Legal Opinion
Venn v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 20, 1996No. 94-3423, 95-2000PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
This diversity medical malpractice insurance ease has spanned twelve years and involved the participation of twenty-seven judges. It is now before us for the second time. The issues presented on appeal are: (1) whether a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee can assert a bad faith claim against an insurer when the underlying cause of action accrued after the named insured was discharged in bankruptcy; (2) if such a claim is found to be cognizable, what is the measure of recovery; and (3) whether the bankruptcy trustee is entitled to prejudgment interest. The district court ruled…
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