Federal Judge Refuses To Grant Summary Judgment To Professional Liability Insurer

( September 21, 2026, 3:47 PM EDT) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A federal judge in Illinois denied a lawyers professional liability insurer’s motion for summary judgment in its declaratory judgment lawsuit disputing coverage for an underlying legal malpractice claim brought against its attorney insured, holding that the facts do not clearly support the insurer’s argument that the policy’s prior knowledge exclusion bars coverage....