Legal Opinion
Magan v. Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 28, 1989No. 709, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSALYN B. BELL, Judge.
This case presents the question of whether an individual aggrieved by an insurer’s violation of Md.Code Ann. Art. 48A (1957, 1986 Repl.Vol., 1989 Cum.Supp.), (Maryland Insurance Code) can maintain, in addition to the statutory remedy, a tort action for damages in the circuit court based upon the same issues advanced in the administrative proceedings. We hold that the individual is limited to the remedy provided in the Maryland Insurance Code. Before we explain our answer, we will first discuss how this issue arose. 1
In August of 1985, Dr. Michael O. Magan applied to…
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