March 06, 2025
A New Jersey real estate developer and Connecticut attorney Carole W. Briggs have settled a federal lawsuit that accused the lawyer and an associate of pulling off a business email compromise scam that caused more than $1.4 million in losses, court records show.
February 27, 2025
An insurer cannot yet escape an attorney's demand for coverage in an alleged scheme to steal $1.4 million from a New Jersey development company, a Connecticut federal judge ruled, saying the carrier didn't follow court procedures before it moved to end the case.
February 25, 2025
An insurer urged a Connecticut federal court to find that it has no duty to defend or indemnify an attorney accused of participating in a scheme to steal $1.4 million from a New Jersey-based development company, saying the underlying allegations don't trigger the attorney's homeowners policy.
June 26, 2024
The insurance company covering a Connecticut attorney accused of helping steal $1.4 million from a development company via a fraudulent bank transfer is seeking to drop its coverage on the grounds that the attorney's alleged actions were intentional and criminal, and therefore not insured.