Foster v. Westmoreland Casualty Co.

SMITH, Judge.

Before this Court are exceptions filed by two law firms, Gallagher, Reilly and Lachat (Gallagher) and Duane, Morris and Heckscher (Duane), collectively Claimants, to the hearing referee’s findings of fact and recommendation that Claimants’ claims for attorney’s fees for services rendered to Westmoreland Casualty Company (Westmoreland) during its suspension be classified as general creditor claims under Section 544(b) of the Act of May 17, 1921, P.L. 789, commonly known as the Insurance Department Act (Act), as amended, 40 P.S. § 221.44(b). 1

Westmoreland was suspended by the…