Medical Protective Co. v. Pang

ORDER

JAMES A. TEILBORG, Senior District Judge.

Pending before the Court is Defendant Herman Pang’s motion for attorneys’ fees (Doc. 329), filed pursuant to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals mandate (Doc. 336) (opinion published at Med. Protective Co. v. Pang, 740 F.3d 1279, 1284 (9th Cir.2013)).

I. BACKGROUND

The Ninth Circuit has succinctly summarized the factual and procedural background underlying this claim:

Pang bought medical malpractice insurance from the Medical Protective Company (“Medical Protective”). In June 2002 Pang applied for a substantial increase in his malpractice coverage,…