Legal Opinion
Downey v. First Indemnity Insurance
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 14, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION No. 13-4545PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Goldberg, District Judge
The issue presented in this breach of contract action1 is whether Defendants are *418obligated to provide legal malpractice coverage to Plaintiff, Philip A. Downey, Esq. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants, First Indemnity Insurance,2 Andrew Biggio (collectively “First Indemnity Defendants”), First Mercury Insurance Company (“First Mercury”), and State National Insurance Company (“State National”), collectively failed to provide him with the professional malpractice insurance policy that he requested — one that would leave him with “no gaps in coverage”…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Standard Venetian Blind Co. v. American Empire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Ridgewood Board of Education v. N.E., as Guardian Ad Litem for M.E., an Infant Mary E., Individually and as Guardian Ad Litem for M.E., an Infant, Defendants/third-Party v. Frederick Stokley, Superintendent John Campion, Director of Special Programs Charles Abate, Principal William Ward, Principal Lorraine Zak, Psychologist Kathleen McNally Social Worker Caroline Janover, Ldt-C George Neville, Principal Henry Hogue, Psychologist June Ann Dibb, Dr., Psychiatrist Joan Christian, Ldt-C Susan Lynaugh, Psychologist, Third-Party N.E., as Guardian Ad Litem for M.E., an Infant Mary E., Individually and as Guardian Ad Litem for M.E., an InfantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Collister v. Nationwide Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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