Legal Opinion
Brown v. Slenker
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 20, 2002No. Civil Action 01-1521-APublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
This is an unusual case that has traveled an unusual path to this district. It involves various claims growing out of an insurer’s allegation that a lawyer and law firm retained to defend its insured physician in a medical malpractice case settled the claim for $700,000 without the knowledge or approval of the insurer. And, the case is here after (i) a jury trial in the Middle District of Louisiana, (ii) an appeal to the Fifth Circuit, (iii) a remand to the district court in Louisiana, (iv) followed finally by a transfer to this district. At issue now…
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