Cordial v. Ernst & Young

ALBRIGHT, Justice.

Appellant and plaintiff below, Betty Cordial, Deputy Receiver of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of West Virginia, appeals 1 a jury verdict entered in favor of Ernst & Young in an action for fraud, breach of contract, and negligent misrepresentation. We originally granted this appeal on the sole issue of whether the circuit court erred in giving Defendant’s Instruction No. 73. Ms. Cordial complains that the instruction incorrectly stated the law as it related to the independent investigation exception to fraud. After briefs and oral argument, this Court broadened its grant of…