Legal Opinion
LaRocca v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 11, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 105-68 EriePublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEBER, District Judge.
In this case plaintiff sues his insurance carrier for the excess liability which is imposed on him because of a verdict exceeding his insurance coverage. Such suits are now becoming common. [See Appendix A to Article on Excess Coverage, Vol. XXXVI Insurance Counsel Journal, Jan. 1969, p. 68, Bibliography p. 75.] The plaintiff alleges bad faith or negligent handling of the prior suit in failure to achieve settlement. Plaintiff now seeks the production of the entire file of the insurance company relating to the prior suit under Fed.R. of Civ.P. 34. Defendant is…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Cowden v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Alltmont v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Alex N. Bell v. Commercial Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Shapiro v. Allstate InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Roesberg v. Johns-Manville Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Riggs National Bank of Washington, D. C. v. ZimmerCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1976
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