An action filed by a law firm against an insurance company over professional liability coverage for legal fees incurred during the criminal investigation of one of the firm’s lawyers has been removed from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas to federal court.
The defendant, Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co., filed a notice of removal in the case to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The suit brought by Fineburg Law Associates, previously known as Eizen Fineburg & McCarthy, alleges that Ironshore was obligated to pay for legal expenses stemming from the 2011 indictment of lawyer Gary McCarthy on fraud and conspiracy charges.
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