lower courts ruled that the attorney's malpractice insurer should bear the expense, equating the attorney with a private contractor. But attorney Ronald Sahli is arguing that he was acting as the school district's officer, not as outside counsel, when he advised it on how an employee could be let go.
September 28, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A case argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday may resolve whether school board lawyers who get sued over their advice are entitled to have their districts pay for their defense.
Lower courts have ruled in Sahli v. Woodbine Board of Education, A-92-06, that an outside counsel’s malpractice insurer should bear the expense, since private contractors are generally not required to be defended or indemnified.
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