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An appellate court in New Jersey, affirming a trial court's decision, has ruled that a lawyer could not compel an insurance company to retroactively provide professional liability coverage to him. 

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Vince A. Sicari, an attorney who operated his own law practice in New Jersey, obtained an insurance policy from The Harford Insurance Company of the Midwest effective July 31, 2010 through July 31, 2011 (the "2010 policy"). The 2010 policy included coverage for commercial general liability, business personal property liability and lawyers' professional liability. Sicari paid a premium of $2,728 for the 2010 policy. 

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