Legal Opinion
Cardin v. Pacific Employers Insurance
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 29, 1990No. Civ. A. MJG-89-2524PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARBIS, District Judge.
Jerome S. Cardin filed suit against Pacific Employers Insurance Company (Pacific), his legal malpractice insurer, in order to recover attorneys fees Cardin incurred in defending a civil suit for negligence and legal malpractice. Pacific has denied that it must pay these fees, arguing that it in fact provided counsel for Cardin and thereby satisfied its duty to defend its insured under the policy. Both sides have moved for summary judgment.
Facts 1
In the underlying actions, Jerome Cardin and the insured law firm, Cardin & Cardin, P.A. (hereinafter collectively referred to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Poffenberger v. RisserCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Brohawn v. Transamerica InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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