Legal Opinion
MUTUAL INS. CO., LTD. v. Murphy
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 2, 2009No. Civil 07-11532-PBSPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Former state court Judge Ernest B. Murphy alleges that Mutual Insurance Company, Limited (“Mutual”) engaged in unfair and deceptive acts in violation of Massachusetts law when it failed to make a prompt offer of settlement to him. Mutual moves for summary judgment on the ground that it owed no duty to effectuate a settlement pursuant to Mass Gen. Laws chs. 176D and 93A because Mutual did not control either the defense or settlement of the claim. Mutual moves for summary judgment on Count I of its complaint seeking a Declaratory Judgment…
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