Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Erie Insurance Property & Casualty Co. v. Mazzone

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 30, 2005No. 32777PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALBRIGHT, Chief Justice:

As the defendant below, Erie Insurance Property & Casualty Company (hereinafter referred to as “Erie”), invokes the original jurisdiction of this Court in order to prohibit enforcement of the March 30, 2005, order of the Ohio County Circuit Court directing disclosure of claims file documents in an underlying third-party bad faith action brought by Elizabeth Murfitt, plaintiff below. The particular Erie documents at issue pertain to *595reserve information detailing amounts and dates on which those amounts were set. Erie claims that the reserve information represents…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Maryland Casualty Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  2. Samson v. Transamerica InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
  3. State Ex Rel. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. CanadyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  4. State Ex Rel. Medical Assurance of West Virginia, Inc. v. RechtWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2003
  5. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. StephensWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  2. In Re General Agents Insurance Co. of America, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
  3. Nicholas v. Bituminous Casualty Corp.District Court, N.D. West Virginia · 2006
  4. Mills v. East Gulf Coal Preparation Co., LLCDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2009
  5. MacE v. Ford Motor CompanyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2007

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