Legal Opinion
Trustees of University of Pennsylvania v. Lexington Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 31, 1987No. Nos. 86-1115, 86-1195PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal, from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of an insured against its excess carrier, raises several questions of Pennsylvania insurance law. The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, the corporate owner of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (“HUP”), and the plaintiffs in the district court, won a $4.8 million judgment in compensatory damages against the Lexington Insurance Co., HUP’s excess insurer. The jury also awarded punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and prejudgment interest. The claim arose from Lexington’s…
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