Riggs v. Schroering

LEIBSON, Justice.

This is a matter of right appeal from a Court of Appeals’ Order denying a Petition for Writ of Prohibition.

H.T. Riggs, Jr. (Riggs), the appellant and the plaintiff in the underlying case, was injured in a rear-end collision when his vehicle was struck by one driven by Lawrence Schnur. Schnur carried his liability insurance with Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Inc. (Aetna), the appellee and defendant in the underlying case.

Riggs’ attorneys, Gary Gardner and Joan Byer, made a settlement demand against Aetna several months after the accident. Aetna had paid the property damage…