Brian Overbeek v. Charles Heimbecker, Richard Hellenbrand, and General Casualty Company of Wisconsin

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Thirteen times General Casualty Company offered to settle a personal injury case against one of its insureds for the pohcy limit of $25,000. General Casualty made the offer before trial. General Casualty made the offer during the trial. General Casualty made the offer after trial. At times, General Casualty even offered double the pohcy limit to make the htigation go away. Thirteen times the plaintiffs counsel-rejected the offers and insisted on a trial and various other proceedings. Now, over 9 years after the trial wrapped up, plaintiffs counsel has knocked…