Pandey v. Superior Court

The plaintiff, Vijai B. Pandey, seeks to recover attorney’s fees and damages allegedly arising from an underlying action against his insurer, Paul Revere Life Insurance Company (Revere). The plaintiff had sued Revere in October, 1988, after Revere denied coverage of the plaintiff’s disability claim under a disability insurance policy. The parties settled the claim in April, 1990, prior to trial. The settlement was in the amount of $45,500. Nearly one year later, the plaintiff filed in the Superior Court a “Motion for Award of Attorney’s Fees and Expenses,” alleging that Revere had engaged in…