Livornese v. Medical Protective Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SCHILLER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs in this matter were defendants in a medical malpractice suit tried in the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County that resulted in a substantial judgment against them. In January 1999, a jury returned a verdict of $2,085,000.00, and the court molded the verdict to include delay damages and postjudgment interest. Plaintiffs’ primary insurer, The Medical Protective Company (“MedPro”), tendered its $400,000 policy limits in August 1999. An appeal was taken, and the Superior Court affirmed the judgment in an opinion filed on February…