WESTPORT INS. CORP. v. BAYER

No. 01-1150.

284 F.3d 489 (2002)

WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION, a Missouri corporation, v. Ronald Jay BAYER; EVELYN LAKEN; Alan Laken, all Pennsylvania residents, as a party in his own right and as Executor of the Estate of Morton Laken, Westport Insurance Corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed March 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian C. Bendig (Argued) and Jeffrey A. Goldwater, Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

James J. West (Argued), Harrisburg, PA, for Appellees.

BEFORE: SCIRICA, GREENBERG, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

This dispute concerns the coverage afforded appellee, Ronald Jay Bayer, under the lawyer's professional liability insurance policy issued to him by Westport Insurance Corporation (Westport). In 1997, Morton Laken, Evelyn Laken and Alan Laken (the Lakens) sued Bayer, alleging fraud and misrepresentation, among other things. Westport subsequently brought this action against...

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