Month: January 2016
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS INSURANCE FRAUD LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT THE CARRIER BE INDUCED BY A FALSE STATEMENT TO PAY A DAMAGE CLAIM.
In a unanimous opinion released today the New Jersey Supreme Court held that a violation of the criminal insurance fraud statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4.6(a), does not require proof that a false statement made by the defendant induced the insurance carrier to pay the claim....