Legal Opinion
Protective Life Insurance v. Dignity Viatical Settlement Partners, L.P.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 25, 1999No. 98-1752PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Dignity Viatical Settlement Partners, L.P., and Dignity Partners, Inc. (collectively, Dignity) appeal from an order denying them prejudgment interest and imposing sanctions in connection with their quest. The appellee, Protective Life Insurance Company (Protective), regards the appeal as frivolous and suggests appellate sanctions. We affirm the denial of prejudgment interest, reverse the sanctions order, and deny Protective’s motion for further sanctions.
I. BACKGROUND
A synopsis suffices to set the stage for this appeal. Protective issued a life insur-' anee policy in…
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