Legal Opinion

B-T Dissolution, Inc. v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 7, 2006No. 05-3917UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOWD, Senior District Judge.

This case marks the second time the coverage dispute between the insured (BT Dissolution, Inc.) and the insurer (Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, Inc.) has been before this court.

On the first occasion, this court affirmed the district court’s judgment awarding payment of benefits to the insured in the sum of $499,980.00 plus pre-judgment interest. 1 The second appeal addresses the narrow question of whether the insured is entitled to an award of attorney fees for the successful prosecution of the claim for coverage. In an effort to recover the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Hoskins v. Aetna Life InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Motorists Mutual Insurance v. TrainorOhio Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Motorists Mutual Insurance v. BrandenburgOhio Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Turner Construction Co. v. Commercial Union InsuranceOhio Court of Appeals · 1985

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Klein v. Federal Insurance Co.District Court, N.D. Texas · 2016
  2. Carrie Ann Sedor v. State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2025
  3. Scott Fetzer Company v. Zurich American Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2021

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