Shapiro v. Allstate Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION

FULLAM, District Judge.

The use-plaintiff, Anthony Laurelli, recovered a verdict in a tort action against William Shapiro in an amount greatly in excess of the liability insurance coverage provided Shapiro by the defendant Allstate Insurance Company. Claiming that the insurance company acted in bad faith in handling the case, Laurelli obtained an assignment of the policy-holder’s rights1 and has brought the present action to recover the unpaid portion of the verdict, i. e., the excess over the amount paid under the policy.

Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion for…