Legal Opinion
Federal Insurance v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 30, 2001No. 99 Civ. 10094(WHP)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
PAULEY, District Judge.
In this diversity action, plaintiff Federal Insurance Company (“Federal”), an excess liability insurer, alleges that defendant Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty”), a primary insurer, acted in bad faith by failing to offer the maximum coverage of its policy to settle a lawsuit. Liberty moves for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. For the reasons set forth below, Liberty’s motion for summary judgment is granted.
BACKGROUND
The following facts are not disputed. In 1988, two-year-old Joel Garcia fell six floors from an apartment window when…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Maxine GRADY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AFFILIATED CENTRAL, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- New England Insurance v. Healthcare Underwriters Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2001
- New England Insurance v. Healthcare Underwriters Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
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