Legal Opinion

Olah v. Baird

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 3, 2009No. 07-4282PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Robert and Paea Olah sued Dr. Robert Baird for malpractice, based on alleged injuries to their daughter. While the state malpractice litigation was still in pretrial stages, Dr. Baird declared bankruptcy. The Olahs asked the trustee of Dr. Baird’s bankruptcy estate to “sell” them Dr. Baird’s right to consent to settlement under his medical liability insurance policy. The trustee balked, writing that by the terms of the insurance contract he did “not believe that there was any asset which the trustee could assume and assign to” the Olahs. The Olahs filed suit in…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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