COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY v. KWASNIK, KANOWITZ & ASSOCIATES, P.C. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:12-cv-00722

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

Noel L. Hillman

Firms

  1. June 30, 2014

    Insurer Sheds Policy For Law Firm Tied To Ponzi Scheme

    A New Jersey federal judge on Friday gave Colony Insurance Co. the go-ahead to rescind a professional liability policy issued to a Philadelphia law firm with connections to an alleged $8.5 million Ponzi scheme, while dealing a default judgment to the firm's former managing partner. 

  2. September 13, 2013

    Atty Tied To $8.5M Ponzi Scheme Sanctioned In Insurer's Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday sanctioned the former managing partner of a Philadelphia law firm for evading a deposition, nixing the attorney's answer and remaining counterclaim against professional liability carrier Colony Insurance Co. in litigation with roots in an alleged $8.5 million Ponzi scheme.

  3. December 05, 2012

    Judge Pares Counterclaims In Ponzi Scheme Coverage Row

    A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday nixed nearly all of a Philadelphia law firm's counterclaims against Colony Insurance Co. in litigation over whether the carrier can rescind a professional liability policy covering a lawyer accused of running an $8.5 million Ponzi scheme.

  4. February 07, 2012

    Lawyer Accused In Ponzi Scheme Duped Us Too: Insurer

    An Argo Group US Inc. subsidiary sued Kwasnik Kanowitz & Associates PC in New Jersey federal court Tuesday, hoping to nix a professional liability policy that covered a lawyer currently in jail who was accused of running an $8.5 million Ponzi scheme targeting elderly investors.