Legal Opinion
O'Leary-Alison v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 2, 2001No. 99-P-638PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.
After obtaining a judgment in the District Court for damages arising out of an automobile accident, Debra O’Leary-Alison brought suit in the Superior Court against Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Company (Metropolitan) for its alleged failure to effectuate prompt, fair, and equitable settlement of her claim against Metropolitan’s insured driver.1 A jury-waived trial was conducted and the judge entered *215a verdict for Metropolitan, finding that it had not engaged in unfair settlement practices. O’Leary-Alison argues that the judge erred because the damage award in District Court…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co., Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Clegg v. ButlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Van Dyke v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Marlow v. City of New BedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Demeo v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1995
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Behn v. Legion InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001
- State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. PikeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2019
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