Legal Opinion
Boyle v. Zurich American Insurance
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided April 12, 2013No. MICV201102244PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Salinger, Kenneth W., J.
Joseph Boyle was seriously injured by an automobile tire that exploded at a repair shop. The shop was insured by Zurich American Insurance Company under a business auto policy with a $50,000 limit on bodily injury coverage. After Boyle and his wife sued the repair shop for negligence, Zurich failed to defend, the repair shop failed to appear, and as a result a default judgment now worth $3.7 million was entered against the repair shop. In this action, Boyle and his wife claim that Zurich violated G.L.c. 93A and c. 176D by not investigating their claims and not settling…
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