Legal Opinion
Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Linn
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 25, 1984No. Civ. A. 79-699PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SHAPIRO, District Judge.
This is a declaratory judgment action by Pacific Indemnity Company (“Pacific”) to determine which insurance company, if any, must defend and indemnify claims against Robert Linn, D.O. (“Dr. Linn”) which have been or may be asserted on behalf of persons who read Dr. Linn’s book, The Last Chance Diet, followed the diet program it recommended, and consequently suffered personal injury or death. Liability was asserted for malpractice, professional negligence, breach of warranty and/or products liability arising out of the purchase of Dr. Linn’s book…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Standard Venetian Blind Co. v. American Empire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Sondra L. McKenna and James R. McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Roberts v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lee v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Pacific Indemnity Co. v. LinnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Biborosch v. Transamerica InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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- Utica Mutual Insurance v. MillerCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- Regis Insurance v. All American Rathskeller, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
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