Legal Opinion
Northfield Insurance v. Mariner Post Acute Network, Inc. (In re Mariner Health Group)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware
Decided September 24, 2003No. Bankruptcy No. 00-215 to 00-301(MPW); Adversary No. A-01-4626(MPW)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION1
MARY F. WALRATH, Chief Judge.
Before the Court is the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment filed by North-field Insurance Company (“Northfield”) seeking a declaration that the Northfield insurance contracts (“the Northfield Policies”) do not provide coverage for punitive damages which may be awarded against the Debtors in Texas. After a hearing, and consideration of the affidavits and exhibits proffered, we conclude that North-field’s motion must be denied for the reasons set forth below.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On January 18, 2000, Mariner Post-Acute Network, Inc., and its…
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