Savitsky v. Mazzella

OPINION

ROTH, Circuit Judge.

This matter arises from a civil action pursued in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by Robert Savitsky against Louis Mazzella. The background facts of this case are well-known to the parties, and we will only briefly revisit them here. In the 1980s, Mazzella was the sole shareholder of a property and casualty insurer, Colonial Assurance Company. At that time, Savitsky was an examiner for the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. Mazzella filed suit against Savitsky, alleging, inter alia, that Savitsky examined Colonial Assurance…