Westport Insurance Corporation v. Shapiro & Burson, LLP

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:12-cv-00070

Court:

Virginia Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

Leonie M. Brinkema

Sectors & Industries:

  1. June 06, 2012

    Shapiro & Burson, Westport Settle Robosigning Coverage Row

    Shapiro & Burson LLP and Westport Insurance Corp. on Tuesday settled their lawsuit over the insurer's obligation to cover the law firm in its defense against class actions accusing its attorneys of illegally signing each other's names to affidavits in foreclosure proceedings.

  2. January 26, 2012

    Insurer Tries To Dodge Coverage In Robosigning Actions

    An insurance company asked a Virginia federal judge Monday to void its obligation to insure a client law firm in class actions accusing the firm of running an illegal "foreclosure factory" where attorneys robosigned each others' names to affidavits in foreclosure proceedings.

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