Legal Opinion
Rad Services, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 30, 1986No. 86-3044PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.
This case presents us with an issue of first impression raised but not reached in Lionti v. Lloyd’s Insurance Co., 709 F.2d 237 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 995, 104 S.Ct. 490, 78 L.Ed.2d 685 (1983). Unlike the Monti majority, we must decide the primary question of whether a defendant may introduce as substantive evidence the fact that non-party agents of the plaintiff claimed the Fifth Amendment privilege against compelled self-incrimination in response to questioning regarding their employment and the crucial facts at issue.
The plaintiff, RAD…
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