AFTAB v. PROPERTY-LIABILITY INS. GUAR. ASSOC.


898 A.2d 1041 (2006)

386 N.J. Super. 41

Parry AFTAB, Esq., Aftab & Savitt, and Nancy Savitt, Esq.; Cohn Lifland, Pearlman, Herrmann & Knopf, LLP, and Jeffrey Herrmann, Esq.; Morton Covitz, Esq.; Middlebrooks & Shapiro, P.C., and Estate of Richard P. Shapiro, Esq.; Leslie Bierman, Esq.; Robert Vort, Esq.; Robert Mazeau, Esq.; and Matthew Trella, Esq., Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Federbusch & Weinstein and Janell Weinstein, Esq., Plaintiffs, v. NEW JERSEY PROPERTY-LIABILITY INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, Defendant-Respondent, and Leah Heller; Joseph Callaremi, Jr.; Anthony Callaremi; Callaremi Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; Kathi F. Fiamingo, Esq.; Edward D. Turen; Jan Turen; Lynchen Wassil; Julius Wassil; Burgdorff/Era Realtors; Mary Lenk Properties Division; Mary Lenk; Ingrid Werner; Ferro, Labella, Logerfo & Zucker; Rocco J. Labella; Sarasota-Coolidge Equities II; Sarasota, Inc.; Charles A. Poekel, Jr.; Essex County; Essex County Sheriff's Department; Sheriff Armando Fontura; Sergeant Cramer; Detective Tully; Detective Jackson; Lieutenant Mercandante; Leonora Mansour; Mansour Mansour; Farberware, Inc.; S.W. Farber, Inc.; Federated Department Stores, Inc.; Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc.; Walter Kiddie Company, Inc.; Bruckner Manufacturing Corp.; Sterns; Salton/Maxim Housewares, Inc.; Joyce A. Poliseno; Anthony J. Macri, Esq.; James F. Carney, Esq.; James N. Tracy, III, Esq.; Tansey, Faning, Haggerty, Kelly, Convery & Tracy; Terry Benbow, Administrator ad Prosequendum of the Estate of Shadriah Benbow, individually and as guardian ad litem for Terry Benbow, Jr. and Tanesha Benbow; Passaic County Probation Department; Joanne DiFranco; Toni Geracitano; Lenny Gordon; Alice Roedema; Amin Jihid (a/k/a Amin Jihhad); Kristen Cooper; Jamica Evans; Big Boing Golf/Koosh Jr. Company; CYO Camp on Nosenzo Pond Road in West Milford, County of Passaic; Catholic Youth Organization; Dioceses of Paterson; Straight and Narrow; Toys "R" Us; Joseph Batelli; and Alfred Bluh, Defendants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Hille, Secaucus, argued the cause for appellants (Waters, McPherson, McNeill, attorneys; Mr. Hille, of counsel and on the brief).

Mark M. Tallmadge, Florham Park, argued the cause for respondent (Bressler, Amery & Ross, attorneys; Richard R. Spencer, Jr., of counsel; Mr. Tallmadge and Marie Saraceni, on the brief).

Francis & Berry, and Joseph C. Tanski, Boston, MA (Nixon Peabody) of the Massachusetts bar, admitted pro hac vice, attorneys for amicus curiae National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds (Mr. Tanski, of counsel; Hugh P. Francis, on the brief).

Before Judges COLLESTER, LISA and S.L. REISNER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

LISA, J.A.D.

Plaintiffs are New Jersey attorneys who have been named as defendants in legal malpractice suits in New Jersey. Their professional liability insurance carrier, "American National Lawyers Insurance Reciprocal (Risk Retention) Group" (ANLIR), became insolvent, and plaintiffs sought defense and indemnification from the New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association (PLIGA). Because ANLIR was...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases