Legal Opinion
Oppel v. Empire Mutual Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 17, 1981No. 81 Civ. 2675PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
This is a “bad faith” action against defendant insurance companies for failure to settle a claim, and for malpractice against the attorney designated by the insurance companies to represent the insured. The claim arose out of an automobile accident in which the insured struck the plaintiff’s infant son. Plaintiff made a settlement offer to the insurer for the injuries incurred by her son in the amount of $10,000, the full amount of the policy. Plaintiff alleges that the insurer refused the offer and thereafter, upon a trial, plaintiff’s son recovered a…
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