Legal Opinion
Mitchell B. Haisten, Individually and as the Administrator of the Estate of Jean E. Haisten v. Grass Valley Medical Reimbursement Fund, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1986No. 85-1876PublishedCited by 227 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the ability of the district court, sitting in California under diversity jurisdiction, to assert personal jurisdiction and to apply California regulations against a foreign insurance company which was designed not only to indemnify California physicians, but also to avoid the reach of California law. The district court, concluding that personal jurisdiction could be exercised and that the state’s regulations were applicable, granted summary judgment against the insurer. The court also ordered the insurer to pay attorney’s fees under California…
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