Legal Opinion
New Hampshire Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. Elliot Hospital
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 20, 2006No. 2005-834PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuggan, J.
The petitioner, New Hampshire Insurance Guaranty Association (NHIGA), appeals a decision of the Superior Court (Barry, J.) granting summary judgment to the respondent, Elliot Hospital (Elliot), and denying NHIGA’s cross-motion for summary judgment. The trial court interpreted the New Hampshire Insurance Guaranty Association Act (Guaranty Act), RSA chapter 404-B (1998), not to require the plaintiffs in an underlying medical malpractice action to exhaust claims against a codefendant’s solvent insurer before proceeding against NHIGA. We affirm.
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