Legal Opinion
Spray v. Continental Casualty Company
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided June 24, 1987No. A8311-07306; CA A39014PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*158ROSSMAN, J.
Defendant1 insurer appeals a judgment awarding plaintiff $106,304.63 for injuries allegedly caused by defendant’s failure properly to analyze, evaluate and attempt to settle a wrongful death action brought against plaintiff and $18,500 in attorney fees. We affirm.
Plaintiff is a medical doctor with a specialty in internal medicine. From 1972 to 1978, he operated an out-patient clinic for young drug abusers. The wrongful death action was brought against him by the estate of a clinic patient who died in 1977 of an overdose of Darvon prescribed by plaintiff. The gravamen of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Groce v. Fidelity General Insurance CompanyOregon Supreme Court · 1968
- Maine Bonding & Casualty Co. v. Centennial InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1985
- Eastham v. Oregon Automobile Insurance CompanyOregon Supreme Court · 1975
- Bollam v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by9 opinions
- American Physicians Insurance Exchange v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- MEDICAL MUTUAL LIABILITY INS. SOC. OF MARYLAND v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
- Stumpf v. Continental Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1990
- Georgetown Realty, Inc. v. Home InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1990
- American Physicians Insurance Exchange v. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1994
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