Questions on Whether Carrier Properly Canceled Policy Made Summary Judgment Inappropriate

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division overturned a partial grant of summary judgment finding that an insurance carrier had properly canceled an employer’s policy before an employee was hurt at work. Case: M&S Waste Services v. Praetorian Insurance Co., No. A-4860-15T1, 08/24/2018, unpublished. Facts: The Praetorian Insurance Co. issued a workers’ compensation policy to M&S Waste Services in 2011. M&S was late making its premium payments in July, August and September 2011. Each time, Praetorian canceled the policy and then reinstated it. In October...