In a case stemming from the Mutual Benefits viaticals scandal, an appellate court ruledWednesday that an insurance broker can be held liable for withholding crucial information from an insurance company to get a legal malpractice policy.
The Fort Lauderdale law firm Brinkley McNerney Morgan Solomon & Tatum faced 14 claims in five years, including a $500 million class-action lawsuit stemming from its representation of Mutual Benefits. But the broker, First Indemnity Insurance Services, was rejected by other carriers that knew the full claims history and only told Liberty Surplus Insurance about three claims.
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