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In re Caruso

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jun 28, 1999
158 N.J. 644 (N.J. 1999)
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explaining that insurance policies must be construed in accordance with the reasonable expectations of the insured

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Opinion

June 28, 1999.

ORDER

The Court on May 28, 1999, having ordered that RICHARD D. CARUSO of BRICK, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1986, be temporarily suspended from the practice of law, pursuant to Rule 1:20-17(e)(1), effective June 28, 1999, unless respondent paid all administrative costs and interest assessed in a previous disciplinary matter or arranged a payment plan satisfactory to the Disciplinary Review Board prior to that date;

And the Disciplinary Review Board having reported to the Court that respondent has paid this date the sums assessed pursuant to Rule 1:20-17;

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that the Order of May 28, 1999, is hereby vacated.

Summaries of

In re Caruso

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jun 28, 1999
158 N.J. 644 (N.J. 1999)

explaining that insurance policies must be construed in accordance with the reasonable expectations of the insured

Summary of this case from North Plainfield Board of Education v. Zurich Amer. Ins. Co.

stating that "well-established rules for interpreting insurance policies have developed.... the words of an insurance policy are to be given their plain, ordinary meaning.... [i]n the absence of any ambiguity, courts `should not write for the insured a better policy of insurance than the one purchased.'" (quoting Longobardi v. Chubb Ins. Co., 582 A.2d 1257, 1260 (N.J. 1990))

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stating that "well-established rules for interpreting insurance policies have developed. . . . the words of an insurance policy are to be given their plain, ordinary meaning. . . . [i]n the absence of any ambiguity, courts `should not write for the insured a better policy of insurance than the one purchased.'" (quoting Longobardi v. Chubb Ins. Co., 582 A.2d 1257, 1260 (N.J. 1990))

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Case details for

In re Caruso

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD D. CARUSO, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Jun 28, 1999

Citations

158 N.J. 644 (N.J. 1999)
730 A.2d 1278

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