Legal Opinion
Rhodes v. AIG Domestic Claims, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 10, 2012No. SJC-10911PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
The issues in this appeal relate to insurance claims settlement practices of a primary and an excess insurance carrier. Marcia Rhodes 3 received catastrophic injuries including permanent paraplegia when a tractor trailer hit the rear end of her car in January of 2002. She; her husband, Harold; and her daughter, Rebecca (collectively, plaintiffs or family) brought a tort action against, among others, the truck driver, his employer, and the company to which he was assigned by his employer, seeking damages for Marcia’s injuries and loss of consortium on the part of Harold and Rebecca. At trial,…
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