Legal Opinion
Gahres v. Phico Insurance
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 16, 1987No. Civ. A. 87-637-APublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this suit, 140 physicians allege that defendant Phico Insurance Company (PHI-CO) perpetrated a fraud on the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to win approval for higher premiums and then breached a contractual or quasi-contractual duty owed to plaintiffs by refusing to renew their medical malpractice insurance. PHICO moves for a judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Rule 12(c), Fed.R.Civ.P. For the reasons stated below, this Court dismisses plaintiffs’ Complaint under Rule 12(b)(6), Fed.R.Civ.P., for failure to state a claim…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Adams v. BainCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Matarese v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Dr. Finn F. L'Orange v. The Medical Protective CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Ballow v. PHICO Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1994
- Seber v. UngerDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
- Egnatz v. Medical Protective Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1991
- Armstrong v. Safeco InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1988
- Ballow v. Phico Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1992
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