Davis v. Chubb/Pacific Indemnity Group

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BECHTLE, District Judge.

Presently before the Court is the defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the motion will be granted in part and denied in part.

This is a diversity action based on a claim of malicious prosecution and defamation arising out of the prosecution of plaintiff Harry Davis (“Davis”) for what the Court will refer to as insurance fraud. 1 It is sufficient to note for the purpose of the instant motion that Davis alleges that the defendants — insurance companies, an insurance industry crime prevention organization and an…