Casaccio v. Curtiss

DAVIS, Justice:

In this appeal from an order imposing monetary sanctions against petitioners Joseph Casaceio (hereinafter referred to as “Mr. Casaceio”) and National Indemnity Company (hereinafter referred to as “National Indemnity”), this Court is asked to determine whether West Virginia Trial Court Rule 25.10 permits a circuit court to impose sanctions upon the insurance carrier for an insured party when the insurance earner fails, without good cause, to appear at court-ordered mediation through the presence of a representative who has full decision-making discretion to examine and resolve…