Nautilus Insurance Company V. Fleming Et Al

Case Background

On April 22, 2022, Nautilus Insurance Company (“Nautilus”), an insurance company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, filed an insurance fraud lawsuit against Richard Alexander Murdaugh, his attorney Cory Fleming, and several other Defendants claiming it was owed damages because it paid an insurance claim on false pretenses. The case was tried in the United States District Court, South Carolina (Charleston). Honorable Richard M. Gergel presided over this lawsuit. [Case Number: 2:22cv1307]

Cause

Nautilus issued a $5,000,000 umbrella policy to Richard Alexander Murdaugh, Sr., a licensed South Carolina attorney, for his Colleton C