Legal Opinion

Sentinel Insurance v. Monarch Med Spa, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided April 30, 2015No. Civil Action No. 14-5450PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

KEARNEY, District Judge.

Commercial insurance policies define the insured’s scope of recovery and the insurance company’s obligations to indemnify or defend upon a defined loss. Sophisticated commercial insureds, such as a medical spa offering liposuction surgery through doctors and nurses, purchase a level of insurance coverage based on their business judgment. We do not re-write insurance policies because the negotiated terms excluding certain claims from coverage do not save an insured from claimed financial ruin. Here, Plaintiff medical spa owners purchased an insurance policy…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. General Accident Insurance Co. of America v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  2. Mutual Benefit Insurance v. HaverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Harad, Charles A. And the Home Insurance Company v. The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, and Catania, Francis JCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  4. Canal Insurance Company v. Underwriters at Lloyd's LondonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
  5. Scopel v. Donegal Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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