Legal Opinion
Vigilant Insurance v. Employers Insurance of Wausau
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 10, 1986No. 84 Civ. 2956 (LLS)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STANTON, District Judge.
This is a suit by one insurance company, Vigilant Insurance Company (“Vigilant”) against another, Employers Insurance Company of Wausau (“Employers”) to obtain contribution towards amounts paid by Vigilant to settle two lawsuits brought by former patients against Dr. Leonard (“Leonard”), whom each company insured at successive times for the same malpractice risks.
BACKGROUND
Leonard was a psychiatrist practicing in New York. In August through November 1977, Leonard was a defendant in separate suits for malpractice, brought by Patricia O’Rourke Osborne (“Osborne”)…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Thrasher v. United States Liability InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- Public Service Mutual Insurance v. GoldfarbNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Zipkin v. FreemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- Hirst v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceIdaho Court of Appeals · 1984
- Federal Insurance v. Atlantic National InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by28 opinions
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